Titled Splash, the installation sits at the heart of the brand’s Soaked In Light exhibition at the Eurolace lighting fair, Hall 6.
Splash was designed by Martin Gallo for Lasvit
Created by Lasvit designer Martin Gallo, Splash is an assemblage of fused glass fragments that have been moulded to resemble water in motion.
Overhead spotlights penetrate the installation, which has been suspended from the ceiling, to cast ripple-like patterns of light and shadow on to the surrounding surfaces.
The exhibition also debuts a pendant light by French designer Patrick Joiun.
Called Vera, the concept features a suspended vertical glass cylinder that has been imprinted by a tree branch to resemble the texture of bark.
Patrick Joiun created lights that resemble the texture of wood
According to Lasvit, the inspiration for the design came from a visit Jouin paid to the brand’s glassworks in Nový Bor, Czech Republic.
The texture of the wood was achieved by adapting a technique used to make fused glass.
Instead of using a traditional mould, molten glass was poured directly on to a tree branch.
The resulting fused glass cylinder was then enclosed by a second skin made of smooth, handmade borosilicate glass.
Lasvit’s art director Maxim Velčovský also unveiled LOOMO, a collection of gold-coloured wall sconces with fabric textures, while Czech designer Jan Plecháč launched Niveo, an attempt to capture the chaotic energy of hailstorms in the form of sculptural handblown glass.
Soaked in Light is open to the public at Hall 6, Stand C39 D38 from 8-13 April at this year’s Milan design week.
