Contrast is key – following this maxim, Zaha Hadid Design created a collection of exceptional design objects which are in total harmony with the Iraqi-British architect’s own design principles: free form, naturally fluid design and extravagant style. The collection has a sculptural feel to it. A dynamic vase body in white and gold emerges from a rigid square that functions as a base, reaching skyward like a tall building before coming to rest in a perfect round opening.

This is the first collaboration with the 140-year old porcelain tableware producer Rosenthal GmbH, which has worked with other leading artists and designers such as Salvador Dali, Any Warhol, Walter Gropius, and Werner Panton.

The collection includes vases and bowls: Lapp, Weave and Strip. the products evoke themes often found in the studio’s distinct architecture and design aesthetics, referencing the motion of liquid droplets flowing along a solid surface.

The Lapp collection features a family of vases in different sizes, in varying combinations of matt and gloss ceramic finishes.  the design creates openings and voids that allow for many different flower arrangements at the top – as well as on the sides – of the vase.

The three vases and two bowls of different sizes in the Strip collection are defined by metallic highlights between the rhythmical vertical lines of their sculptural forms. 

Lastly, the Weave collection is influenced by the fluid lines of Zaha Hadid’s sketching hand, incorporating delicate strokes that interweave and diverge to express their interplay of fluidity and symmetry.

Project credits
Designer: Zaha Hadid Design
Manufacturer: Rosenthal GmbH