BHSD Monster Sculptures
Made by Lasvit
Maarten Baas began the BHSD collection with a single instruction to himself: make it look as naïve as can be. What followed were doodles, the kind of unselfconscious marks that bypass training and arrive directly from instinct. The result is a trio of glass creatures, catalogued with the dry precision of a scientific register as BHSD-001, BHSD-002, and BHSD-003.
The absence of poetic names is itself a statement. Baas resists the temptation to romanticize, letting form carry the weight. Each monster is rendered in Lasvit's hand-blown glass, a material whose warmth and imprecision suits the creatures perfectly. The slight irregularities that live in every piece are not flaws. They are the point.
- Hand-blown glass construction by Lasvit artisans in Bohemia
- Three distinct figures: BHSD-001, BHSD-002, and BHSD-003
- Made to order
Baas is known for collapsing the distance between childlike expression and serious craft. Here, that distance disappears entirely. These objects sit in a room the way a confident drawing sits on a wall: without apology, and with more presence than their scale suggests.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Maarten Baas and what is his design background?
Maarten Baas is a Dutch designer who graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in 2002. He rose to international prominence with projects like Smoke, in which he charred and resin-coated existing furniture, and Clay, a collection of hand-modeled pieces covered in industrial clay. His work consistently interrogates the boundary between fine art and functional design.
How are the BHSD Monster Sculptures made?
Each sculpture is hand-blown by master glassmakers at Lasvit's studio in Bohemia, Czech Republic, a region with centuries of glassmaking heritage. Because they are made to order and produced by hand, subtle variations in form and surface exist between individual pieces.
What does BHSD stand for in this collection?
Baas has kept the naming deliberately opaque, cataloguing the three figures as BHSD-001, BHSD-002, and BHSD-003 in the manner of a scientific classification rather than a poetic title. The restraint in naming is consistent with the collection's ethos of naivety and directness.
What is Lasvit's relationship to Bohemian glass craft?
Lasvit is a Czech glass studio founded in 2007 that draws on the deep technical tradition of Bohemian glassblowing, a craft practiced in the region for over 700 years. The studio collaborates with internationally recognized designers and artists to produce limited and bespoke glass objects and installations.
How should these sculptures be displayed in an interior?
The BHSD figures work well in isolation or as a grouped trio, and their relatively compact scale suits shelving, pedestals, or low tables where the hand-blown glass can catch ambient light. Because each piece holds its own visual weight, placing them against a restrained backdrop allows the character of each form to read clearly.
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