Andy Warhol, ‘Three Coke Bottles’, 1962
The Coca-Cola bottle was designed by the Root Glass Company in Terre Haute, Indiana, inspired by an illustration of a cocoa pod. As the iconic bottle turns 100 this year, the High Museum of Art in Atlanta presents The Coca-Cola Bottle: An American Icon at 100.
The exhibit shows how a normal mass-produced soda bottle can become one of the world's biggest design success stories. The visual symbol is a result of universally appealing design elements with relentless advertising, and many artists and designers have used it as a muse.
The exhibition features many artists including Andy Warhol, who has famously used the Coca-Cola bottle in his work for decades. Others include Japan-based firm Nendo's ‘Bottleware’, a range of stackable bowls modeled after the bottle, in green glass.
Read more about the exhibition here.
Esther Bubley, ‘Coca-Cola Wall’, Texas, 1945.
Patent: Coca-Cola Contour Bottle
Nendo, ‘Bottleware’, 2012
Nendo, ‘Bottleware’, 2012
Jan Saudek, ‘Broken Bottle’, 1973.
Andy Warhol, ‘Coca-Cola (3)’, 1962, casein on canvas.
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