This martini shaker forms part of the "Martini" travelling cocktail set commissioned by Wallpaper magazine for an exhibition, "Wallpaper Handmade", held in the Brioni House over three days during the Salon del Mobile trade fair, Milan, April, 2010. Miranda Watkins has created a sleek, travelling cocktail set, hand produced in Britain by A.R. Wentworth of Sheffield.
The set combines two traditional materials, pewter and cork, in a very contemporary idiom. The sheer simplicity of the design, with its clean lines and gentle curves, achieves a modern yet classic feel, while conveying the beauty of pewter.
"Martini" is Miranda Watkin's second successful collaboration with A.R. Wentworth, following on from the Gleam Pewter Collection of tableware., which won the Eureka Design Award in 2008.
Miranda Watkins creates contemporary objects for modern interiors, from intimate domestic settings to large scale public spaces. Based in London, Miranda Watkins works with clients world wide, supplying a diverse range of projects, from site specific artworks to mass manufactured designs for global brands. Her collection comprises kinetic mobiles, light installations, furniture, tabletop products and jewellery. Her work can be found in a number of important institutional collections, including the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Royal Institute of British Architects.
Physical description
Martini cocktail shaker with strainer, strainer cap and shaker cover in spun and polished pewter.
[martini shaker] Martini cocktail shaker, pewter, spun and polished, resting on a flat, circular base, the circular wall slopes inwards, reducing to a restricted, concave throat which then spreads slightly outwards to a plain rim. The strainer with its removeable cap sits within the mouth of the vessel and is covered by a flat, domed cover.
[strainer] Strainer for a cocktail shaker, spun and polished pewter with a rubber ring consisting of a perforated disc, soldered into a circular sleeve, nipped in the throat, a rubber ring is held within a recessed channel to provide a watertight seal.
[strainer cap] Cap for the strainer for a Martini shaker, spun and polished pewter, circular with a straight wall.
[shaker cover] Cover for a Martini shaker which can also serve as a cup, spun and polished pewter, circular, flat top and slightly sloping wall.
Place of Origin
London, England (designed)
Sheffield, England (made)
Date
2010 (designed)
2011 (made)
Artist/maker
Watkins, Miranda (designer)
A.R. Wentworth (Sheffield) Ltd. (maker)
Materials and Techniques
Pewter, spun and polished
Marks and inscriptions
'miranda watkins design'
Marks for A.R. Wentworth (Sheffield) Ltd.
Dimensions
[martini shaker] Height: 26.5 cm, Diameter: 9.2 cm at base
[strainer] Height: 5.5 cm, Diameter: 6 cm maximum
[strainer cap] Height: 2 cm, Diameter: 4.5 cm
[shaker cover] Height: 5 cm, Diameter: 6.2 cm maximum
Object history note
The retail price for the entire cocktail set is £365.00.
Descriptive line
Martini shaker, pewter, part of the "Martini" travelling cocktail set, made by A.R. Wentworth (Sheffield) Ltd., Sheffield, 2011, designed by Miranda Watkins, London, 2010.
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Wallpaper, London, Time Life Entertainment Group, August, 2010, pp. 139, 152-153. ill. ISSN: 1364-4475
A periodical on interiors and interior Decoration, ten issues per year, established, September, 1996.
http://www.mirandawatkins.com/about.html http://www.mirandawatkins.com/docs/Martini_PressRelease.pdf
Exhibition History
Recent Acquisitions (Victoria and Albert Museum 01/05/2011-30/04/2012)
Labels and date
MIRANDA WATKINS
MARTINI COCKTAIL SET
2010
This cocktail set was commissioned by Wallpaper magazine. The designer has used classical lines and curves to evoke the glamour and sophistication of an era when cocktail parties were in vogue. In the 1960s, to own a cocktail set and have a signature drink helped your image. Spin doctors shaped John F. Kennedy’s image as a young, fashionable president by encouraging him to drink margaritas.
Britain
Pewter and cork
Manufactured by A.R Wentworth
Gift of A.R. Wentworth (Sheffield) Ltd
Museum no. M.208 to 211-2011 [12/04/2011]
Materials
Pewter; Rubber
Techniques
Polishing; Spinning (metalworking)
Categories
Drinking; Metalwork
Production Type
Unlimited edition
Collection code
MET
