Upglas lamp by Luca Nichetto for Astep
Dezeen Showroom: designer Luca Nichetto used recycled remnants of Murano glass to create the Upglas table lamp for Danish lighting brand Astep.
The qualities of glass, clay and marble mix in the novel surface of the Upglas lamp, which is made by crushing discarded fragments of colourful mounth-blown glass from the legendary Italian glass-making island of Murano, where Nichetto was born.
The ground glass is mixed with a resin that Astep says is biodegradable, producing a mouldable material similar to dough or clay in its pliability.
"When I first saw this new material, I got the idea of rolling and spreading it by hand, much like you would roll a flour dough to make pizza, and then shape it into a mould," said Nichetto.
Different colours of the material are marbled together and shaped in a cast to create the sculptural lamps, each of which ends up with a unique swirled pattern.
Astep describes Upglas as having a smooth, delicate surface that almost resembles honed stone, which forms both its shade and body in a uniform, all-in-one design.
The lamps come in two shapes and a choice of four dappled colourways.
Product details:
Product: Upglas lamp
Designer Luca Nichetto
Brand: Astep
Contact: pr@astep.design
Materials: upcycled Murano glass diffuser and base, stainless steel structure
Colours/finishes: Black, Green, Coral or White
Dimensions: 432 × 350 millimetres or 356 × 445 millimetres
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