Driade - Borek Sipek - Cruet set (5) - Glass, Steel
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This five-piece Driade “Claudel” set, designed by Borek Sipek in 1988, comprises four glass cruets and a stainless-steel stand with a blue crystal crown.
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“Claudel” set from Driade’s “Follies” collection, designed by Borek Sipek in 1988.
The set consists of 4 colorless glass cruets, two large ones (for oil and vinegar) with blue glass handles and two small ones (for salt and pepper) with emerald-green glass handles. The cruets hang from a stainless steel stand topped with a blue crystal crown.
In the 1980s, Driade was the first furniture company to offer a catalogue of objects that complement and enrich living spaces. Driade’s object catalogue is unique in its kind, thanks to the eclecticism and interdisciplinary nature of the collections it presents. This story was initially closely linked to Borek Sipek, a Bohemian artist who developed an original neo-Baroque style featuring blown glass, silver, and precious woods, which he refined with Driade over the years. The diverse styles of the object designers who soon joined Sipek, including Mari, Tusquets, Lovegrove, Antonia Astori, Laudani, and Romanelli, to name a few, led Driade, through the Driadekosmo project, to become the multifaceted company we know today.
Borek Sipek (1949–2016) studied interior design at the School for Arts and Crafts in Prague. In 1983, he established his design studio in Amsterdam, a base for his explorations between East and West. His meeting with Driade dates back to those years, giving rise to furniture, objects, and ideas of striking originality. A poet of tradition, infused with the unmistakable restlessness of a modern sensibility, Sipek thus embarked on systematic explorations of the infinite worlds of craftsmanship, experimenting with techniques and materials rooted in antiquity.
Perfect condition.
Seller's Story
My name is Riccardo. I recently graduated in Art History from the University of Florence and I am passionate about porcelain. From tableware to artistic vases, from figurines to tea and coffee sets, I am fascinated by the mastery and creativity of great artisans and designers who manage to shape this fragile material, transforming a rough mass into masterpieces with a story to tell. During my years at university I began to become interested in the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century tableware; today, every day, I deal with prestigious porcelain pieces that always have something to say to me and to those who purchase them. I love that every day I can discover more about the objects I find while traveling around Italy, always learning something new. I always try to convey to my clients this passion I have for the objects I sell, certain that each of them has a story to tell: that of the creator, that of the one who preserved it, and that of the person who will give it a new life.
Translated by Google Translate“Claudel” set from Driade’s “Follies” collection, designed by Borek Sipek in 1988.
The set consists of 4 colorless glass cruets, two large ones (for oil and vinegar) with blue glass handles and two small ones (for salt and pepper) with emerald-green glass handles. The cruets hang from a stainless steel stand topped with a blue crystal crown.
In the 1980s, Driade was the first furniture company to offer a catalogue of objects that complement and enrich living spaces. Driade’s object catalogue is unique in its kind, thanks to the eclecticism and interdisciplinary nature of the collections it presents. This story was initially closely linked to Borek Sipek, a Bohemian artist who developed an original neo-Baroque style featuring blown glass, silver, and precious woods, which he refined with Driade over the years. The diverse styles of the object designers who soon joined Sipek, including Mari, Tusquets, Lovegrove, Antonia Astori, Laudani, and Romanelli, to name a few, led Driade, through the Driadekosmo project, to become the multifaceted company we know today.
Borek Sipek (1949–2016) studied interior design at the School for Arts and Crafts in Prague. In 1983, he established his design studio in Amsterdam, a base for his explorations between East and West. His meeting with Driade dates back to those years, giving rise to furniture, objects, and ideas of striking originality. A poet of tradition, infused with the unmistakable restlessness of a modern sensibility, Sipek thus embarked on systematic explorations of the infinite worlds of craftsmanship, experimenting with techniques and materials rooted in antiquity.
Perfect condition.
Seller's Story
My name is Riccardo. I recently graduated in Art History from the University of Florence and I am passionate about porcelain. From tableware to artistic vases, from figurines to tea and coffee sets, I am fascinated by the mastery and creativity of great artisans and designers who manage to shape this fragile material, transforming a rough mass into masterpieces with a story to tell. During my years at university I began to become interested in the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century tableware; today, every day, I deal with prestigious porcelain pieces that always have something to say to me and to those who purchase them. I love that every day I can discover more about the objects I find while traveling around Italy, always learning something new. I always try to convey to my clients this passion I have for the objects I sell, certain that each of them has a story to tell: that of the creator, that of the one who preserved it, and that of the person who will give it a new life.
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Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
5
Country of origin
Italy
Manufacturer/brand
Driade
Material
Glass, Steel
Designer/artist/maker
Borek Sipek
Condition
Excellent condition: barely used with minimal signs of wear
Height
36 cm
Width
15 cm
Depth
15 cm
Estimated period
1980-1990
