In the Vancouver studio of Canadian design brand Bocci, the act of manufacturing is treated as a performance of physics. The brand’s latest collection, titled 93, is the result of a high-heat encounter between two disparate materials: molten aluminum is poured directly into hand-blown glass vessels. As the metal cools, it leaves behind a metallic, marble-like trace of its own movement, effectively freezing a chaotic industrial process into a static, luminous form.
Designed by Bocci co-founder Omer Arbel, the 93 series emphasizes the "unrepeatable moment." Because the aluminum flows and solidifies differently each time it enters the glass, no two pieces are identical. When illuminated from within, the light catches the ripples and textures of the metal, transforming a functional object into a study of material contrast and fluid dynamics.
The collection is designed for modularity, functioning as individual pendants, clustered installations, or mounted sconces for walls and ceilings. Each sphere measures 292 millimeters in diameter and can be paired with brass or powder-coated finishes. For the table lamp iteration, Arbel has integrated a dimming system, allowing the intensity of the light to shift the visual weight of the aluminum within its glass shell.
With reporting from Dezeen.
Source · Dezeen
