Blown away: Four innovative glass objects that will look incredible in your lounge room

A simple glass vase or light fitting can be a fine thing, but when the creative process goes a few steps further, the results can amaze you.

Honouring both traditional craftsmanship and contemporary practices, we’ve found four designers are revolutionising the practice of blown glass.

From Italian to Australian-made works of art, here are some of the objects that have captivated us at the moment.

Limpid lighting

Spence and Lyda has launched Limpid, a lighting collection by Dutch studio VANTOT.

Made from hand-blown glass, the fine pull-cord alters the relative position in the shade so that clear and etched sections can offer different degrees of diffused light. 

The Alcova Collection

Designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Wonderglass, the Alcova collection is a series of vases and objects, each handcrafted by master glass makers in Italy.

Easily mistaken for art, the collection will soon be available at Living Edge.

Fiddlehead pendant

Jason Miller’s Fiddlehead, available from Space Furniture, derives its name from sprouting ferns.

One end of Fiddlehead’s long, furling arm gently balances a hand-blown globe, while the other uses the wall as a counterbalance.

Crackle Vase Collection

The Crackle Vase Collection by ADesignStudio employs a skilful hand-blown process, each resulting in an organic crackling artefact.

The range comes in four sizes and in two colours — classic clear and milky white alabaster.