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October 7th, 2008
petit coeur

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this just landed in my inbox and i couldn’t resist- etienne meneau’s sculptural wine glass/carafe is called petit coeur (little heart) and is made of a high grade borosilicate glass. it’s part of a limited edition and you can view more images and more information right here and here…

*some of my other favorites from etienne are below

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34 comments
alison said:
October 7th, 2008 - 11:22 am

i sound like my mother right now, but how do you clean this thing?

Julia said:
October 7th, 2008 - 11:30 am

noooooo!

Mithi said:
October 7th, 2008 - 11:38 am

Oh my GOD are the beautiful …

They look like the stuff you’d get in a lab, so to clean (answering alison above), you’d have to swill some acetone round it, then dry off with a hairdryer!

Yes, NOT very practical …. but OH so beautiful …

karina said:
October 7th, 2008 - 11:55 am

Very beautiful!
Too complicated to clean for my home but my eyes enjoyed it so much…

Stratos said:
October 7th, 2008 - 12:01 pm

I second Alison – can you clean them?

grace said:
October 7th, 2008 - 12:05 pm

good question about cleaning-

i’d think test tube cleaners would be good, along with a nice slow soak in a hot water bath to lift any stuck on bits in the bottom of the glass.

but definitely not the easiest thing to clean ;)

grace

Jon said:
October 7th, 2008 - 12:12 pm

Um, how do you pour from the branches one?

Sabina said:
October 7th, 2008 - 12:16 pm

Very interesting — love it!!

grace said:
October 7th, 2008 - 12:22 pm

jon-

very carefully ;)

grace

Elizabeth said:
October 7th, 2008 - 12:23 pm

From the website:

“Lavage / Washing

Borosilicat glass is a very strong, chemically and thermically, the glass is thick (0.0788 in.) . You can wash the Decanter with very hot water. Rinse thoroughly, last rinsing with demineralized water…
Let drain the decanter 2 or 3 hours upside down on a towel folded, propped up well in a corner.”

pretty penny designs said:
October 7th, 2008 - 12:34 pm

that is amazing! especially with the rich color of the wine. too beautiful!

Lily said:
October 7th, 2008 - 12:43 pm

Beautiful work, though my first thought was that they look like arteries.

grace said:
October 7th, 2008 - 1:02 pm

lily

i think they’re designed to- they’re called “little heart” :)

grace

jenny said:
October 7th, 2008 - 1:51 pm

These make me think of halloween :)

a little carafe cleaning tip:

Put a little dry rice in the carafe (or vase) with a touch of soap and water and swish!

Kristan said:
October 7th, 2008 - 2:59 pm

Way cool, but slightly creepy, haha!

carina said:
October 7th, 2008 - 3:45 pm

woah, these are amazing, but at the same time kind of gross!!

lady coveted said:
October 7th, 2008 - 5:39 pm

if you don’t drink wine, would it be alright to put kool-aid in that?

Tracey said:
October 7th, 2008 - 6:29 pm

Am I the only one that is sort of grossed out by these? I mean they are well made, but ick. They remind me of TrueBlood.

Snow said:
October 8th, 2008 - 12:21 am

This is sooooo cool!

Delilah Squid said:
October 8th, 2008 - 12:24 am

These make me want to drink wine and have parties where we all sit around this gorgeous sculpture and ‘oooh’, and ‘ahhhh’ over it.

And then the guests will wash up. :)

Evehel said:
October 8th, 2008 - 1:41 am

so freaking amazing!
i think it’s beautiful :)

India said:
October 8th, 2008 - 9:58 am

Not to put a damper on the love… but the entire purpose of a decanter is to aerate the wine to allow it to open up and soften. As cool as theses look, they don’t satisfy their function= bad design!

grace said:
October 8th, 2008 - 10:05 am

india

i don’t think they’re designed to be decanters, but rather glasses or carafes.

grace

India said:
October 8th, 2008 - 10:07 am

From the website:
“You can wash the Decanter with very hot water. Rinse thoroughly, last rinsing with demineralized water…
Let drain the decanter 2 or 3 hours upside down on a towel folded, propped up well in a corner.”

grace said:
October 8th, 2008 - 10:10 am

india

you’re right- well i guess this won’t be a decanter used your home ;)

grace

India said:
October 8th, 2008 - 10:11 am

actually I love them!

VisuaLingual said:
October 8th, 2008 - 11:56 am

Oh, wow… These are gorgeous interactive sculptures for your table. Absolutely lovely!

ellen said:
October 8th, 2008 - 12:22 pm

wow, these are so cool. creepy, but cool.

ingibjorg said:
October 8th, 2008 - 1:25 pm

wow! i want, i want!

Meredith @ Studio Debris said:
October 8th, 2008 - 2:07 pm

sculpturally, these are amazing! What a gift for a heart surgeon! However, I’d be terrified to own one of these – I would surely break it :)

holly said:
October 9th, 2008 - 12:28 pm

I bet you could use bottle brushes to clean these….Also, denture tablets work well for anything that leaves residue and for hard to clean glassware.

Alice Almighty said:
October 9th, 2008 - 8:14 pm

I really think these are pretty gross. In complete agreement with everyone else who was reminded of blood, I just couldn’t drink anything coming out of those. Maybe they would be good for hipster communion at church?

Brandi said:
October 10th, 2008 - 3:38 pm

Where does one buy one of these? They are beautiful and I’d love to get one for my wedding.

Liat Gorodenzik said:
October 11th, 2008 - 6:17 am

i love this idea / decoration and the creativity i just don’t understand its function….do you drink out of it or is it just for show?…

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