David Derksen has had a continual fascination with the beauty, form and manufacturing techniques found in scientific glassware. From this interest the Flask Vase, Flask Light and Dewar Light were born.

Laboratory glassware has a very distinct production process, all pieces start as glass tubes that are reshaped on lathes in extreme heat. In direct opposition to these glass pieces, rubber is often used to connect the parts creating an extreme contrast of materials.

Derksen named the project after James Dewar who was in search of the absolute zero temperature point and invented the Dewar flask. These containers use two walls of glass which sandwich a thin layer of silver to reflect the heat, this process can be found in many everyday products like the thermos.