The Luxury Index 2007
The people, places and products that are now influencing the luxury business and inspiring savvy consumers around the world
Glass
Best known for her provocative sculptures of women and nature-inspired prints, artist Kiki Smith is teaming up with Steuben to help the 104-year-old glassmaker explore its inner edginess. The lead-crystal collection includes sculptures with detachable jewelry—which can be worn separately—and a limited-edition vase ($60,000). And Smith has persuaded the company, which prides itself on precision etching, to go loosey-goosey with the engraved snakes twisting around its vases, with the result that no two pieces are alike. It's a tabletop fit for a museum.
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