ARTEFACT GALLERY #2.10
Glass Future Lab
Proposed by:
Elena Dellapiana (Team Leader, Full Professor),
Marco Bozzola (Associate Professor)
Politecnico di Torino
Technical Specifications
Name
Glass Future Lab
Tipology
Murano Glass Artefacts
Authorship
AUT Design Collective, Elia Camboni, Pietro Coda
Date or period:
2022
Materials:
Glass
Techniques:
Glass hand blwoing, Digital Manufacturing
Country/ region:
Venice and Milan, Italy
Related links:
https://www.instagram.com/glassfuturelab/
Glass Future Lab, a research initiative by the AUT Design Collective, Elia Camboni and Pietro Coda launched in 2022, seeks to redefine the concepts of unique and “tailor-made” in Murano glass production. This project fosters an open dialogue between the traditional craftsmanship of master glassmakers and the versatility of digital production.
By merging these two distinct production methods, the project addresses needs considered indispensable today, such as reducing production waste, enhancing compositional freedom, simplifying assembly processes, and customizing final products.
Ultimately, Glass Future Lab aims to reintegrate Murano glass production into the contemporary design landscape, ensuring its relevance and innovation for the future.
DETAILS
Contrappunto: in quattro voci (photo by Pietro Coda)
Inspiration
Murano, glass components storage space (photo by Pietro Coda)
One of Twenty-Three Sheets of Drawings of Glassware (Mirrors, Chandeliers, Goblets, etc.), Compagnia di Venezia e Murano
Location
The selection of this artefact is the responsibility of designer Maria Bruno Néo and is part of her doctoral work ‘A HISTÓRIA INCOMPLETA DO DESIGN PORTUGUÊS: CONTRIBUTOS PARA A INSCRIÇÃO DA DESIGNER HELENA CARDOSO/THE INCOMPLETE HISTORY OF PORTUGUESE DESIGN: CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE INSCRIPTION OF DESIGNER HELENA CARDOSO’ supervised by Professors Susana Barreto and Luís Mendonça, both from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Porto/Portugal.
