{"product_id":"vintage-polish-glass-vase-by-jan-sylwester-for-zabkowice-glass","title":"Stylish Vintage 1970s Polish Glass Krater Vase by Jan Sylwester Drost for Zabkowice Glass","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a hard-to-find piece of vintage Polish Glass. It has a brutalist design with raised geometric shapes all around the main body of the glass. It is moulded glass - with a little evidence of mould seams on each side.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese 1970s pieces of optical Polish pressed glass are now hot collectables and this is reflected in my asking price.  They are not so often found for sale in the UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVases designed by Jan Sylwester Drost for the Zabkowice Household glassworks in the 1960s are in the collection of the National Museum Wroclaw in Poland.   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrost was born on 29 December 1934 (he is still alive! ). He studied at the Ceramics and Glass Faculty of Ceramics and Glass Faulty at the State \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHigher School of Visual Arts in Wrocław in 1958. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom 1960, he worked for 40 years as a designer, design manager and organiser of the design centre of the Zabowice Glassworks. In 1972, he was awarded a scholarship from the Swedish government and he studied Scandinavian design at Swedish glassworks and ceramics plants. These included the Faculty of Industrial Design in Stockholm, as well as the one in Malmo, and at the Glass Institute in Vaxjo, Sweden. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrost has had three solo exhibitions and has been part of over 50 collective exhibitions in Poland. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy stunning Polish glass vase is a stylish pewter colour - reminiscent of the pewter colour for pieces made around the same time at Whitefriars. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 9 1\/2 inches in height (24.5 cm). The diameter at the top is 4 3\/4 inches (12 cm).  It is a bit of a stonker - coming in at 1.7 kg unpacked. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMy vase is in lovely condition with no chips or cracks. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to its size and weight - I will have to send to you with Parcelforce24 This will be applied to your order at the checkout. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40020065157184,"sku":"3\/3\/2024","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/stylish-vintage-1970s-polish-glass-krater-vase-by-jan-sylwester-drost-for-zabkowice-european-521.webp?v=1781400284","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/vintage-polish-glass-vase-by-jan-sylwester-for-zabkowice-glass","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}