Drinking Set No. 284 Alphabet
Drinking Set No. 284 Alphabet
Drinking Set No. 284 Alphabet
Drinking Set No. 284 Alphabet
Drinking Set No. 284 Alphabet
Drinking Set No. 284 Alphabet
Drinking Set No. 284 Alphabet
Drinking Set No. 284 Alphabet

Drinking Set No. 284 Alphabet

Manufacturer Lobmeyr
Designer Formafantasma

The Alphabet collection is composed of 12 wine and water glasses. The design highlights the pleasure of diversity within a group, while toying with the rules of table setting.
The prototypes of the series were designed in 2013 for the Geymüllerschlössel Dining Room as part of The Stranger Within, a site-specific installation commissioned by the MAK Museum in Vienna. Each of the set’s 12 pieces is engraved with a singular pattern. In reference to the Lobmeyr archives and the decor of the shop, the design suggests a different way of arranging the pieces on a table. Like a crystal dome covering a still-life, the upside-down wine tumbler can be placed inside the water tumbler, allowing their unique ornamentations to be re-combined time and time again – a collection of miniature “miracle worlds”. Two slender, golden lines indicate the positioning of a perfect arrangement.
The preservation of plants and animals for decorative purposes was a popular pastime among members of the Biedermeier era’s upper class society – with the salon serving as something between a hobby room and cabinet of curiosities. A bouquet of artificial flowers made of butterfly wings and a musical clock with mechanical, singing stuffed birds are just two of the sources of inspiration for the Alphabet Drinking Set.


Dimensions
Water Glass D 2.8" x H 4.1"
Wine Glass D 2.5" x H 3.7" 
Pitcher D 3.3" x H 10.8"

Materials
Mouth blown lead free crystal
Hand engraved, hand painted 
Available clear or with decor 


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$104.00 - $1,306.00