The Mountain Tumbler
The Mountain Tumbler marks the beginning of my design practice. Mountains have always been prominent in my life, so it felt like a natural place to begin translating my art practice into design pieces. This mountain Damavand is a stratovolcano that resides in Iran’s Alborz region, it is the fourth highest in Asia.
I produced the original tumbler whilst studying my MA in Ceramics & Glass at the Royal Collage of Art. After a year of R&D I took the mountain tumbler to the great Novotny glass studio in Novy Bor, up in the northern landscapes of Czech Republic. Together we made the mould for the tumbler and it is now produced by the master glass blowers in Czech Republic.
