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Tonk is born from a solid glass rod measuring 3 cm in diameter, hand-shaped to concentrate the material and give it form.
A small, compact, and weighty vase—resembling a stone smoothed by time—that holds within it the full strength and transparency of glass. At its center, a single opening accommodates just one flower, the absolute protagonist of the composition.
With the perforated silicone cap, Tonk can hold thin-stemmed flowers or the Fiorellini by Blueside; by removing the cap, a flower with a larger stem can be inserted instead, always preserving the purity of the single gesture.
Designed to highlight a detail, a moment, a small corner of the home, Tonk also becomes a discreet and refined centerpiece for hospitality settings, bringing design and material presence with extreme simplicity.
Each piece, with its thickness and tactile form, is a small glass sculpture—an object that celebrates essential beauty and the poetry of a single flower.
In the Japanese tradition of ikebana, the art of flower arrangement is not simply about placing flowers in a vase. It is a meditative gesture, an aesthetic practice that seeks balance, essentiality, and a relationship between nature, space, and time. Every element carries meaning: the line of the stem, the direction of growth, the empty space surrounding the flower.
One of the fundamental tools of this technique is the kenzan, often called a frog in the West: a small metal base made of thin pins onto which the stems are fixed. The kenzan supports the flower and allows it to be oriented with precision, keeping the composition essential and stable.
Traditionally, in the practice of ikebana, the kenzan remains hidden, submerged in water or concealed among branches, so that the viewer’s attention is focused entirely on the natural composition.
With Tonk, this principle is reinterpreted. In Tonk, the support is no longer something to conceal, but becomes an integral part of the composition. The small solid glass vase holds a single flower like a point of visual concentration, almost as if the material itself emerged from the surface to sustain the life of the stem.
The gesture of ikebana — precise, minimal, and mindful — remains the same: one flower, one line, and space around it.
But here the supporting system does not disappear. On the contrary, it is revealed and emphasized, becoming an aesthetic element in itself.
The flower is not simply placed inside a container: it emerges from the center of the material.
Tonk is made from a solid glass rod, 3 cm in diameter, shaped by hand to concentrate the material and give it form. The result is a small, compact, and heavy object, almost like a stone polished by water and time, containing the strength and transparency of glass.
At the heart of the volume, a central hole welcomes the flower as if it were emerging from stone.
As in ikebana, Tonk invites us to slow down.
There is no need for a bouquet, no need for abundance.
A flower picked during a walk, a small branch, a spontaneous bloom is enough.
Design: R&D Blueside
Material: Borosilicate glass 3.3
Dimensions: Ø 40 × h 40 mm
Internal opening (without silicone cap): Ø 15 × h 30 mm
Suggested song: Norah Jones – Come Away With Me
