The Breek
Client:
Sursock Museum Store
Collaborators:
Michael Najjar,
Karl Karam, Tracey Eid, Marianne Safi
from ALBI
Year:
2016
Location:
Beirut
Short description:
The “Breek”, designed for the Sursock Museum Store, derives from its ancestral Phoenician shape and brings together two of Lebanon’s traditional craftsmanship techniques: glass blowing and stone carving.
The carefully hand blown borosilicate glass piece can withstand temperatures of 800º C and holds more than 1L. It sits on a carved Marble or Terrazzo base which holds ice, keeping it cool while collecting dripping water.
The union of these materials, the frail, the firm and the strong, is a tribute to our history from which the present rises. 1/3 - 2/3 as they say, Pour the “ARAK”, tint it with water and enjoy the day!
