{"id":597678,"date":"2026-03-16T09:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?p=597678"},"modified":"2026-03-16T00:54:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T04:54:31","slug":"crisalide-by-draga-aurel-presents-new-depths-within-glass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/crisalide-by-draga-aurel-presents-new-depths-within-glass\/","title":{"rendered":"Crisalide by Draga & Aurel Presents New Depths Within Glass"},"content":{"rendered":"

Glass is an ancient and storied material. As much as modern humans strive to innovate, some materials resist reinvention more than others. Glass, in particular, exists within a lineage of techniques that have changed surprisingly little over centuries. The furnaces may burn hotter and the tools may be refined, but the core dialogue between heat, gravity, and human hand remains remarkably intact.<\/p>\n

\"Overlapping<\/a><\/p>\n

\"A<\/a><\/p>\n

Presented with Todd Merrill Studio<\/strong><\/a>, Draga & Aurel<\/strong><\/a> celebrate the hand-wrought nature of the material through Crisalide<\/strong><\/a>, a collection of sculptural lighting first revealed at Design Miami <\/a>last year. A story of creation itself, small bubbles remain suspended within the glass surfaces\u2014quiet traces of the forces that brought each piece into being.<\/p>\n

\"Transparent<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Close<\/a><\/p>\n

Featuring a monumental hanging pendant alongside a pair of sconces, Crisalide moves easily beyond function to operate as sculptural artwork. Each piece is meticulously handcrafted in collaboration with a renowned glassblowing studio in Venice, where Murano\u2019s centuries-old glassmaking traditions continue to shape contemporary experimentation.<\/p>\n

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Within this context, light becomes more than illumination. For Draga & Aurel, it acts as a transformative agent\u2014animating color, revealing layers, and shifting the perception of the object itself. Overlapping chromatic strata of hand-blown glass form iridescent, ovoid bodies that hover between density and translucency, capturing a moment of transformation suspended in material form.<\/p>\n

\"Transparencies<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Close<\/a><\/p>\n

A fluid, precision-engineered LED line activates the works from within, tracing a luminous gesture through the glass body. As viewers move within their presence, perception shifts: color deepens, transparency changes, and surfaces come alive with subtle motion. The effect heightens the object\u2019s aura while offering insight into its structure, revealing a poetic interplay of shadow, hue, and texture. Light becomes the final collaborator\u2014cutting through the material to bring clarity while emphasizing the expressive, almost biomorphic character of the forms.<\/p>\n

\"Close-up<\/a><\/p>\n

The name Crisalide, meaning chrysalis, hints at this moment of metamorphosis\u2014the suspended passage between potential and manifestation. In this sense, the lamps embody a threshold state where light prepares to become form, and glass holds that transformation in equilibrium.<\/p>\n

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The collection also builds upon the studio\u2019s ongoing interest in transparency and the expressive potential of color layered within material\u2014ideas explored through experimental processes of chromatic layering that generate ever-shifting palettes and depth within the glass.<\/p>\n

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To learn more about the Crisalide collection by Draga & Aurel, presented by Todd Merrill Studio, visit toddmerrillstudio.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Photography courtesy of Todd Merrill.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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