iittala Essence Plus Decanter

About the Designer
Alfredo Häberli Argentina (? - 1976)

Alfredo Häberli was born in Buenos Aires in Argentina in 1964, but moved to Switzerland in 1977, where he trained as an industrial designer at the Höhere Schule für Gestaltung in Zürich, graduating in 1991. Since 1993 he has had his own design studio, with his most famous works being the stripy porcelain he designed for the Finnish company Iitalla, furniture for Mosors and furnishings for stores such as the Camper store in Paris and the Kvadrat showroom in Milan. Over the last 17 years Alfredo Häberli Design Development has become a prestigious international design studio. Mr Häberli has taught at design schools throughout Europe and the United States, and has participated at a host of exhibitions worldwide. He has also received a number of prestigious awards for his work. Alfredo Häberli finds inspiration for his elegant, minimalist designs in everyday life – gathering impressions into themes so he can always draw on them if he suddenly finds a use for them in a new context. His products are so ingeniously simple, they can all be described in just a few phrases. One method he uses is to keep observing his work again and again throughout the process: "Observing is the most beautiful way to think. I am constantly discovering new things in a single object," he says about his work.

The Essence Plus wine glasses change the way we talk about wines by shifting the focus from Color to Character. This contemporary twist of a classic design adapts to the users actual lifestyle, where the interest for wine is becoming more and more popular. By enhancing the taste sensation, Essence Plus makes your enjoyment complete.

Features:

• Essence Plus collection
• Dishwasher safe
• Blown glass
• Good wine glass brings out the best in a wine and Essence Plus takes the wine glass a step forward in a more wine-oriented direction, breaking the mindset of white wine and red wine glasses
• Feminine, round shape of the wine glass envelopes the wine, which makes swirling the wine to bring the aromas in the glass more natural
• Wine experts have fine-tuned the design of the glass and it has been tested in collaboration with top Finnish sommeliers
• Dimensions: 10" H x 7.6" W x 7.6" D