Glass and Light

Glass is most striking when it is lit.

Without any doubt, colour is (in physics and in reality) intrinsically linked to light.

We work with glass every day and spend a lot of time documenting and archiving the making of glass as well as the resulting objects . This makes us at utopia experts in glass, but equally experts in light quality.

Both the colour as well as the density of glass are very sensitive to light. Especially the cut glass benefits from light to bring out its full spectrum of beauty. When each facet is lit , the variety of depth and colour make the sculpted glass a feast for the eye!

Nani Stacking Vessel Smoke- Same piece in light and without light

Light is also a big factor in determining the colour of the glass body. When the glass is not lit it can seem very dark and even dull sometimes, with very few reflections . The same glass, in sunlight or even artificial light, comes alive and shines in many hues from light to dark. The translucency of the glass becomes more vivid once lit too.