Crystalline box small
Author: Pavel Janák
Material: earthenware
High: 55 x 55 x 50mm (2,16in)
Manufactory: hand-decorated glazed cast
This is a smaller version with dimensions of 55 x 55 x 50mm.
Manufactory: hand-decorated glazed cast No other object captures the spirit of Janák’s early cubist works better than this crystal-inspired box. Probably produced as a one-off, the box is a complex composition of angles, sharp points and folded planes. The thin black lines complete the dynamic sculpture and distract from its basic function as a box.
Reproduction of the original held by the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague.