Baccarat Darkside Oups! Vase (2005) - Philippe Starck
Baccarat Darkside Oups! Vase (2005) - Philippe Starck
Description
Philippe Starck - Baccarat Darkside Oups! Vase - Limited Edition, 2005
Sculpture-volume
Baccarat crystal
Numbered limited edition 158/300
Height: 35 cm
Signed lower right
Certificate issued by Baccarat
Invoice issued by Baccarat
A major French designer born in 1949, Philippe Starck is one of the most influential figures in contemporary design. His work is characterized by an approach that is at once elegant, inventive, and deliberately unconventional, combining formal rigor, subtle humor, and reflection on the object.
Created in 2005 as part of Baccarat's Darkside collection, the Oups! vase perfectly illustrates the encounter between Baccarat's exceptional savoir-faire and Philippe Starck's audacious imagination.
This piece plays on a striking contrast: a large clear crystal vase encloses a small black vase in its center, as if suspended within the material. The dialogue between transparency and opacity, light and shadow, monumentality and fragility gives the object a presence that is at once poetic, mysterious, and slightly provocative.
With Oups!, Starck reinterprets the classic codes of the decorative vase. The object becomes a sculpture, a visual illusion, and a reflection on the container itself. The clear, luminous, and sculptural crystal reveals the inner black vase like a secret, an apparition, or a precious shadow. This tension between purity and humor, refinement and surprise, constitutes the full power of the work.
A rare and highly sought-after collector's item today, the Baccarat Darkside Oups! Vase stands as an iconic object, at the crossroads of design, decorative art, and contemporary sculpture. Its limited edition of 300 copies reinforces its exclusive character.
Through its elegance, spectacular transparency, and conceptual spirit, this work brings a strong and sophisticated presence to any contemporary interior or collection dedicated to exceptional design.
Details
Artist / Designer: Philippe Starck
Title: Baccarat Darkside Oups! Vase — Limited Edition
Year: 2005
Category: Sculpture-volume
Technique / Material: Baccarat crystal sculpture
Edition: Numbered 158/300
Signature: Signed lower right
Certificate: Issued by Baccarat
Invoice: Issued by Baccarat
Dimensions: 35 cm height
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