--- product_id: 22085988 title: "Kosta Boda Brains, Jimenez" brand: "kosta boda" price: "€ 12.56" currency: EUR in_stock: false reviews_count: 3 url: https://www.desertcart.de/products/22085988-kosta-boda-brains-jimenez store_origin: DE region: Germany --- # Gold/silver leaf options 3-inch length Hand-crafted in Sweden Kosta Boda Brains, Jimenez **Brand:** kosta boda **Price:** € 12.56 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Summary > 🖼️ Elevate your space with a touch of genius! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Kosta Boda Brains, Jimenez by kosta boda - **How much does it cost?** € 12.56 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.de](https://www.desertcart.de/products/22085988-kosta-boda-brains-jimenez) ## Best For - kosta boda enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted kosta boda brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Iconic Design:** Created by the legendary Bertil Vallien, a name synonymous with glass art. - • **Collectible Variety:** Choose from a range of named Brains, each with its own character. - • **Gift-Ready Elegance:** Comes in a striking gift box, perfect for any occasion. - • **Masterful Craftsmanship:** Hand-crafted by elite glassmakers, ensuring each piece is unique. - • **Artistry Meets Functionality:** A stunning 3-inch sculpture that doubles as a conversation starter. ## Overview The Kosta Boda Brains sculpture, designed by renowned artist Bertil Vallien, is a hand-crafted glass masterpiece measuring 3 inches in length. Each unique piece is available in various styles, some adorned with luxurious gold or silver leaf, and is elegantly packaged in a striking gift box, making it an ideal gift for art lovers. ## Description Product Description Bertil Vallien's Brains are an evocative series of heads that are anti-stress pieces for the hand, the eye, the writing table, for your travels¿ .com We may not know who Bertil Vallien had in mind for all the names of his Brains sculptures, but each shows a distinct persona. The collection of three-inch, three-dimensional glass heads is absolutely stunning, and choosing one from among seven (or more, as new ones are added) is no easy task. But each makes an unusual gift, and a functional one at that, whether used as a desk paperweight, a conversation starter on a coffee table, or a pocket good-luck charm. Each comes in a soft, black bag inside a striking gift-box, ready to impress and intrigue the recipient. Bertil Vallien, one of the world's most celebrated glass artists, collaborates closely with the master glassmakers at Kosta Boda who produce these unique heads from lead-free crystal. Starting with basically the same face, the Brains icons may have color, texture, gold leaf, or silver leaf applied during the creative process. The following descriptions help distinguish the choices. Albert: frosted charcoal gray and white; Karolina: frosted blue; Cesare: textured rust and blue; John Silver: silver leaf with red eyes; Midas: gold leaf with one blue eye; Jimenez: silver leaf over ultramarine blue; Pablo: gritty green with rear blue swirl. Once captivated, you'll be tempted to collect Brains yourself even as you give them as gifts. The crystal heads may be washed by hand. --Ann BieriFrom the Manufacturer About the Designer: Born in 1938, Bertil Vallien has been retained by Kosta Boda since 1963. By far the most internationally celebrated glass artist and designer in Sweden, he has received numerous awards, and his work is well represented in leading museums around the world. He is known most of all as the master of sand molding. His solid, deep blue, 4-meter-long ship has become part of modern glass history. His creations in recent years include Heads, a long series of enigmatic, solid, blue glass heads of different sizes. He works in a mythical, dreamlike world of symbolic imagery. He undertakes what he himself describes as a never-ending research quest, in close cooperation with his loyal coworkers at Åfors glassworks, several of whom have worked with Vallien for four decades. Aside from his artistic work, he is a highly skilled and successful industrial designer, and his creations include Château, one of the bestselling ranges of handmade glasses over the years. About the Kosta Boda: With characteristic craftsmanship and good design, Kosta Boda has become one of the leading glasshouses in the world. The company's three glassworks in the villages of Kosta, Boda, and Åfors each have exciting individual stories of their own yet stand together under the common brand name Kosta Boda. The corps of designers