How Judith Seng Marries Flaws with Perfection

I want to introduce Judith Seng, a Berlin-based designer. Judith studied at Berlin's University of Arts and is a risk taker. Objects in Seng's diverse portfolio reflect a negotiation between flaws and perfection.  Glassblowers transform undesirable air bubbles into decorative elements on drinking glasses. How fascinating!

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Clothing framework

Fingerbowl
Each bowl is a negative, 3-dimensional imprint of the individual finger. To     consciously give somebody one’s personal fingerprint is a matter of     trust and empathy. Transformed into a gift, it is mirroring a political issue     in an aesthetic gesture.


Starlette Christmas Ornament
Each of these hand-engraved glass balls is uniquely decorated. The concept     is based on the formation of uncontrollable bubbles, a frequent mistake arising     in the glass production process. Thus the decor never repeats itself. Each     time it is newly defined by the craftsman using our ‘program’     of established design parameters. According to the bubbles found in the balls,     the craftsman can choose between three programs: ‘One Star’, ‘Two     Stars’ and ‘Olives’
    The design was developed during an ongoing research residency aiming at redefining     traditional glass decoration techniques at the glass research center CIAV     Meisenthal in France.

Textile Chandelier
The chandelier was exhibited in the New National Gallery of Berlin shop in     2007 during the exhibition ‘Die schönsten Franzosen kommen aus     New York’, as well as at the Museum der Dinge in Berlin.
You can view more of Judith's work on www.judithseng.de
Judith Seng via ID Magazine.