M&S and there silly vases

uktim29

Poppycat wrote: »

I didn't come on here to get a lesson in English thank you. EDIT actually I didnt use any of those words in my 1st post, so perhaps you ought to get some glasses, troll

Actually you did in the title, but it was a pointless post, I agree.

Alfie_E

Poppycat wrote: »

Note sure what relevance that is you can get vases much cheaper than a tenner, M&S is suppose to be quality and a premium price

As you can see, it’s not all brown. The base is clear. I don’t think it would look that good with a solid brown base. Probably too much like the beer bottle you made reference to. That means it’s got to be made in a two-stage process. I think the reference to it being “only” £10 is that, for that price, it has to be made using relatively cheap production methods.

I imagine the M&S vase is made in two completely separate processes. A completely clear glass vase is produced. Then, in a separate, low-temperature process, the coloured coating is sprayed on to the inside of the vase. If a glassblower were to produce something like the M&S vase, they could make the whole thing out of glass. First, making a clear vase. Then, while it’s still relatively hot, coating the inside with ground coloured glass and working the inside smooth, resulting in a solid glass vase.

As you’ve found out, it’s extremely difficult to get things to stick to glass. It’s relatively smooth and resistant to chemical processes. But, there’s no reason for someone buying the M&S vase to appreciate this. It’s a failure in taking the designer’s original design and translating it into a manufactured product.