Reed vase
Orrefors
Year Completed: 2023
Design: Monica Förster Design Studio
Creative Director: Monica Förster
Team: Senior Designer, Monica Förster,
Designer, Harald Sundberg,
Junior Designer/Assistent, Alicia Knight
Reed is a series of exclusive vases in clear and moss green glass and is the result of our first collaboration with the Swedish heritage glassworks brand Orrefors.
Reed is a series of exclusive vases in clear and moss green glass and is the result of our first collaboration with the Swedish heritage glassworks brand Orrefors.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/6447d8346da11254f40f551a_orrefors_reed-vase_1.jpg)
In the creation of Reed, we began the design process by creating three-dimensional sketches in cardboard where the vases were given a strong character by emphasizing the mold lines instead of hiding them. When the sketch was transferred to glass, the distinct lines took on a sense of organic movement with a gentle sway in the glass.
In the creation of Reed, we began the design process by creating three-dimensional sketches in cardboard where the vases were given a strong character by emphasizing the mold lines instead of hiding them. When the sketch was transferred to glass, the distinct lines took on a sense of organic movement with a gentle sway in the glass.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/646b2cb71cadc2c2723e256e_orrefors_reed-vase_at_still-life-milano_ph_liliana-teixeira_5.jpg)
In the creation of Reed, we began the design process by creating three-dimensional sketches in cardboard where the vases were given a strong character by emphasizing the mold lines instead of hiding them. When the sketch was transferred to glass, the distinct lines took on a sense of organic movement with a gentle sway in the glass.
In the creation of Reed, we began the design process by creating three-dimensional sketches in cardboard where the vases were given a strong character by emphasizing the mold lines instead of hiding them. When the sketch was transferred to glass, the distinct lines took on a sense of organic movement with a gentle sway in the glass.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/6447d8422462810fb9fdea6d_orrefors_reed-vase_4.jpg)
“In 2020 I spent time at Villa San Michele on Capri in a fantastic studio overlooking the Bay of Naples. During my time there I began to sketch and develop new forms inspired by Capri’s fantastic flora, where the idea for Reed was born..."
“In 2020 I spent time at Villa San Michele on Capri in a fantastic studio overlooking the Bay of Naples. During my time there I began to sketch and develop new forms inspired by Capri’s fantastic flora, where the idea for Reed was born..."
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"...An interpretation of my own experiences of the landscape, where the grand and the barren meet the small and organic as a collective expression in this vase.”
– Monica Förster
"...An interpretation of my own experiences of the landscape, where the grand and the barren meet the small and organic as a collective expression in this vase.”
– Monica Förster
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/646b2cd22939da32c05dab31_orrefors_reed-vase_at_still-life-milano_ph_liliana-teixeira_4.jpg)
Reed is molded in clear glass, moss green and amber, the collection comes in three different sizes: a high one for twigs and bigger flowers...
Reed is molded in clear glass, moss green and amber, the collection comes in three different sizes: a high one for twigs and bigger flowers...
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/6447d89baf01e102dcd652e0_orrefors_reed-vase_9.jpg)
Reed is molded in clear glass, moss green and amber, the collection comes in three different sizes: a high one for twigs and bigger flowers...
Reed is molded in clear glass, moss green and amber, the collection comes in three different sizes: a high one for twigs and bigger flowers...
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/65c37aeb1ee3e7190c8a3b94_orrefors_amber-high.jpg)
...a medium one for meadow flowers...
...a medium one for meadow flowers...
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/6447d8a0954534027266b5ec_orrefors_reed-vase_8.jpg)
...a medium one for meadow flowers...
...a medium one for meadow flowers...
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/65c37b0bd15be5902350da99_orrefors_amber-middle.jpg)
...and a low one just right for tulips.
...and a low one just right for tulips.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/6447d8a4e1b85ee193d358af_orrefors_reed-vase_7.jpg)
...and a low one just right for tulips.
...and a low one just right for tulips.
![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/641c8c6e2c20c47ef1042856/65c37b18eeeb1d18732ed06b_orrefors_amber-low.jpg)
Reed vase
Orrefors
Year Completed: 2023
Design: Monica Förster Design Studio
Creative Director: Monica Förster
Team: Senior Designer, Monica Förster,
Designer, Harald Sundberg,
Junior Designer/Assistent, Alicia Knight