Paris, France
“The 75 limited-edition masterpieces celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NBA and express the synergy of Maison Hennessy, Baccarat and mine: audacity and determination, rigor and consistency, a pioneering language and a guarantee of excellence,” states Lorenz Bäumer.
“All the artisans and creators worked together in harmony to pay tribute to NBA athletes for 75 years.”
Maison Hennessy has enlisted french jewelry designer Lorenz Baümer to create 75 limited edition, hand-faceted Baccarat crystal carafes to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in the USA.
“Working with crystal, recreating the aspects of a jewel was a real challenge,” Baümer says.
“The technical challenges were numerous to achieve this sculpture of light: a neckless bottle that opens with a key, a large mass of crystal to be blown and cut by hand, the realization of the box that opens with the same key, basketball-shaped glasses.”
The basketball-shaped bottles, also known as magnums, have been created by blowing a sphere into a mould that has then recut by Baccarat’s master craftsmen.
The dazzling and spectacular shape of each magnum imagined by the designer celebrates the basketball symbol of the NBA with its round shape.
The breathtaking magnum tells the story of the NBA down to the smallest detail.
Gold adorns the leather, weaving itself across the box.
Its pattern is reminiscent of the design of parquet wooden floors.
When the time to taste arrives, the story continues.
A limited edition of 75 units, these magnums of 1.75l each contain a rare cognac blend, Hennessy Paradis.
Project: Hennessy Paradis x Lorenz Bäumer | NBA Limited Edition
Designer: Lorenz Baümer
Manufacturer: Baccarat, Inc.
Client: Maison Hennessy/LVMH Group
