This Kiddush cup was made as a Bar Mitzvah gift for FF, commissioned by his grandfather.

We each get half of our genes from our mother and half from our father. As children, people around us—especially our parents—often tell us who we resemble. This grandson has two older brothers, so there are even more comparisons. Still, each of us is a unique mix. We are all searching for what we can do, what we want, and who we are.

The shape of the cup, made from three fused cylinders, represents the two sources of our genes. From these, the large cylinder grows, holding a unique and unknown mix of the original genes.

This cup was 3D-printed in wax, after which the wax model was cast in silver using the classic lost-wax method. Thanks to Horbach Idar-Oberstein for the craftsmanship with which they cast this problematic design. I finished the cup by hand.

For more insights into the work process, I have written about it in the BLOG Sketches of my work 9