The new modular chandeliers by international design talent, Marcel Wanders and creative director Gabriele Chiave are inspired by Japanese calligraphy and created out of hand blown Murano glass. The sculptural new collection, gracefully creates spatial and versatile light installations when clustered or by itself.

WonderGlass will also present a new collection of blown glass lighting by Nao Tamura and innovative designs by Hideki Yoshimoto. Existing pieces by Dan Yeffet and Zaha Hadid will also be on display in the palazzo space.

Marcel Wanders – CalliopevLondon-based lighting design company WonderGlass, who specialise in marrying traditional craftsmanship with contemporary design have collaborated with Marcel Wanders to create a sculptural, versatile lighting system.

Inspired by Japanese calligraphy and created from hand blown Murano glass, the floating, illuminating pendants will have an adaptable design that can expand to create full ceiling and room installations as either clusters or as a single element.

Marcel Wanders: “We designed this lighting system to be poetic. From overhead, it captures attention as it inspires the imagination.”

Gabriele Chiave: “Marrying an element of ancient Asian culture with free moving parts has resulted in a product that embodies both classic and contemporary design.”

Nao Tamura – Fluid Collection and Fluid EditionFor Milan 2017, WonderGlass will also present Fluid - Collection and Edition, new lighting by Nao Tamura. This will be the company’s fourth collaboration with Japanese designer, who is based in New York.

Fluid is inspired by the moment when the sun hits the surface of a lagoon and how this creates a lens effect in water. Tamura was particularly inspired by how this effect captures a ‘spark’ and turning this into a source of light.

Hideki Yoshimoto – Rise & DriftIn addition to these new pieces, WonderGlass will also showcase Rise & Drift by Hideki Yoshimoto of Tangent design studio. First previewed as part of an installation at Maison et Objet earlier this year, Rise and Drift focuses on the organic shapes of water bubbles and the refraction of light.

Supported by WonderLab, the laboratory of innovation and technology at WonderGlass, Yoshimoto challenged the complex way light transmits and reflects inside different materials, resulting in a mesmerising visual effect. Yoshimoto’s work seeks to capture a dynamic moment in time and is reminiscent of air rising through the water, suggesting the possibilities of life below; a presence that we cannot see but are inspired to imagine.

Dan Yeffet – HollowWonderGlass will also present Hollow, existing lighting designs by Israeli designer, Dan Yeffet. In the context of architecture and glass sculpturing Hollow makes light its object. This design captures light like never before and shapes it as a basic element. The design interprets a dialogue between natural elements, traditional design and technology – it takes centre stage accentuating the space it occupies and bringing matter to the forefront.

Zaha Hadid – LumaLuma by Zaha Hadid will also be o- display at Istituto dei Ciechi. Luma is a sculptural composition of tubular segments which subtly diffuse light through organic shapes which effortlessly celebrate the unrivalled logic and beauty found in nature. Each individual segment to the piece has been hand blown in Murano.

The new edition of Luma, first previewed at Maison et Objet in January 2017, follows an ongoing liaison with Zaha Hadid’s team to create technical superiority as well as a more refined shape which in turn, throws a softer glow.