The Kaanch Glass Collection is the summary, colourful results of a collaboration between Diego Olivero Studio and gifted Indian artisans. The one-of-a-kind objects and lamps translate the Delhi-based artisans’ craft into distinctive glass artwork – the truth is, Kaanch is Hindi for “glass.”
Impressed by the opposing concepts of chaos and noise, peace and stillness, colours and transparency, and connections and independence, Kaanch fuses these themes collectively. To do it, every of the 11 items within the sequence options components of colourful glass connected to the outside of its empty vessel as an expression of feelings.
For the collaboration, Borosilicate glass was used. Invented in Germany through the late 1800s, it’s a particular kind of the fabric with a really low likelihood of thermal growth – that means it received’t crack underneath excessive temperature modifications like common glass. This excessive sturdiness is precisely what makes Borosilicate the go-to glass for high-end eating places, wineries, and designers.
“I used to be thrilled to collaborate with these unimaginable expert glass artisans, with their historic information of glass mixed with their fashionable visions,” shared Diego Olivero. “These objects comprise all the sweetness, colours, flavors, noise, and peace that’s India… The Kaanch sequence reinvents the acquainted, creating sudden moments of thought, play, reflection, and shock.”
The Kaanch Glass Collection might be featured at Materiaaal’s “Supplies That Disobey” throughout NYCxDesign Week at Diego Olivero Studio in Dumbo Brooklyn (65 Pearl Avenue, 224-224A) by way of Could 25, 2023 (12am to 6pm). To be taught extra concerning the Kaanch glass sequence, go to diegoolivero.com.
