Vintage glass vase by S. Sadowski for Huta Szkła Sudety, Poland 1970

Green glass vase in the mid-century modern style, produced in the 70s in Poland by Huta Szkła Sudety in Szczytna Śląska, designed by Stefan Sadowski. Handmade vase made of double-layer sodium glass, white inside, bottle green outside. It is in good condition, with minor damage to the edge. Dimensions: height 27.5cm | diameter 11.5 cm | base diameter 10 cm | inlet diameter 11.5 cm Dimensions in inches: height 10.8 in | diameter 4.5 in | base diameter 3.9 in | inlet diameter 4.5 in Historical view: Stefan Sadowski is one of the few glass artists who has not succumbed to the decorative qualities of this noble material. Countless objects, realized with consistency and artistic stubbornness, make up multithreaded and thematically diverse cycles. Making them over the course of almost half a century, Sadowski uses a diverse style: from almost minimalist treatment, to disheveled expressiveness, often underpinned by an almost romantic perception of reality. At the same time, he consciously, sensitively and with technical virtuosity uses such natural qualities of the material as its natural aesthetics, expression, and even the symbolism of the material. Stefan Sadowski artistically convincingly materializes his own various inspirations, ideas and creative reflections. His glass objects and sculptures are not elegant, decorative or artistic gadgets, but fulfill, just like a good picture, a wise book, a film or a touching piece of music, the role of a transmitter of ideas and thoughts. Andrzej Klimczak-Dobrzaniecki, introduction to the Flamingos and Inselbergs exhibition organized in Wrocław in 2016 as part of the 5th edition of Play with Glass - European Glass Festival. Reference : 271281