Glassware in the Wild (product photography)

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Studio Franche

Year: 2024

Artist: Jeffe Van Holle

Studio Franche is the Antwerp-based glass blowing studio of designer Jeffe Van Holle, whose custom-blown pieces - glasses, vases, ashtrays - carry the particular warmth of objects made entirely by hand. For this project, I took his work out of the studio and into the wild, travelling through France and Spain with the pieces in tow. The result is a series of product photographs made at the coast and on the beach, between rocks, sand and water, in conditions as far from a controlled studio as possible. The contrast between the fragility of the glass and the rawness of the landscape is where these images live.

Four Studio Franche recycled glass tumblers scattered and upright on a coastal rock outcrop, green coastal plants and grey overcast sky behind, Spain.
Five Studio Franche recycled glass tumblers in various orientations on jagged rocks in a shadowed cave-like setting, wild coastal plants at the base.
Five Studio Franche recycled glass tumblers arranged on rocky limestone in bright sunlight, casting sharp shadows, coastal Spain.
Three Studio Franche recycled glass tumblers on jagged coastal rocks at twilight, one upright at centre, two on their sides, green coastal plants in front.
Three Studio Franche recycled glass tumblers on rocks in near-darkness, one upright silhouetted against a deep blue night sky, two lying on their sides.
Five Studio Franche glass vessels on wet beach sand at blue hour, some upright some tipped, shallow water reflections, cloudy sky and sea horizon.
Behind-the-scenes outdoor product photography on dark beach: large round softbox on stand lights a cluster of clear glassware on wet sand, dusk sky.
Four clear Studio Franche glass vessels, upright and overturned, on wet reflective beach sand at night, deep blue ambient light, dark cloudy sky.
Clear mushroom-shaped Studio Franche glass upright on dark rocky ground at twilight, wide flat bowl against fading blue sky, coastal grass to the left.
Close-up of the flat rim and conical stem of a clear Studio Franche glass against a gradient blue sky, dark coastal grass silhouettes at the bottom.
Single Studio Franche recycled glass tumbler standing upright on a rock, silhouetted against a dusk sky, coastal grass left, sea horizon right, Spain.
Studio Franche glass vase tilted on coastal rocks at dusk, seaweed visible through the curved glass wall, blue-purple and orange twilight sky behind.
Close-up through a Studio Franche glass wall, seaweed and plant matter visible inside, warm fire light on the right edge, blue coastal sky behind.
Extreme close-up of the curved rim of a Studio Franche glass, a thin arc of light catching the glass edge against a near-black background.
Clear Studio Franche glass wedged vertically in a narrow crack of dark red rock, teal rim catching a beam of light, deep shadow on all sides.
Extreme close-up of a Studio Franche tumbler lying on its side on warm terracotta rock, the stem-base junction reflecting deep orange firelight.
Studio Franche glass lying diagonally in a lit crevice of dark red rock, wide bowl and conical base both visible, rich orange rock texture, black surround.
Studio Franche teal glass ring dish standing upright in folds of olive green linen fabric, overcast Spanish coastal mountain landscape behind.
Studio Franche teal glass ring dish upright in draped olive green linen, rocky Spanish beach and grey sea visible in the background.
Two Studio Franche dome-shaped glass pieces with turtle-shell texture resting on olive green linen on a coastal rock, overcast sky, Spain.
Two Studio Franche dome-shaped glass pieces with turtle-shell texture on olive green linen over a coastal rock, grey cloudy sky dominant, Spain.
Single Studio Franche matte sage green dome piece on a rock draped in olive green linen, rocky coastal Spain in the background, overcast sky.
Three Studio Franche green glass pieces — matte dome, clear dome on stone, and teal ring dish — on sand inside a rocky cave alcove, Spain.
Three Studio Franche green glass pieces on sand in a dark cave alcove; matte dome, clear dome on stone, and teal ring dish, green linen foreground.
Three Studio Franche green glass pieces at a rocky Spanish shoreline — teal ring dish, dark dome in sand, matte dome on rock — green fabric draped above.
Two Studio Franche green glass pieces on coastal rocks — a matte dome and a teal ring dish — surrounded by sea foam washing over them, Spain.
Studio Franche green glass set — teal ring dish with clear dome assembled, plus matte dome nearby — hit by a wave on sandy beach, Spain.
Studio Franche green glass set — assembled teal ring dish with clear dome and matte dome — being submerged by an ocean wave on sandy beach, Spain.
Extreme close-up of churning ocean foam and wet sand on a Spanish beach, Studio Franche glassware barely visible beneath the breaking wave.

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