Iittala Ruutu Vase

Ruutu Vase. The Finnish brand iittala has always been a hub for Scandinavian product designers, but occasionally, they also welcome a Central or Southern European designer through the door. This is the case with the Parisian brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec: At first glance, the shape of the vases may not seem spectacular. However, it truly is: Instead of creating rectangular shapes, the Bouroullecs – as the Finnish name suggests – design a diamond shape, or in other words, the typical rectangle is pressed into a rhombus or diamond shape. Additionally, each flower vase is not produced by machine but is individually mouth-blown into a steel mold and hand-finished to achieve a special luster on the surfaces: This production method requires highly skilled craftsmen and takes about 24 hours per flower vase! Only this meticulous care in iittala's production brings to life the particularly intense and profound color world created by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for the Ruutu Vase, allowing it to develop a magical, flowing quality with the help of incoming light. Awarded the reddot design award 2015.