Palermo Folded Plate Color:Black sculpted European arms

sculpted European arms

adding a moment of visual rest to balance the fixture’s maximalist scale

hourglass form is cinched at the center by a ribbon of metal that adds a touch of texture to this otherwise smooth design

Who could resist the playful whimsy and surrealist charm

The Patina Brass stem and matching pins support the glass

Palermo Folded Plate Color:Black sculpted European armsThe Striped Folded Plates are made by Italian glass artisans on the island of Murano. They form these one of a kind art glass items utilizing a centrifuge process that spins molten glass in large copper bowls of various sizes. The shapes are formed after the glass stops spinning and the artisans begin to shape, mold, cut, and reheat the glass into the shapes you see here. After a long annealing process, the glass is cool, stable, and able to be packed