emmanuel babled fuses glass and marble with osmosi line

emmanuel babled fuses hand-blown glass and carrara marble with osmosi line all images courtesy of emmanuel babled

after more than 20 years experience in glass-blowing, italian designer emmanuel babled, realizes the ‘osmosi’ collection. the limited-edition line of furniture and vases connect noble materials from two regions of italy: glass produced by the venini in murano, and carrara marble by testi fratelli in verona. the artisanal products combine new technologies with traditional craftsmanship in a virtual fusion between marble and hand-blown glass thanks to surgically precise digital technology.

vase – red glass

when a piece of glass is finished by craftsmen, a 3D scan transfers data to a CNC router, which cuts the marble. the two pieces match virtually perfectly, resulting in a symbiotic relationship between the materials. although in reality the two mediums remain separate, one is nothing without the other. the factor of natural unpredictability in glass makes each piece unique.

vase furniture – blue and yellow glass

after visiting venice, milan, and dubai the ‘osmosi’ collection travels to france. the pieces will be displayed among other products by babled including quark tables, digit lights, and possibly the etna line of tables, which are still in production. the exhibition takes place at galerie yves gastou in paris, france march 12th to april 18th 2015.

vase – blue glass

twenty first gallery, new york presents worm by emmanuel babled during new york design week 2016 at collective design fair from may 4 – 8, 2016.

double vase – red and purple glass

black table – blue glass

siamese vase – blue glass

osmosi table – red and green glasses

detail of how the glass and marble parts meet

quark marble table will also be presented at galerie yves gastou

digit orange stand, also in line for the exhibition

preliminary sketch for etna table

galerie gastou exhibition poster

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