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Finnish for polar night

The polar night is the night lasting more than 24 hours, usually inside the polar circles. In regions inside the polar circles, the length of the time when the sun is below the horizon varies from 20 hours at the Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle to 179 days at the Poles.

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Vesa Kattelus' background is in interior architecture and furniture design and as well as ceramic and glass art. He is currently working in a architectural office specialised in accessbility design and finishing his master studies at the department of Applied Art and Design. During his free time he loves to read big books
with minimum amount of text and maximum amount of pictures.

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PHOTO:PIIA HAUTAMÄKI 


Hangover


This cocktail glass is here to remind you what’s next to came. It is up to you how it should be used - you can prevent the hang over by using with a glass of water or you can maximize it with a beer,
wine or brandy glass. Drinking is always fun, but be sure  - tomorrow will come!



PHOTO: SIRPA KINNUNEN


PHOTO: SIRPA KINNUNEN
 

Spot


Spot is a simplistic general light for private and public space. The direction of the light can be changed freely. It can be used as a spot light or the light can be pointed indirectly using the surfaces in a space. The electric cables are hidden inside the structure. It’s important for its visual appearance; hiding the cables gives the light a hint of mystique. The light source is a dimmable 40W fluorescent ring light.



PHOTO: CHIKAKO HARADA


Clement


The starting point for the design was to create a versatile glass that would hold at least 330ml (a beer bottle) of liquid. In my head I have an image of a long bar counter on which drinking glasses are being stacked, on top of and next to each other, with military order. The glasses are then filled with different drinks to form an installation, which is in constant change. I chose a short, wide shape that resembles a typical Aroma glass. For the glass, because I feel that a light weight short glass is more precious than a tall glass. I like the fact that one can hold a shorter glass in many different ways.



 

Brutus


Brutus is an elegant champagne glass. The glass is blown into a graphite mould, after which it’s heated from the centre and the cup part is closed by flattening the glass with graphite pliers. The finished glass is unique, asymmetrical and can be industrially manufactured.



 

Kimppu


Kimppu is series of unique slip cast vases. The vase is made out of three slip-cast pipes which are bend and attached to each other to form a bundle. This way of making allows each vase to be unique, with its own look, shape and characteristics.