inWASTEment – glass vases
a visual statement on the volume of old broken glass needed to produce a single recycled glass object
year 2023
category Products & Furniture
commissioned by
curated by
Alice Stori Liechtenstein
inWASTEment – glass vase visualises the hidden weight behind recycling: the volume of waste required to produce a single object from reclaimed material.
The vases consist of two glass elements, both of equal weight. The cylindrical base is made from melted shards of sorted waste glass, while the vase on top is mouth-blown using the same amount of raw material. Together, they form a symbolic pair—showing the transformation of waste into value and the direct connection between discarded matter and new form.
The two colour variants—transparent and green—mirror the familiar shades of standard packaging glass, such as jars or wine bottles. The object makes material cycles tangible, translating weight and process into volume and presence.
The piece contributes to a broader conversation on circularity. It continues the themes explored in the ongoing inWASTEment series, which seeks to make data visible, physical, and thus more understandable.
Created for the exhibition “Julia Felix” during Milan Design Week 2023 curated by Alice Stori Liechtenstein.
concept sketch showing how the same amount of glass shards is used — once melted for the base, once glass blown for the vase—together forming a single object
"By placing origin and outcome side by side, one sees and feels the volume of what was discarded — and its possibilities."
view of the object's detail
the reused glass originates from old bottles and jars, commonly used for packaging
three differently shaped InWASTEment - Vases
photo - shooting in the studio, a big thanks to Milan
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material
recycled glass
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dimensions
approx. 31 x 17 x 17cm
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produced by
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material support
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team
Thomas Traxler, Katharina Mischer, Sophia Stoewer, Florian Semlitsch, Elena Bangel, Milan Stein