"Idea of a Vase" by d.lab

What is a vase? Does it contain or can it be contained? 

"Idea of a Vase" is a set of 10 vase shaped blocks made of nocture black Corian that fit in a frame. It is one of the beautifully sculpted pieces from d.lab's first collection entitled "Objects Around the Tablescape", which questions how objects participate with their spatial environment. Here, the idea of the vase as an object is being dissected, displaced and rearranged, and remodeled into something beyond its functional purpose.

This collection was presented at the "Maison&Objet" in Paris in January 2008, and has already caught the attention of Wallpaper magazine and other big names in the industry.

Although pieces from the collection are called "objects", they exist with a rare aura of beauty and purity that almost begin to affect the space around. Poetry, sculpture, art and architecture are all part of their conception and expression that over-used terms, such as "products", "vases", and even "objects" seem to render themselves meaningless.

Other highlights of the collection include: "Round Bowl with Teak Base", "Layered Plates" and "Rectangular Trays with Teak Base". 

Headed by Patrick Chia, d.lab is a commercial entity and brand name created by the Design Incubation Centre, Department of Architecture, National University of Singapore.

For more information, check out www.arch.nus.edu.sg/dic