‘BoxinBox’ is a series of striking glass storage solutions from Glas Italia, created and designed in collaboration with globally-renowned furniture and product designer, Philippe Starck
It almost seems a shame to put anything in it!
Glas Italia’s creations, often in collaboration with famous designers, are contemporary yet classically opulent and timeless.
Glas Italia (as the name transparently suggests) is an Italian glass design company, that specializes in designer glass furniture and glassware, including consoles, tables, cutting-edge storage solutions and exquisite vases. Their unique products are handmade by master craftsmen in the town of Macheria: It is located on the outskirts of Milan, arguably the design capital of the world, and also the site of their flagship store (pictured above).
‘Verglas’ dining table
The thing with glass is…you can see through it. So if you fashion it into furniture (and there now follows a selection of Glas Italia glass tables that arguably illustrate the apex of glass furniture design), then its sheer ‘mass’ is almost illusory: It disappears into its surroundings, yet holds up whatever you care to place, or display on top.
‘Atlantis’ glass table – amost looks submerged in its surroundings
Tables allow you to sit, dine, write, draw – or just be comfortable. Glass tables also introduce a surreal, fantasy element to furniture design. Subtle yet substantial, they blend into their surroundings and add just a little touch of fantasy.
‘Alister’ by Glas Italia
There is a fragility yet a toughness to tables made from glass that gives them an elegance that is totally compelling.
‘Kooh-I-Noor’ coffee table
Unobtrusive, yet very much a design statement and of course, very functional, Glas Italia glass tables add another dimension – that of sheer desirability.
‘Bent’ coffee tables
Curved and organic, or angular and sharp, Glas Italia tables are simple, yet intriguing.
‘Drawn’ coffee table
‘Mirror’ console table
Mirrored panels on the ‘Mirror’ table reflect their surroundings, thus piling on the opulence.
‘Pipeline’ dining or office table
Everyday objects appear to float in their space, though they are placed squarely (or obliquely) on a table top.
‘Hub bistrot’ tables by Glas Italia
‘Calice’ side tables
‘Hub’ bistro tables
Appearing to be semi-solid, the colored glass tops and bases of the ‘Hub’ bistro table and ‘Calice’ side table add substance and color as well as a sharp look and attitude.
Jean-Marie Massaud sculptural vases
If you’re struggling to find something suitably fabulous to put on your Glas Italia glass table, then here’s a suggestion – these smoked glass and opaque, laquered ceramic Glas Italia vases were designed by Jean-Marie Massaud and cost around $1200.
‘Lady Hio’ Glas Italia table designed by Philippe Starck
Philippe Starck designed the ‘Lady Hio’ table in transparent or smoked and colored glass, in a selection of yellow, warm grey and orange accents. It was introduced and exhibited at Salone del Mobile Milano – the Milan Furniture Fair 2016.
‘Lady Hio’ table in clear glass with orange accents
By collaborating with talented and renowned designers from around the world, Glas Italia furthers their reputation for producing gorgeous glass artifacts. A table sits at the heart of any room and a custom-made Glas Italia table must surely make anyone’s heart skip a beat.
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