Alphabet
J. & L. Lobmeyr, 2013
The 'Alphabet'1 drinking set is composed by twelve glasses and a pitcher. The pieces have been designed for the Viennese crystal company J. & L. Lobmeyr2 as part of the site-specific installation 'The Stranger Within'3 at the Geymüllerschlössel, commissioned by the MAK Museum in Vienna in 2013.
All pieces are engraved with twelve different patterns referring to the archive of the company. The design suggests a different way of arranging the pieces on the table. The glasses are conceived to be disposed upside down and one inside the other. Like a crystal dome used to cover still-life, the bigger glass protects the smaller ones and the two engraved patterns, due to the transparency of the material, are combining in a new design. Two thin lines in golden colour suggest the perfect positioning. The design highlights the pleasure of diversity within a set of objects while revisiting the rules of table setting.
