{"product_id":"uranium-glass-vase-propeller-jan-kotik-for-beranek-skrdlovice-glassworks-ca-1958-1962","title":"Glass Vase “Propeller” – Jan Kotík for Beránek (Škrdlovice) Glassworks, ca. 1958–1962","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"464\"\u003eHeavy free-formed uranium glass vase by Czech artist Jan Kotík for Beránek Glassworks, with a dynamic propeller-like body, trapped air bubbles and sommerso layering that shift from chartreuse to blue-green depending on the light. A classic example of Czech mid-century organic glass that glows vividly under UV and reads like frozen motion in daylight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003eDimensions: H 20 cm, Dia 12 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003eMaterial: Uranium glass, hot-worked free-form\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003eBrand: Beránek Glassworks (also known as Škrdlovice)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003eDesigner: Jan Kotík\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003eColor: Transparent yellow-green uranium glass with teal\/icy-blue nuances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003eCondition: Excellent vintage condition; no chips or cracks, minimal wear to base from age\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003eEra: ca. 1958–1962, Mid-Century Modern\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003eOrigin: Czechoslovakia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003eRemarks: Approx. 2,5 kg; glows under UV light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1552\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eA statement piece for a sideboard, low cabinet or plinth where it won’t have to compete: let it sit near a window or soft spotlight so the colour can deepen through the day. Pair it with just a couple of quiet companions – a stack of design books or a simple ceramic bowl – and skip the flowers entirely; the flowing glass, air bubbles and shifting greens are already the main event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1552\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Kotik\u003c\/strong\u003e (1916–2002) was a Czech painter, printmaker, industrial designer, and art theorist- co-founder of the post-war avant-garde Skupina 42 (Group 42) and, from 1950–53, head of an atelier at ÚLUV, the state design center. His applied-arts work included influential hot-shop glass for the Škrdlovice\/Baranek glassworks, notably the “Propeller” (model 5503) vase designed in 1955 and produced into the 1960s. Kotík also earned international recognition with a silver medal at Expo ’58 in Brussels for glass, later settling in Berlin in 1970, where he continued exhibiting and writing until his death in 2002.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBaranek Glassworks\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e– \u003c\/span\u003ebetter known by its post-war name Škrdlovice\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e – \u003c\/span\u003ewas founded in 1940\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"mso-ansi-language: EN-US;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e41 by master glassmaker Emanuel Beránek and his brothers in the village of Škrdlovice (Vysočina, Czechoslovakia), quickly gaining a reputation for heavy, hand-formed “hutní” art glass with rich colors, bubbles, and layered effects. Nationalized after 1948, the factory operated within the state design system and collaborated with leading artists; highlights include Jan Kotík’s celebrated “Propeller” vases (designed 1955, executed in the Škrdlovice hot shop) and limited hot-worked series by František Vízner, among others. After restitution in 1992 the works returned to the family under Vlastimil Beránek, continuing hand-made production until its closure in 2008; today, Škrdlovice’s output is recognized as a cornerstone of 20th-century Czech studio glass and remains highly collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Skrdlovice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56497428726135,"sku":"991","price":499.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0923\/0434\/3415\/files\/991_03.10.2024_1_Vase_Propeller_Greenandblue_Glass_Glossy_20_5-1.jpg?v=1767990216","url":"https:\/\/www.berlinretrofinds.com\/products\/uranium-glass-vase-propeller-jan-kotik-for-beranek-skrdlovice-glassworks-ca-1958-1962","provider":"Berlin Retro Finds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}