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Plates that fan out like a
goldfi sh tail. Martini glasses
roughened with the studs
and spikes of London’s
punk scene. Vases with
the architectural sweep
of buildings by Zaha Hadid
and Santiago Calatrava.
These works all emerged
from the NextGen design
project by German
crystalware company
Nachtmann. Its CEO,
Richard Voit, admits that
when the brand came
up with the concept of
selecting top works by
design students to put
into production, he was
merely after some nice
PR. “Honestly, that was theidea,” he says. But the
designs have been so
brilliant that the program
is now in its 12th year.
NextGen’s latest product is
the Jules glassware range
(left) by Oliver Bryant from
University of Technology
Sydney. When Voit fi rst saw
the 22-year-old student’s
designs, he asked, “How the
hell do you want to make
something out of crystal that
looks like a turbine that you
can drink out of?” But he
warmed to the works after
learning they were inspired
by Bryant’s grandmother.
The public also approves:
the glasses are selling well.
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