Eight delicately crafted products and homeware made from glass
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Dezeen Showroom: designers have been using glass to create furnishings for many years – here, we detail some of the products on Dezeen Showroom made from the material.
Glass has long been a popular choice for designers thanks to its resistance to heat, water and sunlight.
Advancements in manufacturing techniques over the years has enabled the material to take on unique textures, shapes and patterns and allow pieces to be created at a variety of scales.
The products in this selection include items made from both clear and coloured glass, as well as pieces that are transparent and translucent.
Read on to see a selection of lighting, drinkware, furniture and homeware by both celebrated and emerging names in the design world.
A block of cast crystal glass forms the body of this statuesque table lamp by Australian designer Ross Gardam, who referenced brutalist architecture with its shape.
The Vestige lamp has a blocky body flecked with air bubbles and sits on a raw aluminium base.
118 pendant light by Omer Arbel for Bocci
Cloudy, petal-like inclusions characterise these delicate droplet-shaped lights by designer Omer Arbel for Canadian design brand Bocci.
The 118 pendant light is suspended by a braided cable and can be hung solo or in clusters of varying heights to create a delicate statement.
Slowly Rising glassware collection by Tongqi Lu for Tickle Quo
The Japanese concept of wabi-sabi informed this range of dappled glass tableware by China-based homeware brand Tickle Quo.
The Slowly Rising glassware collection is a lime green colour, with some pieces combined with metal details to create contrast between the bumpy and the smooth.
Find out more about Slowly Rising ›
Etta vase by Julius Heinzl for Bannach
Conical and hemispherical bases were combined with roomy cylindrical bodies in designer Julius Heinzl’s Etta vase range for German brand Bannach.
Users can choose between five coloured glass finishes – crystal, smoked glass, pale pink, pale green or sapphire blue – and its generous size means that it can be used either on the floor or on a tabletop.
Big Sur Low coffee table by Simon Klenell and Kristoffer Sundin for Fogia
Carpenter Kristoffer Sundin and glass artist Simon Klenell designed a coffee table for Swedish furniture brand Fogia made from glass and wood.
The Big Sur Low coffee table has a rounded square top available in transparent, green, brown or anthracite-coloured glass. It is supported by four oak legs that come in natural or painted finishes.
Find out more about Big Sur Low ›
Miles pendant lamp by Yabu Pushelberg for Lasvit
Czech brand Lasvit collaborated with design studio Yabu Pushelberg on a pendant light that references the art of glassblowing.
Named the Miles pendant lamp, it is characterised by an elegant inner diffuser contained within a glass tube.
Danish design brand Karakter released a scaled-down iteration of a lamp designed in the 1970s by Italian architect and sculptor Angelo Mangiarotti.
With a rounded, square-shaped shade, the Lari mini lamp has a segmented middle section made from hand-blown glass.
Find out more about Lari mini ›
Soda Oval and Square tables by Yiannis Ghikas for Miniforms
Italian furniture brand Miniforms worked with Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas on a side table made purely from glass.
Named Soda Oval and Square, the tables were made from hand-blown Venitian Murano glass and come in a spectrum of bold colourways including blue and amber.
Find out more about Soda Oval and Square ›
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