Friedensreich Hundertwasser:
(Set C) 2 "Rainy Day Water Glasses" with book (without carafe)
Friedensreich Hundertwasser:
(Set C) 2 "Rainy Day Water Glasses" with book (without carafe)

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handmade glass | 14 facets | 13 colours | 0.2 l. each | gift box | incl. Book

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(Set C) 2 "Rainy Day Water Glasses" with book (without carafe)
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(Set C) 2 "Rainy Day Water Glasses" with book (without carafe)

"We have the duty to give water back to nature as clean as when we received it." (Friedensreich Hundertwasser - painter, architect and ecologist)

The WaterFoundation:
The WaterFoundation approaches ist work by asking this question: How can we as human beings provide sufficient clean water? Water structures have to be created that are adapted to the everyday life of the people, their cultures, their environment, their technical and financial possibilities.

A few weeks before his death Friedensreich Hundertwasser took over the patronage of the WaterFoundation. For him, the topic of water was a special concern throughout his whole life. Hundertwasser drew his first sketches for a water glass on April 21st 1993.
"The Rainy Day Water glasses for Life" were realised by the Königlich Tettau porcelain factory in Germany. Each Rainy Day Water glass For Life is fired at 600 Celsius degrees, has 14 facets and is printed by hand with 13 colours, each with a capacity of 0.20 litres. "The Rainy Day Water glasses For Life" will be shipped in a decorative gift box that is equipped with special foam inserts.

Your purchase of a gift box set (2 pieces, 6 pieces or 7 pieces) will support the WaterFoundation with a donation of (EUR 5,-, EUR 10,- or EUR 18,-).
Further information regarding the WaterFoundation can be found on the link below:
www.wasserstiftung.de

Gift box set C: consisting of water glasses 3926 und 3929, capacity of 0,20 litres each. The set also comes with the book "Regentag-Wassergläser für das Leben" (eng. "Rainy Day Water glasses for Life"), an exclusive special edition, that is only part of this gift box set, shows on 180 richly illustrated pages Hundertwasser's connection with the element water and his ecological engagement. Size 16.4 x 23.4 cm.
Delivery without the carafe.

The displayed works of art are protected by copyright. In particular, it is not permitted to copy, edit, print or publish these illustrations. Violations will be prosecuted according to civil and criminal law.

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Portrait of the artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser

About Friedensreich Hundertwasser

1928-2000

Hundertwasser is one of the most internationally renowned artists of our time. His worldwide reputation was already established in the 1960s. Followed by an eventful and evocative career. His aura and power emerged from his painting and multifaceted work.

Organizing demonstrations, speeches, happenings and campaigns, addressing ecological issues, advocating a life in harmony with nature, manifestos for nature, standing up for a more humane architecture and the improvement of people's lives.

Hundertwasser originated projects such as the tree tenants, the roof afforestation, the regreening of cities, the humus toilet, the restoration of social values and the natural cycles. He was an admonisher against environmental pollution, against the dangers of nuclear energy, against natural degradation and the destruction of natural heritage, and in favour of a waste-free society.

Hundertwasser has been engaged with architecture since the 1950s. On the occasion of the inauguration of the Hundertwasser House of the City of Vienna (1986), he said: "We are again experiencing a turning point where old and rigid values in architecture and urban developement are increasingly being questioned. The straightness and uniformity of Bauhaus architecture is coming to an end because it is callous, sterile, cold, heartless, aggressive and emotionless. The era of absolute rationalism is coming to an end. The new values are enhanced quality of life, not standard of living. Longing for romance, individuality, creativity, especially creativity and living in harmony with nature."

With Friedensreich Hundertwasser, our epoch has found the most imposing challenger of totalitarian thinking, whether it concerns nuclear energy, genetic manipulation, environmental protection or the design of our living space. Hundertwasser lived completely in harmony with his view of things and opposing the contradictions of post-industrial society. Hundertwasser's significance is his art that produces beauty: a message of natural harmony, peace and joy.

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