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Merkaba paperweight

• Company
  Vau, Croatia
• Lead Designer
  Marija Ruzic Vukmanic
• Design Team
  Ivan Vukmanic, Petra Vrdoljak
• Client
  Vau
• Project Link
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• Other credit
  Lumina Images, Marija Gasparovic

The abstract symbol of a merkaba, crafted into a solid object. One triangular pyramid, a tetrahedron, is immersed into another, symbolising two poles of creation, matter and spirit. The shape which is thus formed is a star tetrahedron.

Made out of solid metal, in different finishes.

Other prizes
German Design Award 2018 Winner - German Design Council Project: Triangle bottle opener Credits: VAU design team German Design Award 2018 Winner - German Design Council Project: Curve letter opener Credits: VAU design team German Design Award 2018 Special Mention - German Design Council Project: Circular Candleholder Credits: VAU design team German Design Award 2017 Winner - German Design Council Project: Bloop coffee tables Credits: Ruder Novak-Mikulic, Marija Ruzic Vukmanic German Design Award 2017 Special Mention - German Design Council Project: Neva sideboard Credits: Ruder Novak-Mikulic, Marija Ruzic Vukmanic German Design Award 2017 Special Mention - German Design Council Project: Shift lamp Credits: Ruder Novak-Mikulic, Marija Ruzic Vukmanic German Design Award 2017 Special Mention - German Design Council Project: Neva bar chair Credits: Ruder Novak-Mikulic, Marija Ruzic Vukmanic Restaurant & Bar Product Design Award 2016, London, UK Project: Neva bar chair Credits: Ruder Novak-Mikulic, Marija Ruzic Vukmanic DIA - Design Intelligence Award 2016 winner, Hangzhou, China China Academy of Art, China Industrial Design Association Project: Neva chair Credits: Ruder Novak-Mikulic, Marija Ruzic Vukmanic DIA - Design Intelligence Award 2016 winner, Hangzhou, China China Academy of Art, China Industrial Design Association Project: Neva bar chair Credits: Ruder Novak-Mikulic, Marija Ruzic Vukmanic Interior Innovation Award 2015 - German Design Council Project: Neva chair Credits: Ruder Novak-Mikulic, Marija Ruzic Vukmanic German Design Award 2017 Nominee - German Design Council Project: Picard desk Credits: Ruder Novak-Mikulic, Marija Ruzic Vukmanic German Design Award 2016 Nominee - German Design Council Project: Neva chair Credits: Ruder Novak-Mikulic, Marija Ruzic Vukmanic Muuuz International Award - ArchiDesignClub 2014 - Paris, France Project: Shift lamp Credits: Ruder Novak-Mikulic, Marija Ruzic Vukmanic