Utu Mirror
This mirror cannot leave us indifferent. It is fixedly staring at us, talking to us, mirroring our thoughts. This is not a mirror, nor a mask: it is somehow a friendly figure, silently screaming in the void of our lonely and aseptic interior. Produced by Danish master cabinetmaker Anders Lunderskov, presented for the first time in […]
Quark Bronze
The Quark series of low coffee tables blends the exploration of materials with production techniques, to give birth to unique monolithic tables. The series’ name is a reference to a type of elementary particle, a fundamental constituent of matter. Quark tables became the pretext to explore prime natural materials from their extraction to their transformation […]
Mziwa Project
The signature piece of furniture on Zanzibar island, in Tanzania, is a simple wooden chair made solely from locally sourced materials, without any form of transformation nor any use of chemicals. An entirely ecological product. Local craftsmen have made the tried and tested chair in the same way for generations. Emmanuel Babled has embarked upon […]
Pyros Series
In the Pyros Notturni series, the deep colour of the body, together with the almost colourless neck, receive dozens of bright opaque Red Coral glass applications, a traditional colour used by VENINI. They are overlapped with bright transparent colours, which remain partially absorbed by the dark background, enhancing the effect of a nocturnal version of […]
Azoici / Abstract Abyss
These enlarged macro details extracted from glass works, designed by Emmanuel Babled in Murano, are photographic abstractions that capture the innermost quality of glass via the primal sense of form, colour and line. They explore the relationship between bi-dimensional digital innovation and the virtuous materiality of glass, an aesthetic statement using photographic techniques of the […]
Pyros
Working in the furnace often means seizing the moment, it takes an instant to crystallise materials and colours perennially. This is what happens under Emmanuel Babled’s direction, when Masters create the Pyros artworks. Surfaces become memories that recall colours. Colour is thrown onto glass like a meteorite, following the artist’s intuition and recalling the movements […]
Paladini Celati
The Paladini busts seek to capture the essence and simplicity of their silence. Perennial, crystallized, standing in a just and wise pose, thanks to the expert hands of Master glassmakers. For Emmanuel Babled, these pieces are glass paladins, a continuity of the ancient tradition of gladiators and theologians. The unique chromatic compositions, from the boundless […]
Azoici & Azoici S
Azoici consists of a series of unique glass pieces, hand-blown in collaboration with the Italian Master Andrea Zilio and exclusively produced at Venice’s Murano Island. The matte black and grey surfaces contrast delicately with the slightly tinted transparent glass, like magma solidified in a geological layer. Each piece of the Azoici collection is unique and […]
Incontra
Celebrating the artistry of Vista Alegre, INCONTRA brought together 200 years of VistaAlegre’s tradition in crystal and glassmaking with the timeless expertise of Murano. Under the creative direction of Emmanuel Babled, this historic partnership resulted in 11 unique, signed masterpieces crafted by: Andrea Zilio, master glassmaker from Murano and Arlindo Francisco, Vista Alegre’s master glassmaker […]
Etnastone Guéridon Brushed
The Etnastone collection is named after the Sicilian volcano Mount Etna, a reference to the traditional craftsmanship in the lava stone and ceramics industries, found in the town of Caltagirone. With this project, Emmanuel Babled testifies once again to his bond with pure techniques that are only possible to find in a single place. Etnastone […]
