Baldereschi for Skitsch

Inspired by a storytelling, real or fantastical, Jonah, Jumbo and George are part of the new collection of hand blown glass designed by Alessandra Baldereschi for Skitsch.

Alessandra Baldereschi: Giona, Jumbo e George
Jonah, Jumbo and George, are part of the new collection of hand blown glass designed by Alessandra Baldereschi for Skitsch.
Baldereschi per Skitsch
Alessandra Baldereschi: Jonah, Jumbo e George

Each object is inspired by a storytelling, real or fantastical. Jonah, the fish bowl, as the name of Old Testament Prophet that was three days and three nights in the belly of a whale.

Jumbo, the fruit bowl, is the most famous African elephant captured in Ethiopia in 1869. He spent some years at London Zoo in England. Jumbo was a particularly large specimen whose name has become one of the most important synonyms for “big”.

George, cake stand with dome, is a rare giant turtle; a tribute to the last one specimen of Chelonoidis abingdoni extinct in 2012.

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