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Glas Italia
Explore every possible application of crystal in the field of design: this is the mission of Glas Italia, a company that has its roots in the artisan tradition of the master glassmakers of Brianza and projects this profession towards the future. He does it in Macherio, in a very modern and avant-garde establishment, designed by Piero Lissoni, in which innovative processing techniques are applied and allow to obtain always new and surprising shapes from a difficult material such as glass. It is for this know-how with few equals that very important designers from all over the world have chosen Glas Italia for their most courageous projects that have crystal as the protagonist.Read more

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Shiro Kuramata

Shiro Kuramata
Shiro Kuramata (1934-1980) is one of the most famous Japanese designers of all time. His creations, often dreamlike and surreal, draw their charm from an unexpected fusion between a delicate poetry of oriental origin and the daring experiments of the nascent postmodernism with its unsettling shapes and unprecedented combinations of materials. Most of them are now re-proposed by the Italian brand Cappellini, which has made a great contribution to his international fame by re-editing some of his most famous works from the end of the 1980s together with furnishings designed directly for the brand. However, his close link with Italy dates back to a few years earlier, when his friend Ettore Sottsass had invited him to take part in the fruitful experience of Memphis, particularly similar to his poetics. Among the other brands with which Kuramata has had the opportunity to leave his mark there are also the Japanese Ishimaru, for which he designed the Miss Blanche armchair, among other products, and the Swiss giant Vitra, for which he created the immaterial How armchair High the Moon. Also active as an interior designer, in this capacity Kuramata is best known for having designed many of Issey Miyake's boutiques around the world. Read more