With these new collections, the designer expands on his previous presentation of Ciels Bleus porcelain and In The Clouds glassware exploring the atmospheric theme of the sky and clouds. The new collections seek to convey a deeper and meaningful essence of the material and its possibilities to portray a sense of lightness and liberation.
July 6, 2022 (New York, United States) – Designer Jonathan Hansen launches two new collections in Fall 2022 as an extension of his previous Limoges porcelain Ciels Bleus (2020) and Bohemian crystal In the Clouds (2021) lines, offering fresh drops of elegance and buoyancy. The meditative Ciel Nocturne collection extends his collaboration with the Parisian porcelain brand, Marie Daâge. It features 16 Limoges adorned tableware and decorative porcelain pieces hand-painted by Daâge’s internationally renowned local artisans. The new cobalt crystal In the Clouds glassware features five hand-engraved pieces including a stemless wine glass, a flute, and tumblers as well as six serving pieces available both in clear and grey. Hansen once again explores the blending of contemporary iterations with classical materials and fabrication methods resulting in a design cosmos of infinite lightness.
Seeking its inspiration from the poetic and graceful Parisian grey cloudscapes, Ciel Nocturne represents a playful complement to the light blue Ciels Bleus collection. Through quick watercolor-like brush strokes, yielding an atmospheric airiness and fluidity, the pieces highlight a meditative experience of the clouds and the atmosphere, perfectly complementing the elegant nature of porcelain. The white color of the clouds is not painted, it is the actual tone of brilliant untouched Limoges porcelain, revealing its natural prized beauty. Reflective of the cityscapes as the day turns to night, the hand-painted grey tones reestablish this state of the sky and its serenity, lending a calm elegance to these signature pieces. As true ornaments of the collection, the clouds are touched by light, allowing the surrounding colors to become muted creating an ethereal sense of spirituality and connection to nature.
Ciel Nocturne, marks the second collaboration with the esteemed French table design brand Marie Daâge. Exuding timelessness, the picturesque Limoges porcelain brings to light the perfect paring of the elegant nature of Daâge’s exuberant watercolor like style with Hansen’s meditative collection. Known for her light and precise brush strokes and painterly quality, Daâge is able to materialize the modern interpretations of historical inspirations that are at the core of Hansen’s work. The wonderous color compositions and fluidity of painterly dimensions that Marie’s workshop achieves are some of the last to be painted entirely by hand in Limoges. Marie and Jonathan bonded on their mutual love in creating works that appeal to both modernist and classical taste.
As an extension of the transparent and tinted grey Bohemian crystal glassware, the new handcrafted and engraved cobalt pieces add a breath of a new life to the In the Clouds collection. Made by master craftsmen of the Bohemian crystal tradition in the Czech Republic, the pieces exude a profound richness – the deep blue cobalt color provides the collection with character and fresh intensity. The engraved clouds prove to be further visible in the opulent blue alignment, as the images of the clouds are finely engraved in the material, each uniquely punctuating the skies of the mouth-blown crystal. The collection grew out of an appreciation for nature, the wonderous deep blues of the sky and water.
“Working on these pieces and nurturing the artistic vision for this collection has enabled me to explore more deeply the subject of the sky and clouds, a focus that continues to hold my attention. Bringing to life the atmospheric depth of the sky and communicating it at the same time with clarity and power of new fitting colors, adds and complements the rest of the collection.” – Jonathan Hansen
Hansen immerses himself once more in the spiritual atmospheric depth of nature, with new pieces exuding a sense of lightness, evoking a boundless space and a fresh contemplative serenity. New models in the collections beautifully accentuate the uniqueness of each material, showcasing the endless beauty of one subject and exceptional craftsmanship.
Having worked with porcelain and crystal glassware since 2009, Hansen has built an extensive portfolio of produced for leading designers and brands, including Thom Browne for Baccarat, Lisa Perry for Coca-Cola, and AERIN.
The Ciel Nocturne and In the Clouds cobalt collections will be launched internationally through various retailers, including Neiman Marcus and Moda Operandi. Prices upon request.
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About Jonathan Hansen
A contemporary creator with classical foundations, New York-based designer Jonathan Hansen has established his signature through collaborations with some of the leading names of fashion and furniture design. Building on his training in 18th- and 19th-century French, English and American furniture design, Hansen investigates the fragile equilibrium between functionality and abstraction that comes with each interaction between human and object. Placing the human body at the core of his work, he conceives each piece as a biomorphic being endowed with a subtle human essence.
Designing and fabricating objects for the past 20 years, he launched his product design firm Jonathan Hansen + Co. in 2010. Hansen has worked with leading global fashion designers and brands including Thom Browne, Lisa Perry, AERIN, Ralph Rucci, The HAAS BROTHERS, Marie Daâge, and L’OBJET, where he currently acts as Design Director.
In 2018, he debuted his independent design editions, SERIES I: Captum Biomorfe – the first of a continuous series of furniture design collections through which he addresses the ties between design, architecture, sculpture, and the human body. The series’ second iteration, titled SERIES II: Eximo Biomorfe, will be presented in 2022.
Hansen's design work has garnered academic and media attention alike. SERIES I was recently included in Karen Pearse’s Splendor of Marble: Marvelous Spaces by the Worlds Top Architects and Designers (Rizzoli, 2020), and his collections have been featured in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Vogue, ELLE Decor, and Harper's Bazaar, among others.
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Image credits:
Ciel Nocturne Collection, designed by Jonathan Hansen. Photography by Joseph Kramm. Courtesy of Jonathan Hansen.
In the Clouds Cobalt Collection, designed by Jonathan Hansen. Photography by Joseph Kramm. Courtesy of Jonathan Hansen.
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