Dutch artist Julie de Graag’s Memento mori is among the most arresting interpretations of a centuries-old motif: the reminder that life, however vivid, is finite. Created in 1916, her stark woodcut pares the subject down to its essence: a skull rendered in perfect symmetry, neither menacing nor mournful, but calm, almost contemplative. It is death not as threat, but as mirror.
Here, the design reappears on glass, a vessel for the ephemeral. The effect is almost liturgical: pour something golden or dark inside and watch the skull flare to life, a toast to impermanence itself.
• Glass
• Volume: 16 oz (473 ml)
• Not dishwasher or microwave safe
Disclaimer: This is a handmade product from natural materials, so the glass may have tiny imperfections, such as bubbles and dots.
Dutch artist Julie de Graag’s Memento mori is among the most arresting interpretations of a centuries-old motif: the reminder that life, however vivid, is finite. Created in 1916, her stark woodcut pares the subject down to its essence: a skull rendered in perfect symmetry, neither menacing nor mournful, but calm, almost contemplative. It is death not as threat, but as mirror.
Here, the design reappears on glass, a vessel for the ephemeral. The effect is almost liturgical: pour something golden or dark inside and watch the skull flare to life, a toast to impermanence itself.
• Glass
• Volume: 16 oz (473 ml)
• Not dishwasher or microwave safe
Disclaimer: This is a handmade product from natural materials, so the glass may have tiny imperfections, such as bubbles and dots.
