matali will take part to the glassLAB project during Design Miami.
Friday december 7th, 10 am to 12 am
GlassLAB brings the ancient processes and skills of glassmaking together with the creative and innovative minds of the design world. Contemporary designers, working with the Corning Museum of Glass glassmakers in a unique mobile hot glass studio, will have a rare opportunity to use the immediacy of hot glassmaking as a catalyst for innovation and invention.
Constantin and Laurene Boym, the Campana Brothers, matali crasset, Paul Haigh, and Sigga Heimis will participate in design performances to push the boundaries of design exploration, rapidly prototyping their design concepts using glass.
Collaborations between Corning Museum of Glass and Vitra Design Museum at CIRECA/Boibuchet (a summer design workshop organized by Vitra Design Museum and Centre Georges Pompidou) served as the catalyst for GlassLAB, which debuts at Design Miami/ 2007.
Corning Museum of Glass is home to the world_s most comprehensive collection of art and history in glass, spanning more than 3,500 years. A leader in education, research and scholarship for glass, the Museum brings the material to life through live glassblowing demonstrations and workshops, as well as residency programs to train the next generation of artists working in glass.
In the Miami Design District
Oak Plaza
163 NE 39th St Miami, FL 33137
http://www.designmiami.com
http://www.cmog.org
http://www.design-museum.de