This week, we reached out to our friend and collaborator, Martino Gamper, an internationally-renowned Italian designer based in London. We suspect the set of Acqua e Vino glasses he designed for us might be the 'Permanent Collection object' for many—but we wondered what personal belonging he would nominate for himself.

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In Their Permanent Collection - Martino Gamper

Martino Gamper

This week, we reached out to our friend and collaborator, Martino Gamper, an internationally-renowned Italian designer based in London. We suspect the set of Acqua e Vino glasses he designed for us might be the 'Permanent Collection object' for many—but we wondered what personal belonging he would nominate for himself.

Martino Gamper: A ventifact, a stone shaped by sand. It’s from a beach in New Zealand and was a present from my dear friends Jeremy and Sashel.

Permanent Collection: Tell us the story of this stone.

M.G.: I think it takes several hundred years for a ventifact to form. For a time, such stones were all over the beaches in New Zealand. They are now quite rare and need just the right conditions to form: strong winds that blow non-stop in one direction and an endless supply of sand, which the wind uses as an abrading agent. In such environments, ordinary stones start to take on extraterrestrial shapes. This stone is from Taranaki, a long, desolate sand beach. Jeremy lived with it for many years before giving it to me. He knew I coveted the object and one day he turned up with it.

P.C.: What a good friend! And what a beautiful object—such an unusual shape...

M.G.: For a long time people assumed these types of objects were manmade and it wasn’t until fairly recently they’ve realized ventifacts are actually made by nature. This piece also reminds me of Taranaki beach, one of my favorite places in New Zealand.

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SHIPPING AND RETURNS POLICY

Permanent Collections offers UPS Ground shipping on all U.S. domestic orders. International shipping to Canada and Europe is available via DHL and USPS.

Orders are processed one time per week, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. All orders ship from Berkeley, CA. Availability of products is not guaranteed. If you have ordered an item that is not available or that is delayed, we will notify you via email or telephone. When your order is processed, you will receive a shipment confirmation email with the shipping tracking number. Residents of California will pay state tax on their purchase.

Expected arrival date for international orders is approximately 10-14 days from the order date. For international orders, a customs duty will be charged to you depending upon the country in which you reside and the cost of the product you have ordered. Permanent Collection is NOT responsible for payment of this duty. Please consult an online duties calculator before placing your order, as this charge could amount to a few hundred additional dollars for which you will be liable. In addition, please make sure your contact details are correct in order for the carrier to make a prompt delivery. In the case the item is not deliverable it is the customer's responsibility to pay any additional fees that occur, such as return and reshipping fees.

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Should you wish to return an item, it must be in unused, unworn, unwashed, unaltered, and in undamaged condition and returned within 30 days of purchase. All returns must include original packaging: any boxes, hangers, garment bags, and other packaging materials.

To begin the return process, please contact us at customerservice@permanentcollection.com. We will then email you a return UPS shipping label and a return packing slip for you to mark with the reason(s) for your return. Repackage the item(s) you would like to return and place the prepaid UPS return label on the outside of the box you’ll ship back to us at:

Drop off your shipment at a UPS Store (find your nearest store at www.ups.com) or at any UPS facility.

As soon as we receive your return, we’ll let you know in an e-mail and make sure that your refund is processed within 7 days. It may take up to 14 business days from the date we process your refund for it reflect on your original form of payment.

We reserve the right to deny refunds if the merchandise returned does not meet our return policy requirements.

ALL SALE ITEMS ARE FINAL SALE. NO RETURNS OR EXCHANGES WILL BE ACCEPTED.