Purple Circo Flower Pot 3 By Sebastian Herkner
$1,615
1st Dibs
Purple Circo flower pot 3 by Sebastian HerknerMaterials: Galvanized and powder-coated tubular steel. PVC strings.Technique: Made from recycled plastic. Weaved by local craftspeople in Colombia. Dimensions: Top diameter 50 x height 56.5 cm Base diameter 34.7 cm Available in colors: olive - menta, honey - sand, purple - carne, black matt - black.The Circo Flower Pot in joyful colors offers a vibrant home to your plants. A design by Sebastian Herkner, the comfortable and lightweight piece captures Colombia's vibrancy and spirit with its intense color contrast of fine webbing and steel frame. The pot comes in four color combinations and four different shapes.Each pot is made in Santa Marta, a city on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, by local craftspeople. They weave the PVC strings, which are made from recycled plastic, around a powder-coated tubular steel frame. The weaving technique the artesanos and artesanas use is called Momposino, a traditional method known for intricate patterns. Just the preparation of all the materials takes 20 days, while the production of each pot takes two days. German designer Sebastian Herkner is a long-term collaborator of Ames and has visited Colombia multiple times to experience the country’s cities, nature and people first hand. He also visited many of the ateliers that Ames has partnered with to learn about the unique traditional crafts of Colombia's regions. A sought-after contemporary designer and recipient of many industry awards, he has worked with many international design brands, creating intriguing pieces that showcase his intuition for interesting material, color, and texture combinations.