In this live Dezeen talk in collaboration with Atelier Oï, the Swiss architecture and design studio revealed its forthcoming collection of glass artworks and gave a guided tour of its workplace, which features an exhibition of the new work.
Moderated by Dezeen's founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs, the talk featured Atelier Oï founders Aurel Aebi, Armand Louis and Patrick Reymond.
The trio discussed the preview of Atelier Oï Privé, a new project in which the studio spotlights a chosen material by producing a limited edition collection exploring its properties and craft.
Atelier Oï founders Aurel Aebi, Armand Louis and Patrick Reymond
The first material the studio is exploring through the Atelier Oï Privé series is glass. The resulting five-piece capsule collection, called Collection Gaïa, comprises a series of cylindrical, globular and pendulum-like sculptures made of blue and clear glass. Atelier Oï designed the collection to reflect glass' ability to change states from liquid to solid. Each of the pieces interacts with a light source that helps to cast dynamic patterns across the surrounding surfaces.
The Atelier Oï Privé series begins with an exploration into the materiality of glass
"We wanted to explore the many different states that glass can reflect," Atelier Oï told Dezeen.
"We were inspired by nature and our contemplation on its phenomena and celestial forces. Collection Gai?a reflects back to us the visceral beauty and ever-changin...