Westman Atelier Skultuna Guld Kuppen Makeup Brush Cup Review

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When Westman Atelier announced their 50% Off Warehouse Sale, I quickly put together a post to alert you, and then as soon as I did that I went back to their website to plot my purchases. Initially I had no intention of shopping their sale, but after obsessively visiting and revisiting their offerings, I couldn't help but purchase pieces from the Westman Atelier and Skultuna collaboration. I purchase the Westman Atelier Skultuna Guld Kuppen Makeup Brush Cup and the Westman Atelier Skultuna Guld Plattan Vanity Tray (shown below, and the review is forthcoming).

Skultuna, which is more than 400 years old, is a Swedish luxury brand known for their impeccable brasswork. Their products are luxurious, they demonstrate extraordinary craftsmanship, and they are a true pleasure to behold and use!

About Skultuna,

Skultuna was founded by King Karl IX in the year 1607 and then as well as now, timeless design of the highest quality is the essence of the company. All Skultuna items are made for the ages, with the quality to be more beautiful for every day and generation that uses, wears and loves them.

The year was 1607, and King Karl IX could at last implement his long held plans for a Swedish brass industry. Refining copper into brass would reduce imports of brass and increase income from exports. The King had a man sent off on the Crown's business to find a suitable location for a brass foundry, the choice fell on Skultuna, where the Svartån brook provided sufficient water power. Today, over four centuries later, the company still resides in the very same place in Skultuna. The first master braziers were called here from the brass foundries in Germany and the Netherlands, they also brought the technique on how to make large brass objects like chandeliers. The oldest known chandelier is in the Church of Our Lady in Enköping and is dated 1619. The journey throughout history has been rough at times, once the whole factory floated away with the spring flood and it has burnt down completely on at least three occasions.

In the 15th and 16th century, the design work was part of the craftsmanship. At the end of 17th century, processes and work methods were standardized. This was the foundation of what we today call industrial design. Carl Hjalmar Norrström was a designer at the Skultuna Brass Foundry between the years 1895-1912. Norrström belonged to the most recognized designers at that time and was granted many awards for his creations. Carl Hjalmar won the Gold medal at the World Expo in Paris during the year 1900 for his magnificent baptizing font that can still be seen at the museum in Skultuna. Modernism came to Skultuna in the 1950s in the shape of the silversmith Pierre Forssell. He contributed with some fabulous products during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. His designs are very much characterized as Scandinavian: strict and contemporary in style. Another famous designer that designed products for Skultuna in the 1980s is Sigvard Bernadotte. He designed a series of products for the dining table.

Today, Skultuna collaborates with leading international designers and Skultuna products can be found in leading department stores all around the world and the company has won a number of international design awards. Skultuna today has five brand stores in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Skultuna. At the same time, production in the factory at the factory continues in an unbroken tradition, today mainly in the form of final processing such as polishing, grinding, assembly, engraving and packaging. Today, the factory is also one of the most popular tourist destinations in Sweden where you can visit the Skultuna Flagship store, Service Desk, Museum, Outlet store and the Bistro.

Westman Atelier Skultuna Guld Kuppen Makeup Brush Cup is such a luxurious way to store makeup brushes, eye and lip liners, mascaras and anything else that is tall and requires vertical storage. This gorgeous cup is made from solid brass that is polished to a bright mirror finish. It is hefty, but elegant, and it boasts the perfect proportions. It stands about 3 1/2" high and about 2 3/4" wide, and therefore it perfectly accommodates a full set of the Westman Atelier makeup brushes, but as you can see below, I also store many of my Hourglass makeup brushes in a Guld Kuppen as well. The cup and tray are so elegant and gorgeous that simply having them elevates my makeup application experience! What a true joy to behold such gorgeous craftsmanship! 

According to Westman Atelier,

This timelessly modern brush cup is the vanity accessory you didn’t know you needed. Crafted with Skultuna, the 400-year-old Swedish luxury brand known for its exquisite brasswork, the Guld Kuppen Brush Cup is designed for storage of Westman Atelier makeup brushes. Skultuna’s heritage pieces have been a favorite of Gucci’s for years. Now, this special collaboration brings exquisite craftsmanship—and a touch of gold—to your beauty ritual.

"With all the attention to detail put into our handcrafted makeup brushes, I wanted something incredibly special to house them in," says Gucci unboxing the Guld Kuppen brush cup, a gleaming vessel that's made with the exact right dimensions to fit a growing collection. "Guld Kuppen is the second brass treasure crafted in partnership with Skultuna—a 400-year-old luxury heritage brand that the Swedish royal family trusts for objects of impeccable quality."

Overall Assessment: This was such a worthwhile purchase, and I will now always keep a close eye on the Westman Atelier Warehouse Sales! A+

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