[mk_page_section layout_structure=”full” attachment=”scroll” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”false” speed_factor=”0.3″ bg_video=”no” video_mask=”false” video_opacity=”0.6″ top_shadow=”false” section_layout=”full” sidebar=”sidebar-1″ min_height=”100″ full_width=”false” full_height=”false” intro_effect=”false” padding_top=”10″ padding_bottom=”10″ first_page=”false” last_page=”false” bg_color=”#f39b38″ margin_bottom=”0″][vc_column width=”1/1″ css=”.vc_custom_1423114357635{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: #f39b38 !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/1″ font_color=”#0a0a0a” css=”.vc_custom_1423488550792{padding-right: 100px !important;}”][mk_image src=”http://nachtmann.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/NextGen_header.jpg” image_width=”990″ image_height=”85″ crop=”false” svg=”false” lightbox=”false” group=”_general” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”left” margin_bottom=”10″][mk_padding_divider size=”20″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ style=”false” color=”#ffffff” size=”34″ font_weight=”bold” font_style=”inhert” letter_spacing=”0″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”18″ font_family=”Montserrat” align=”left” txt_transform=”uppercase” font_type=”google”]World-leading design colleges are invited to take part and to nominate a group of students.[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ style=”false” color=”#000000″ size=”18″ font_weight=”bold” font_style=”inhert” txt_transform=”none” letter_spacing=”0″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”18″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” align=”left”]Together with the Nachtmann team, independent product designer Stefanie Kubanek then sets the brief, and takes the students on a factory tour. During an intense and prolonged design and development phase, the winning design then proceeds from idea to the finished product and into your home as a future classic.[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/mk_page_section][vc_row fullwidth=”false” attached=”false” padding=”0″][vc_column width=”1/1″ css=”.vc_custom_1423491430036{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvwDvnL56mg”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”true” attached=”false” padding=”0″][vc_column width=”1/1″ css=”.vc_custom_1423115934710{background: #0a0a0a url(http://nachtmann.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nextgen_background.jpg?id=5959) !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ style=”false” color=”#ffffff” size=”29″ font_weight=”bolder” font_style=”normal” txt_transform=”uppercase” letter_spacing=”6″ margin_top=”70″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” align=”center” margin_bottom=”0″]sphere[/mk_fancy_title][mk_divider style=”thick_solid” divider_width=”custom_width” custom_width=”35″ align=”center” border_color=”#ffffff” thickness=”1″ margin_top=”20″ margin_bottom=”30″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#ffffff” size=”19″ font_weight=”normal” font_style=”normal” txt_transform=”none” letter_spacing=”0″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”28″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]“I’m no mathematician but I know that a sphere is a perfectly round geometrical object in three-dimensional space. This was my starting point, as I sketched my first rough ideas. My aim was to connect the tradition and quality of hand-made glass with the precision and possibilities of pressed glass. I was influenced by legendary Czech glass designers Frantisek Vizner, Rudolf Jurnikl, Jirí Zejmon and Jirí Brabec, who all took a sculptural approach to their craft.”[/mk_fancy_title][mk_image src=”http://nachtmann.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/roman.png” image_width=”99″ image_height=”99″ crop=”false” svg=”false” lightbox=”false” group=”_general” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”10″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#ffffff” size=”13″ font_weight=”inherit” font_style=”inhert” letter_spacing=”4″ margin_top=”25″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” align=”center”]ROMAN KVITA[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#ffffff” size=”13″ font_weight=”normal” font_style=”italic” txt_transform=”none” letter_spacing=”1″ margin_top=”9″ margin_bottom=”90″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”true” attached=”false” padding=”0″][vc_column width=”1/1″ css=”.vc_custom_1423117287228{background: #ffffff url(http://nachtmann.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/SliceBackground_02.jpg?id=6133) !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ style=”false” color=”#000000″ size=”29″ font_weight=”bolder” font_style=”normal” txt_transform=”uppercase” letter_spacing=”6″ margin_top=”70″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” align=”center” margin_bottom=”0″]slice[/mk_fancy_title][mk_divider style=”thick_solid” divider_width=”custom_width” custom_width=”35″ align=”center” border_color=”#000000″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”20″ margin_bottom=”30″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#000000″ size=”19″ font_weight=”normal” font_style=”normal” txt_transform=”none” letter_spacing=”0″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”28″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]As a design student in Manhattan I was excited to get the chance to visit the Nachtmann factory in Germany. To be honest, I used to think of glass as a cold and fragile material, but that all changed when I saw the Nachtmann craftsmen at work. I was hugely impressed by the skill and dedication of the glassmakers, and I found the processes of sculpting and shaping glass fascinating. I came back to college determined to make the most of my opportunity[/mk_fancy_title][mk_image src=”http://nachtmann.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CATHERINE.png” image_width=”99″ image_height=”99″ crop=”false” svg=”false” lightbox=”false” group=”_general” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”10″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#000000″ size=”13″ font_weight=”inherit” font_style=”inhert” letter_spacing=”4″ margin_top=”25″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” align=”center” txt_transform=”uppercase”]Viktoriya Braginsky[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#000000″ size=”13″ font_weight=”normal” font_style=”italic” txt_transform=”none” letter_spacing=”1″ margin_top=”9″ font_family=”none” align=”center” margin_bottom=”90″]Industrial designer
