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Martini

Martini Cocktail Set
2010 (designed), 2011 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Miranda Watkins (d. 2020) designed Martini Cocktail Set for the lifestyle magazine Wallpaper and their exhibition ‘Wallpaper Handmade’, held in the Brioni House over three days during the Salon del Mobile trade fair, Milan, April, 2010. Watkins was a multidisciplinary designer who worked with a range of materials including pewter, a metal alloy made primarily of tin. For the cocktail set she worked with the Sheffield pewterers A.R. Wentworth who made the elegant forms by spinning flat discs of pewter on a lathe and polishing them to create the highly reflective surfaces.

Miranda Watkins designed contemporary objects for modern interiors, from intimate domestic settings to large scale public spaces, and ranged from kinetic mobiles, light installations, furniture, tabletop products and jewellery. Martini was 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.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Martini Cocktail Set
  • Strainer
  • Strainer Cap
  • Shaker Cover
TitleMartini (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pewter, spun and polished
Brief description
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.
Physical description
Martini cocktail shaker with strainer, strainer cap and shaker cover in spun and polished pewter.
Dimensions
  • Height: 27.4cm
  • Diameter: 9.6cm
Production typeUnlimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'miranda watkins design'
  • Marks for A.R. Wentworth (Sheffield) Ltd. (Marked on the base of the vessel)
Gallery label
(24.10.22)
Martini Cocktail Set
Pewter and cork
Designed by Miranda Watkins (d. 2020) and made by A.R Wentworth
Sheffield, 2010

Miranda Watkins designed Martini Cocktail Set for the lifestyle magazine Wallpaper and their exhibition ‘Wallpaper Handmade’. Watkins was a multidisciplinary designer who worked with a range of materials including pewter, a metal alloy made primarily of tin. For the cocktail set she worked with the Sheffield pewterers A.R. Wentworth who made the elegant forms by spinning flat discs of pewter on a lathe and polishing them to create the highly reflective surfaces.

Given by A.R. Wentworth (Sheffield) Ltd.
Museum no. M.208-211-2011
(12/04/2011)
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
Credit line
Given by A.R. Wentworth (Sheffield) Ltd.
Object history
The retail price for the entire cocktail set is £365.00.
Summary
Miranda Watkins (d. 2020) designed Martini Cocktail Set for the lifestyle magazine Wallpaper and their exhibition ‘Wallpaper Handmade’, held in the Brioni House over three days during the Salon del Mobile trade fair, Milan, April, 2010. Watkins was a multidisciplinary designer who worked with a range of materials including pewter, a metal alloy made primarily of tin. For the cocktail set she worked with the Sheffield pewterers A.R. Wentworth who made the elegant forms by spinning flat discs of pewter on a lathe and polishing them to create the highly reflective surfaces.

Miranda Watkins designed contemporary objects for modern interiors, from intimate domestic settings to large scale public spaces, and ranged from kinetic mobiles, light installations, furniture, tabletop products and jewellery. Martini was 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.
Bibliographic reference
Wallpaper, London, Time Life Entertainment Group, August, 2010, pp. 139, 152-153. ill. ISSN: 1364-4475
Collection
Accession number
M.209:1 to 4-2011

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Record createdApril 21, 2011
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