The creation of a piece of furniture of this size using blown glass involves considerable technical difficulties, both in terms of the high degree of skill required and the complexity of handling an object of this size. For this reason, no-one had ever attempted such a project before
Soda tables. Blown glass for handcrafted furniture with a unique design
The Soda tables are the result of a collaboration between Yiannis Ghikas Design and the Italian brand Miniforms: a single glass volume, with a hard, hammered surface that fragments its transparency, giving rise to a primitive aesthetic
However, in addition to the difficulties, the benefits were many. In fact, one of the main objectives of the project was to use one of the main features of glass as an advantage and that is its transparency. The studied geometry creates an interplay of light and shadow that evokes different shapes as the perspective changes
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Yiannis Ghikas Design
Pipinou 37, GR-11251, Athens, Greece