Parsons School of Design in NYC[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”true” attached=”false” padding=”0″][vc_column width=”1/1″ css=”.vc_custom_1423117310956{background: #0a0a0a url(http://nachtmann.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Petals_03.jpg?id=6134) !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ style=”false” color=”#ffffff” size=”29″ font_weight=”bolder” font_style=”normal” txt_transform=”uppercase” letter_spacing=”6″ margin_top=”70″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” align=”center” margin_bottom=”0″]petals[/mk_fancy_title][mk_divider style=”thick_solid” divider_width=”custom_width” custom_width=”35″ align=”center” border_color=”#ffffff” thickness=”1″ margin_top=”20″ margin_bottom=”30″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#ffffff” size=”19″ font_weight=”normal” font_style=”normal” txt_transform=”none” letter_spacing=”0″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”28″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]I found every stage of the NextGen project exhilarating, especially the visit to Germany. On the factory tour I saw a droplet of glass being skillfully transformed into a beautiful object … that’s when the scale of the creative opportunity hit me. My inspiration came from studying consumers, who I believe are mostly women. Maybe I have a romantic streak because I pictured a wedding scene with rose petals falling and scattering over a bed! From then, the process was very loose … I wanted to abstract the element of the rose into multiple facets. After many prototypes, the design took on a life of its own, with the pattern of my crystal vase resembling petals falling to form visual poetry.[/mk_fancy_title][mk_image src=”http://nachtmann.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ALVARO.png” image_width=”99″ image_height=”99″ crop=”false” svg=”false” lightbox=”false” group=”_general” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”10″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#ffffff” size=”13″ font_weight=”inherit” font_style=”inhert” letter_spacing=”4″ margin_top=”25″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” align=”center” txt_transform=”uppercase”]Alvaro Uribe[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#ffffff” size=”13″ font_weight=”normal” font_style=”italic” txt_transform=”none” letter_spacing=”1″ margin_top=”9″ margin_bottom=”90″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]Pratt Institute, New York[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row fullwidth=”true” attached=”false” padding=”0″][vc_column width=”1/1″ css=”.vc_custom_1423117355129{background: #ffffff url(http://nachtmann.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Quartz_04.png?id=6135) !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ style=”false” color=”#000000″ size=”29″ font_weight=”bolder” font_style=”normal” txt_transform=”uppercase” letter_spacing=”6″ margin_top=”70″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” align=”center” margin_bottom=”0″]QUARTZ[/mk_fancy_title][mk_divider style=”thick_solid” divider_width=”custom_width” custom_width=”35″ align=”center” border_color=”#000000″ thickness=”1″ margin_top=”25″ margin_bottom=”28″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#000000″ size=”19″ font_weight=”normal” font_style=”normal” txt_transform=”none” letter_spacing=”0″ margin_top=”0″ margin_bottom=”28″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]My initial inspiration came from geode rocks … ordinary stones with crystals hidden inside. Apparently, quartz sand is one of the basic raw materials for producing crystal glass and I was fascinated by the sparkling surface of its crystalline structure. I explored the possibility of patterning the inside – rather than the outside – of the vessel with a crystal pattern using the geode as a visual metaphor. In the end I decided that it was the pattern itself that should be showcased. The brilliant crystal and the pattern of the bowl have a wonderful sparkling light refraction that people seem to enjoy … I know I do.[/mk_fancy_title][mk_image src=”http://nachtmann.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CATHERIN.png” image_width=”99″ image_height=”99″ crop=”false” svg=”false” lightbox=”false” group=”_general” frame_style=”simple” target=”_self” caption_location=”inside-image” align=”center” margin_bottom=”10″][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#000000″ size=”13″ font_weight=”inherit” font_style=”inhert” letter_spacing=”4″ margin_top=”25″ margin_bottom=”0″ font_family=”Montserrat” font_type=”google” align=”center” txt_transform=”uppercase”]Catherine Merrick[/mk_fancy_title][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h2″ style=”false” color=”#000000″ size=”13″ font_weight=”normal” font_style=”italic” txt_transform=”none” letter_spacing=”1″ margin_top=”9″ margin_bottom=”90″ font_family=”none” align=”center”]Pratt Institute, New York[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][mk_page_section layout_structure=”full” attachment=”scroll” bg_position=”left top” bg_repeat=”repeat” bg_stretch=”true” enable_3d=”false” speed_factor=”0.3″ bg_video=”no” video_mask=”false” video_opacity=”0.6″ top_shadow=”false” section_layout=”full” sidebar=”sidebar-1″ min_height=”100″ full_width=”false” full_height=”false” intro_effect=”false” padding_top=”10″ padding_bottom=”10″ first_page=”false” last_page=”false” margin_bottom=”0″ bg_color=”#3c3f44″][vc_column width=”1/1″ css=”.vc_custom_1423540470033{background-color: #3c3f44 !important;}” font_color=”#ffffff”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2/3″ font_color=”#ffffff”][mk_fancy_title tag_name=”h3″ style=”false” color=”#ffffff” size=”28″ font_weight=”bold” font_style=”inhert” letter_spacing=”6″ margin_top=”70″ font_family=”Montserrat” align=”left” font_type=”google” margin_bottom=”70″]WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN MORE?[/mk_fancy_title][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][mk_button dimension=”two” corner_style=”pointed” size=”large” outline_skin=”dark” outline_active_color=”#ffffff” outline_hover_color=”#333333″ bg_color=”#f97352″ btn_hover_bg=”#252525″ text_color=”light” icon_anim=”none” url=”http://nachtmann.co.za/contact-us/” target=”_self” align=”left” fullwidth=”false” button_custom_width=”0″ margin_top=”60″ margin_bottom=”15″ el_class=”bottom_button”]GET IN TOUCH WITH US[/mk_button][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/mk_page_section]