Bronze Furniture Design · 2020

Terry Vase

by Ombretta Bellomi

A' Design Award 2020 Bronze Winner in Furniture Design
Awarded April 15, 2020
CLIENT: Ombretta bellomi
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About Terry Vase

Terry is a ceramic vessel designed for use as a vase, a centerpiece or a storage container. The ceramic pieces are handmade in Italy by a local artisan. Different shapes, tall, short and slender, are joined together on a rectangular base. Each piece is unique, and the lines are intentionally imperfect. Terry is offered in several sizes, from 300 to 900 millimeters in width, and can be customized with colors and finishes. The white glossy finish suits a dining table, a living room or a bedroom.

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Unique Properties: Terry is a unique design that combine an emotional concept with a functional approach. The Ceramic pieces were handmade in Italy. Every piece leaves a different feeling and can be used as vase, centerpiece, storage. Terry can't be the same, lines and shapes are based on the simple action of making, by instant emotions. Design need to be unexpected and imperfect, as imperfect can be life! Terry is versatile and elegant, bring power into the space with usability, usefulness, and desirability. Terry comes in different sizes and can be customized with colors and finishes.
Dimensions & Packaging: Max Size: 900mm (W) x 150mm (D) x 200mm (H)

Min Size: 300mm (W) x150mm (D) x200mm (H)
Tags: Vase, Centerpiece, Shapes, Emotional Design
Production Technology: Ceramic Pieces handmade in Italy, based on a simple pencil sketch made on a road trip from Puglia to Venice, the sketch was presented to a local artisan and made with unique care and craft. Every piece is unique. Finish: White/Glossy.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was to create a quality product, functional and attractive, but the biggest challenge was to understand the market: Users like imperfections? Can design be imperfect today? YES, people likes real and unique products, imperfections are part of this process.
Project Duration: Project started in 2010 on a road trip from Puglia to Verona. The design was finalized in Soave, a small town close to Verona. First sample made in 2011 with a local artisan.
Operation Flow: Terry can have different sizes and can be used as centerpiece, storage and as simple combination of vases for flowers, candy, candles, Fruit, Jewelry and much more. As Main centerpiece on a dinner table or memories storage in the living room or bedroom, Terry is elegant and functional for all.
Research: The research behind this product was to design an object as unique expression of a Human needs. Every furniture should not be just a functional object but should bring joy and meanings. My research started understanding how UX design is interacting with our behavior and how I could move this ephemeral computer concept in a Design product that we can use in our daily life. Can Design share emotions? The result was Terry: an emotion behind a unique object.
Inspiration: Terry is the expression of how design can be emotional: Different shapes are combined together: tall, short, skinny, fused all gather together in a rectangular base. We live in a world where we should remind our-self that we need to accept each other, no matter colors, cultures and languages. Having a nice dinner with this centerpiece over the table want to be a reminder that LOVE has different Shapes and an object is not just an object.
Image Credits: Ombretta Bellomi
Patents: Copyrights belong to Ombretta Bellomi