Case Study
Mjölk
Everyday items infused with ritualistic meanings, conceptual geometries and multicultural collaborations
Started by husband-and-wife team John Baker and Juli Daoust, Mjölk is a lifestyle shop and gallery, representing work with an emphasis on functionality, craftsmanship, and timelessness. They manage to find beauty even in the simplest tools.
2014 marked the encounter between Nichetto Studio and Canadian brand Mjölk. Three years later the Réunion Lamp was born, a celebration of our fruitful collaboration. As a fully international project, Réunion Lamp assembles together a powder coated metal shell made in Canada and a mouth blown glass body crafted in Murano. Réunion Lamp fuses the most significant lines of Sucabaruca and Aureola and harmoniously combines them with the materials and finishings from Uki and Zen/Han.
2014 marked the encounter between Nichetto Studio and Canadian brand Mjölk. Three years later the Réunion Lamp was born, a celebration of our fruitful collaboration. As a fully international project, Réunion Lamp assembles together a powder coated metal shell made in Canada and a mouth blown glass body crafted in Murano. Réunion Lamp fuses the most significant lines of Sucabaruca and Aureola and harmoniously combines them with the materials and finishings from Uki and Zen/Han.
The Murano blown-glass diffuser of the Uki (2016) tea light lamp appears to be a perfect globe, but its form has been carefully shaped to introduce subtle angles. Uki’s base is produced out of spun brass made in Toronto. The materials and making processes reveal the quality of the manufacturing that lies behind the design.
From North America to Australia, the ritual of drinking filtered coffee has become part of modern life. Designed in collaboration with Lera Moiseeva, Sucabaruca (2014) is a coffee set that draws upon the Scandinavian version of this contemporary ceremony. The porcelain set, which is composed of a tray, pot, filter and cups, is hand-etched and the tray’s wooden or marble surface features its own unique patterns. The elements can be stacked like a totem, while the conical pot echoes Armando Testa’s 1960s cartoon character Carmencita.
From North America to Australia, the ritual of drinking filtered coffee has become part of modern life. Designed in collaboration with Lera Moiseeva, Sucabaruca (2014) is a coffee set that draws upon the Scandinavian version of this contemporary ceremony. The porcelain set, which is composed of a tray, pot, filter and cups, is hand-etched and the tray’s wooden or marble surface features its own unique patterns. The elements can be stacked like a totem, while the conical pot echoes Armando Testa’s 1960s cartoon character Carmencita.
The Aureola tea set presents a curious shape, with all its elements piled up on top of one another like a totem. In collaboration with Russian designer Lera Moiseeva, Aureola comprises a teapot, a filter and two cups made from fine porcelain.
Inspired by the round bowls used in Russian tea drinking and the beverage’s ceremonial function in Asia, the set encourages communal drinking. As heat travels from the centre of the set – through the teapot to the cups – so the communal aura between those sharing the tea begins to expand.
Credits:
CLIENT
Mjölk
YEAR
2014-2017
Mjölk
YEAR
2014-2017
OBJECTS
Réunion Lamp, Uki, Sucabaruca, Aureola
TEAM
Alberta Pisoni, Daniele Caldari, Elena Freddi, Francesco Dompieri, Leonardo Salzedo
Réunion Lamp, Uki, Sucabaruca, Aureola
TEAM
Alberta Pisoni, Daniele Caldari, Elena Freddi, Francesco Dompieri, Leonardo Salzedo
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