THE VENICE GLASS WEEK 2019 | STRATA by Lucia Massari

7 September – 15 September, 2019
The Venice Glass Week Hub
Palazzo Franchetti | San Marco 2847 | 30124 Venezia

SWING Design Gallery presents the new STRATA collection by Lucia Massari at the third edition of The Venice Glass Week. STRATA is a collection of glass plates made with the glass fusing technique. The designer Lucia Massari uses a traditional material and production process, but reinterprets it in an experimental way. STRATA appears as an abstract painting with intense colors; form and color come together in a sort of collage with a strong graphic and material impact. The vitreous matter, constructed with a formal rhythm and chromatic harmonies, is transformed into unexpected geometric textures once it comes into contact with the high temperatures of the fusion process. The collection of unique pieces has been designed and produced exclusively for SWING Design Gallery with the precious collaboration of Venetian artisan craftsmen.

Born in Venice in 1983. She lives and works in Venice
Italian product designer and illustrator. Lucia Massari gained a Master’s degree in product design from the Royal College of Art in London in 2009. While there, she studied under the tutelage of Martino Gamper and Jurgen Bey. Her multidisciplinary practice frequently incorporates collaborations with local artisans and ranges from product design to installation and performance. Moved by a strong passion for colours and traditional old-fashioned craft techniques, she designs ordinary furniture and objects that teeter between two and three dimensions, exposing both her craftsmanship and her experimental side. She has exhibited her work at a variety of international events, including BIO Ljubljana Biennial of Design in Slovenia, London Design Festival, London Design Biennale, Vienna Design Week, Salone del Mobile, Operae Turin. Her work has also been exhibited at the V&A in London,Trico Gallery in Tokyo, La Triennale di Milano, Schloss Hollenegg for Design, SWING Design Gallery. Lucia was an artist-in-residence at Fondazione Claudio Buziol in Venice in 2010, and in 2011 for AAA Cercasi Nuovo Artigiano in Vicenza. She has worked on commission for Nike, Mango, Mini Living.