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MURANO GLASS
MARBLE
&
Osmosi is a series of unique glass-and-marble vases, furniture
and lighting, created by the artist Emmanuel Bladed. The
project lies on the border between serial production and one-
of-a-kind sculptures, being each piece resolutely functional.
Osmosi Furniture and Osmosi Vases are Limited Editions
made in hand blown Murano glass and Marble.
Renowned for his unique pieces and limited editions for
prestigious manufacturers such as Venini, Baccarat, Emmanuel
Bladed combines for Osmosi new technology with traditional
craftsmanship in an entirely innovative way, a virtual fusion
between marble and hand-blown glass. These materials are put
together with a precision that is only possible thanks to high-
level digital technology.
The process begins with making the glass. The hand-
blown form is then captured by a 3-D scanner. Through
the digitalization of the form, the matching shape is CNC
(Computer Numerical Control) milled into the marble,
creating two unique pieces that match each other perfectly.
They are separate pieces, but each has no meaning without the
other. They fit together through gravity alone. Like Cinderella
OSMOSI by Emmanuel Bladed
and the glass shoe, there is only one unique piece of glass that
can fit into one unique piece of marble. The effect is a perfect
symbiosis between materials.
Emmanuel Babled’s design approach is based on the idea that
a good project is born through direct contact and physical
presence in the territory of its production. Observing
materials and techniques in their authentic surroundings,
gaining a feeling for places and social conditions have become
an important part of his work method. Territorial skills and
the human factor are elements that determine the result.
His works can be seen in noteworthy Galleries around the world
such as Galerie Yves et Victor Gastou in Paris, the acclaimed
Nilufar in Milan, or the Twenty First Gallery in New York.
He started his activity as a designer in Paris and moved to
Milan in 1992, the city where he founded his own studio and
worked for 18 years. Before settling in Lisbon in early 2016, he
lived for five years in Amsterdam.
