This series, COLLECTIBLE In-Depth, unveils the backstage of contemporary creation. Tackling various topics from personal designer processes to the position of collectible design on the global design market, COLLECTIBLE In-Depth offers different views to suit all tastes. Today we speak with ANALOG.

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C: What are the challenges in presenting contemporary collectible design?

A: As designers, we are asking ourselves more urgently than ever: How do we want to live? In a world of excess? Of overconsumption? We are interested in how our objects can positively influence the quality of life and the space around us. It is widely known that space is not independent of things and places. Therefore, we explore how we can positively impact our daily lives and make objects that resonate with the world. In a balance between functionality and aesthetic form.

We produce in series, but each object remains unique as it is sculpted by hand. This is why we speak of our collections as "Editions of ONE."

C: How do you navigate the balance between embracing technological advancements in your design process while preserving traditional craftsmanship?

A: The modern narrative has established the idea that innovation and progress alone will ensure a prosperous and peaceful future. However, in light of resource scarcity, overconsumption, and climate change, this vision of the future seems to be wavering.

We believe that technological progress and craftsmanship can enrich each other rather than be mutually exclusive. Therefore, we aim not only to preserve tradition but also to reinterpret the craft of glassblowing and expand its potential, using all the tools available to us today. Some tools have proven their worth, while others are still being tested.

As designers, we are committed to developing solutions but also to questioning commonly applied processes.

At ANALOG, we are searching for a new design language and a contemporary sense of sensuality. In collaboration with glassblowers, we are jointly developing a new design language unique to ANALOG. It is only through the interplay of our design and the traditional knowledge and experience of our glassblowers that we can bring these objects to life.

C: How do collaborations with artisans or craftspeople influence the final outcome of your collectible design pieces?

A: The collaboration between designers and craftsmen is one of our most important sources of inspiration. Glass has a long history, and many production techniques have been lost due to industrialization. Our inspiration comes from the small details of cultural history, which we reinterpret or apply using the expertise and the knowledge of glassblowers.

C: How did you get into collectible design? Why did you focus your practice on this type of design rather than industrial design?

A: When we talk about objects that resonate with the world, we also mean things that resonate between the maker and the collector or viewer. In our eyes, this connection is something that makes an object very valauble and creates a long-lasting benefit that is responsible towards our environment. The industrial approach often causes alienation instead of giving the consumer a mental connection to the product and the world behind it.

This is why ANALOG wants to go beyond the mere original function of an object; we want to create an atmosphere, something sensual. An idea that lies at the intersection of functionality and art.

C: How do you navigate the tension between innovation and tradition in your approach to designing collectible objects?

A: This is one of the most important and exciting questions for us. Our career as designers is deeply rooted in the world of culture. Interaction with artists, craftsmen, architects, and cultural creators is essential to us: We understand ourselves as seismographs of society, reflecting the spirit of the times, which we both represent and form as conscious designers.

We have, because of history, a developed vocabulary which we aim to implement in our approach to shaping the future.