Ama
by Václav Mlynář
PEARLS FROM THE DEPTH
OF THE MYSTERIOUS SEA
The name of this collection refers to the Japanese female pearl divers, called Ama. The Ama Collection
visually evokes the delicate shells of mussels that produce treasured pearls. Ama is formed by a stylized
cut-crystal shell, protecting a light source. Each glass shell is produced by using a special glassmaking
technique of glass fusing. Over the course of two days, the glass is heated and gradually settles by its
own weight into a prepared conical mold. Ama lighting comes in both opened and closed versions that
work beautifully as individual pieces or natural groupings into mussel clusters.
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