INTRODUCING MELT, FAT AND TANK

INTRODUCING MELT, FAT AND TANK

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Introducing MELT, FAT and TANK

24 Hours in Shanghai 

We celebrate Tom Dixon’s extraordinary objects and best-selling families.

Obsessed with the idea of creating an imperfect, organic and naturalistic lighting object, MELT was created. Made from a process of blow-moulding and vacuum metallisation, it creates a mesmerizing hot blown glass effect when on and transforms into a mirrored asymmetric orb when off.

Our FAT upholstery chair range is designed to hug the body and allows for multiple sitting positions. The extreme simplicity of the components is a testament to form following function, whilst maintaining a humorous silhouette and a reductionist aesthetic. Quite a balancing act!

TANK takes its sculptural cue from the functional shapes and volumes of scientific glassware. Minimal yet decorative for a multiplicity of purposes of drinking, pouring, storing and displaying food and drink, the range forms bold building blocks of table-top architecture.

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MELT: We found a misshapen, white plastic lamp moulding in the factory. We decided to get that moulding metallised and we were shocked at how extraordinary it looked, particularly when we tried a new technique of semi-transparent mirror coating. You could see through the reflective surface and view the amazing patterns created by the light bouncing off the internal curved surfaces. Our factory told us that we couldn’t use this shape as it belonged to some Swedish designers, but luckily it turned out that those designers were friends of mine called FRONT, so I got in touch with them, licensed the shape and the result is our most successful lamp ever. And the moral of this story is that sometimes not designing is the best design of all. – Tom Dixon

FAT: I do think that ‘Fatness’ has become a negative word, but in the world of upholstery it has to be a positive. So when we were looking for a series of pieces of furniture for our new headquarters restaurant – The Coal Office – in London, it felt like a good moment to celebrate plumpness, generosity and comfort, so we started with the most fattest, simplest and most reduced of basic shapes inspired by Frankfurters, inspired by balloon art and inspired by just general cuddliness. – Tom Dixon

TANK: So the cone, the cylinder and the sphere have been recognised for thousands of years - alongside the cube - as the building blocks that allowed most other shapes to be constructed. Even Archimedes demanded that these shapes be placed on his tomb. Now I don’t really want that on my grave, but these shapes have been really good to me and we use them in as un-complicated a way as possible on the Tank collection of glassware, and despite the basic shapes being so common, it still feels like you can re-organise them in a way that is fresh and contemporary. – Tom Dixon

Tank Low Ball Glasses Black x2

Tank Low Ball Glasses Black x2

A pair of mouth-blown low ball glasses presented in gift-worthy packaging. Handmade in Poland, the set of cocktail glasses have a modern faded black finish, setting a mysterious and indulgent tone. This pair of Tank glasses take their sculptural cue from the functional shapes and volumes of scientific glassware. Featuring a hot-cut edge and an etched Tom Dixon logo.
Tank Wine Glasses Black x2

Tank Wine Glasses Black x2

A pair of mouth-blown wine glasses presented in gift-worthy packaging. Handmade in Poland, the set of glasses have a modern faded black finish, setting a mysterious and indulgent tone. This pair of Tank glasses take their sculptural cue from the functional shapes and volumes of scientific glassware. Featuring a hot-cut edge and an etched Tom Dixon logo.
Tank Champagne Glasses Black x2

Tank Champagne Glasses Black x2

A pair of mouth-blown champagne glasses presented in gift-worthy packaging. Handmade in Poland, the set of glasses have a modern faded black finish, setting a mysterious and indulgent tone. This pair of Tank glasses take their sculptural cue from the functional shapes and volumes of scientific glassware. Featuring a hot-cut edge and an etched Tom Dixon logo.
Tank High Ball Glasses Black x2

Tank High Ball Glasses Black x2

A pair of mouth-blown high ball glasses presented in gift-worthy packaging. Handmade in Poland, the set of cocktail glasses have a modern faded black finish, setting a mysterious and indulgent tone. This pair of Tank glasses take their sculptural cue from the functional shapes and volumes of scientific glassware. Featuring a hot-cut edge and an etched Tom Dixon logo.
Tank Whiskey Decanter Black

Tank Whiskey Decanter Black

A mouth-blown whiskey decanter presented in gift-worthy packaging. Handmade in Poland, the whiskey decanter have a modern faded black finish, setting a mysterious and indulgent tone. This Tank decanter take their sculptural cue from the functional shapes and volumes of scientific glassware. Featuring a hot-cut edge and an etched Tom Dixon logo.