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Showcasing the grandeur of glass

Glassy beauty: A product displayed at the ‘Glass Gloss Glamour’ exhibition.

A four-day exhibition of glass installations created by young blow glass artists Prateek Jain and Gautam Seth opens at The Stainless in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The designer duo intend to take lifestyle to the realm of fine art and this time round they will display glass embossed with imagery of the past. Sculpture forms will blend with modern day minimalism in their glass works.

Titled ‘Gloss Glass Glamour’, the exhibition will showcase glass installations that reverberate with the richness of life. A larger-than-life chandelier stringing a hundred delicate pieces of hand-blown glass captures the eye. Stark black-and-white, contoured lamps reflect the earthen rustic appeal. And vases done in distinctive Moroccan style offset decorative figurines in blow glass, brightly tinted glass vases and asymmetrical forms to blend in a modern home. “The collection ‘Gloss Glass Glamour’ takes on the challenge of harnessing the classical lines and forms of Islamic culture known for its elaborate yet beautiful architecture and decor. The elaborate use of mesh and mesh patterns in collection in a very subtle manner has given birth of a product line that has an immediate global appeal. The collection pieces would add an awe factor by their presence to any clean straight line room whether in the form of light fixtures, furniture accent pieces and vases,” say designers Prateek Jain and Gautam Seth.

The young creators infuse life into everyday forms like cactus, marigold flower and the fabled Aladdin lamp. They are brought to life through traditional iron trunk and colourful kites. The famed lattice design, icon of Mughal architecture, is yet another symbol that repeats itself in garden lights, floaters and chandeliers.

Madhur Tankha

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