Fab 40: 'RGB' Vases, by Oscar Diaz

Vibrant colour is important to Spain’s cultural identity, but the national heritage in fact had little to do with (now London-based) native Oscar Diaz’s RGB vase, recently exhibited at the Eyes on Spanish Design show during the London Design Festival. In fact, the concept was inspired by Veuve Clicquot champagne.
When commissioned to come up with the vases for a fundraising event sponsored by the brand Diaz decided to give a new interpretation of the yellow-orange trademark colour. Dividing the yellow into its RGB components Diaz made three hand blown glass vases which, when nested, reform subtly into the yellow-orange colour at certain lights and angles.
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Rosa Bertoli was born in Udine, Italy, and now lives in London. Since 2014, she has been the Design Editor of Wallpaper*, where she oversees design content for the print and online editions, as well as special editorial projects. Through her role at Wallpaper*, she has written extensively about all areas of design. Rosa has been speaker and moderator for various design talks and conferences including London Craft Week, Maison & Objet, The Italian Cultural Institute (London), Clippings, Zaha Hadid Design, Kartell and Frieze Art Fair. Rosa has been on judging panels for the Chart Architecture Award, the Dutch Design Awards and the DesignGuild Marks. She has written for numerous English and Italian language publications, and worked as a content and communication consultant for fashion and design brands.
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