Glacier
Patricia Urquiola
Low tables made from cast glass subject to a high-temperature casting process. The top is formed by melting a shaped slab of coloured glass (bronze, grey, blue, or amber) onto an extralight glass sheet, thus creating an irregular surface that evokes the formation of glaciers, altering the perception of the material and emphasizing its relationship with light. The glass loses its uniformity, acquiring a denser and more physical presence that pushes the boundary between solidity and fluidity to the extreme: the surface appears to melt where it lands upon the underlying structure, spreading randomly and settling softly against it. The base, in 12 mm cast bonded transparent glass, enhances the top thanks to its visual lightness. The top is fixed to the base on the side table whilst in the other models it simply rests on it.