currently on retainer at Kosta Boda works with both utilitarian and art glass. Glass results from a great many meetings between people--artists, craftspeople, and lovers of glass. The artists of Kosta Boda have a decisive role to play in all the creative stages of the process. The cooperation between the designers and the skilled craftspeople is very close; indeed, it is essential if the designers are to transfer their intentions to the glass. The History of Kosta Boda: Kosta, the parent glassworks of Kosta Boda and the oldest glassworks in Sweden still in operation, has a fascinating history that forms a valuable part of Swedish cultural heritage. The glassworks was founded in 1742 by the governors of the counties of Kronoberg and Kalmar, Anders Koskull and Georg Bogislaus Stael von Holstein, both former generals in the army of Karl XII and distinguished veterans of the battle of Narva, among others. The two county governors founded the glassworks upon the instructions of Fredrik I and modeled it on Continental glassworks. The works was situated deep in the spruce forests of Småland, on a site midway between the two country towns, and near a village that was then known as Dåfvedshult. The main reason for choosing this location was the unlimited availability of wood. Enormous quantities of wood were naturally required to keep the glassmaking furnaces burning day and night. Both of the founders wanted their names to be remembered, so the works was christened Kosta, from the initial letters--Ko and Sta--of the surnames of both the Carolinian generals. After a time the entire community was renamed after the growing glassworks. During the first 150 years, the glassworks in Kosta produced only utility glass, including window glass for the building of Tessin's Royal Palace, bottles and glass for the royal household, and chandeliers for churches. The first glassblowers were immigrant glass masters from Böhmen. They became the founding fathers of the glassblowing families, which passed down craft skills from generation to generation. Swedish sand was used to manufacture crystal glass, but nowadays pure silica sand is imported from Belgium, since the Swedish sand contains iron oxide that gives the glass a green tinge. Under the management of glass masters from Kosta, a succession of glassworks sprang up in the forests of Småland in the regions around Växjö and Kalmar. Kosta therefore has good reason to call itself the parent works of the entire Swedish Kingdom of Crystal. Until the end of the 19th century, the glass from Kosta was designed by the glassblowers themselves. At the Stockholm exhibition in 1897, the glassworks was criticized for the uniformity of its glass, which led to the idea of enlisting designers and artists in production. The first designer to be employed by Kosta was Gunnar Wennerberg. The year was 1898. Ever since then a large number of artists and designers have enriched the glassmaking tradition of the works with their artistic talents. Today Kosta Boda has a unique right to describe itself as an art industry, in which designers and craftspeople work closely together in the ongoing development of handmade utility glass and art glass. This diversity of individual artistic expression and the free and uninhibited creative process have become the distinguishing characteristics of the Kosta Boda brand. In addition to the parent works in Kosta, Kosta Boda today includes the two "daughter works" of Boda (founded in 1864) and Åfors (founded in 1876), a partnership that was formed in 1964. Both Boda and Åfors were originally relatively simple glassworks that manufactured utility glass. Boda experienced a period of glory in the 1960s and 1970s, under the innovative and dynamic artistic leadership of Erik Höglund, a heritage carried on by Kjell Engman and Monica Backström. Åfors has been the home of the designer couple Ulrica Hydman-Vallien and Bertil Vallien, who, together with Gunnel Sahlin and Olle Brozén, brought a renaissance to the small glassworks and local community. In 1990 Kosta was acquired by its former competitor Orrefors. Orrefors/Kosta Boda was in turn acquired by the Danish company Royal Copenhagen in 1997, and the design group Royal Scandinavia was formed. The group also includes Georg Jensen, Royal Copenhagen, and Holmegaard. Colorful, handmade art glass from the works in Kosta, Boda, and Åfors have made Kosta Boda one of Sweden's strongest brands and one of the world's leading glass companies. Glass from Kosta Boda is sold all over the world. Roughly 50 percent of production is sold outside Scandinavia, with