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Cuttings

Designer

Martino Gamper

This series features strong, intuitive marks confidently hewn out of the surface of lead crystal. The process of making cuts in this instance is less about applied decoration and closer to sculpture. The tactile crystal forms feel rugged and primitive in the hand; fingers naturally seek out the smooth hollows and crisp ridges of the cuts.

Italian designer Martino Gamper is a natural interventionist - cutting to create shape and interest is characteristic of his work.

For J. HILL's Standard, Gamper worked directly with the crystal, removing the material in a motion that echoes the gesture of the turf cutter – wielding the sléan (Irish for the two sided spade) in long, clean cuts with sharply defined angular edges. 

Going to the bog to save the turf is an age old Irish tradition. Entire families, strong tea and a dram of whiskey were all essential to the job of cutting enough peat to keep fires lit over winter.  The smell of a peat fire can bring any Irish person immediately back to their childhood and has much in common with the smell of fine whiskey.

The resulting distinctive cuts appear across a family of functional and sculptural barware. 

Bog Whiskey GlassBog Whiskey Glass
Bog Whiskey Glass Sale price€260,00
Bog Wine GlassBog Wine Glass
Bog Wine Glass Sale price€260,00
Bog TumblerBog Tumbler
Bog Tumbler Sale price€260,00
Bog CarafeBog Carafe
Bog Carafe Sale price€625,00
Bog Champagne PairBog Champagne Pair
Bog Champagne Pair Sale price€520,00
Bog Wine GlassBog Wine Glass
Bog Wine Glass Sale price€260,00
Bog Shot Glass (Set of 4)Bog Shot Glass (Set of 4)
Bog Shot Glass (Set of 4) Sale price€800,00
Dew Wine GlassDew Wine Glass
Dew Wine Glass Sale price€260,00
Dew Whiskey GlassDew Whiskey Glass
Dew Whiskey Glass Sale price€260,00
Dew Champagne PairDew Champagne Pair
Dew Champagne Pair Sale price€520,00
Dew Wine GlassDew Wine Glass
Dew Wine Glass Sale price€260,00
Dew Shot Glass (Set of 4)Dew Shot Glass (Set of 4)
Dew Shot Glass (Set of 4) Sale price€800,00
Dew TumblerDew Tumbler
Dew Tumbler Sale price€260,00
Dew CarafeDew Carafe
Dew Carafe Sale price€625,00
Furrow Whiskey GlassFurrow Whiskey Glass
Furrow Whiskey Glass Sale price€260,00
Furrow Wine GlassFurrow Wine Glass
Furrow Wine Glass Sale price€260,00
Furrow Shot Glass (Set of 4)Furrow Shot Glass (Set of 4)
Furrow Shot Glass (Set of 4) Sale price€800,00
Furrow Champagne PairFurrow Champagne Pair
Furrow Champagne Pair Sale price€520,00
Furrow TumblerFurrow Tumbler
Furrow Tumbler Sale price€260,00
Furrow CarafeFurrow Carafe
Furrow Carafe Sale price€625,00