Glas Italia, established in Brianza in the early 1970s, produces modern pieces of furniture, doors-wall partitions and accessories in crystal glass drawing from the heritage, long experience and technical know-how of a century-old Family glass factory as well as from an unbridled passion for glass manufacturing.
Through the years Glas Italia has followed an unswerving evolutive process, through accurate planning and focused development of its collection, both in terms of image and distribution in the Italian and Export markets.
Glas Italia is currently represented in the 5 continents and in more than 110 countries.
Research and design of the crystal glass material employ the most highly advanced technology, enabling to win the new challenges by means of increasingly complex manufacturing processes, and the collaboration with prestigious international designers who see their creative ideas and inspiration become real.
The refinement and originality of the range with its intrinsic and formal quality represent the signature and the distinctive feature of Glas Italia products which are addressed to a high-end public loving elegant and design-oriented glass items and to the professionals involved in interior architecture and design, project and contract market.
The Glas Italia collection includes models designed, amongst others, by:
Piero Lissoni (art director since 2004), Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby, Mario Bellini, Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, Michele De Lucchi, Naoto Fukasawa, Nendo, Johanna Grawunder, Shiro Kuramata, Tokujin Yoshioka, Jean-Marie Massaud, Alessandro Mendini, Jasper Morrison, Patrick Norguet, Jean Nouvel, Claudio Silvestrin, Ettore Sottsass, Philippe Starck, Patricia Urquiola, Nanda Vigo.
FOUNTAIN
Design Tokujin Yoshioka
Precious and poetic round low tables with Murano poured glass bases, hand shaped and chiseled by highlytuned processing techniques.
The top is also in poured glass and is inserted resting inside the base.
These objects reproduce the poetry of water flowing from a spring with all its changing rivulets and glittering sparkle.
LIQUEFY
Design Patricia Urquiola
High and low tables and console in tempered extralight glass with a veined and organic decoration which takes on the colour and veins of marble.
The surprising image changing effect, makes the veining look dynamic and variable depending on the viewing point.
Available in four different colors: green, pink-beige, whisky and anthracite-grey.
The decoration is enclosed by a coordinated colour frame painted on the glass perimeter.
WUNDERKAMMER
Design Piero Lissoni
Collection of display cases/storage units with a structure in dark brown anodized or opaque white lacquered aluminium, highly finished details and panel systems in tempered transparent extralight glass. The base is covered with opaque lacquered glass.
The shelves are supported by adjustable brackets fixed to two vertical pillars that are used as a striker for the door, which is supplied with fully adjustable hinges.
These products, that can be completely disassembled, are perfect for museums and shop display uses.
The transparent extralight glass and the thinness of the structure allow a perfect 360-degree visibility of the objects within.