some of the biggest markets in the U.S., Japan, Germany, and Australia. The origins of this glass, the living tradition of craftsmanship developed in the glassworks in Kosta, Boda, and Åfors, is a heritage that every Swede has a right to feel proud of. Taking Care of Kosta Boda Pieces: Handmade and hand-painted glass (especially the latter) does not do well in the dishwasher. Wash by hand in hot water--though not too hot--with a little washing-up liquid. Washing in very hot water will eventually destroy the luster of the glass. Rinse in water of about the same temperature as you washed it in. To avoid cracking the glass, make sure you do not expose it to excessive temperature differences. To avoid lines, dry with a soft cloth that won't shed lint. The edge of the glass is its most fragile part. When you put the glass back in the cupboard, stand it on its foot and make sure the edge does not come into contact with other glasses or objects. The Mark or Signature on Kosta Boda Pieces: Products are marked with the words Kosta Boda, the name of the artist, and the article number (seven digits). Painted pieces are signed with a painted signature with the designer's and the painter's initials. Engraved pieces also have the engraver's signature near the designer's name. Besides designing glass for the regular Kosta Boda collection, our artists are also free to work with art glass--limited-edition, specially signed pieces that are often much sought after by collectors. Kosta Boda art glass is divided into two categories: unique pieces and limited editions. Unique pieces are, of course, just that. No more than one piece is made of any particular item. Limited editions are manufactured in runs of between 25 and 1,000 pieces. All art glass is marked with the product number, the name of the artist, and the size of the edition so that the purchaser will know exactly how many pieces there are in that particular series. Editions comprising less than 60 pieces are individually numbered, e.g. "25/60." ## Features - Kosta Boda Brains sculpture; 3-inch length - Hand-crafted by master glassmakers in Sweden - Designed by world-renowned glass artist Bertil Vallien - Choice of many different named Brains, some with gold or silver leaf - Each comes in a soft bag inside a striking gift-box ## Product Details - **Color:** Blue/Silver - **Brand:** Kosta Boda - **Theme:** Architectural - **Material:** Crystal, Metal - **Recommended Uses For Product:** Table ## Images ![Kosta Boda Brains, Jimenez - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/613nTlv+pwL.jpg) ![Kosta Boda Brains, Jimenez - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71KJ2DY4SIL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Palmsized, provacative and subterranean cool *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2012* I'm an analytical person, roots in the Midwest type (Milwaukee) who feels a strong urge to sweep the kitchen floor after breakfast and supper. I'm not the type who usually gets caught up in the mystique of something, but when I am holding this three-inch hunk of cobalt blue and silver leaf crystal it feels to me like I have in my hand something unnaturally heavy and animate. The thing seems to regulate its own internal temperature, which is subterranean cool.One of a Kosta Boda series of "Brains" designed by glassmaker Bertil Vallien, "Jimenez" is named after 1956 Nobel laureate Ramon Jimenez (1881-1958). If you're like me, you're going to want to read Jimenez to get a feel for his poetry, which is lush and exotic, much like the crystal sculpture designed after him. "Jimenez" is a conversation piece, a personal touchstone, a thing as alluring and unique as it is provocative. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Difficult to display *by M***N on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 22, 2017* It looks better in the picture and I'm disappointed as I have other pieces from the same designer and this isn't very well designed as I think the silver finish will come off. Annoying thing is that you can stand it up as the base tapers so I'm not sure how you're meant to display it?!!? ### ⭐⭐⭐ Three Stars *by C***E on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 15, 2017* Came with the wrong leaflet inside - detailing the wrong artist. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.de/products/22085988-kosta-boda-brains-jimenez](https://www.desertcart.de/products/22085988-kosta-boda-brains-jimenez) --- *Product available on Desertcart Germany* *Store origin: DE* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*