The 93 lighting by Bocci is a collection of glass lighting and vessels shaped through direct material interaction between blown glass and liquid aluminum. The 93 lighting by Bocci begins with a thick-walled glass sphere, while aluminum is poured manually to create a fluid metal silhouette around the form. The process causes the aluminum to migrate, oxidize, and cool inside the heated glass container, producing striated surfaces and varied surface textures.
The collection includes pendants, surface-mounted lights, table lamps, and vases. Each piece is uniquely formed by the glassblower’s movement and the behavior of the two materials where they meet. When illuminated, the glass carries light across the metal contact points, emphasizing the physical process used to make each object. The series was developed by Omer Arbel and Bocci through an investigation into the relationship between glass and metal.
Molten Glass Lighting
93 Lighting by Bocci Forms Unique Fixtures from Aluminum and Blown Glass
Trend Themes
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Hybrid Material Craftsmanship — A fusion of molten glass and liquid metal demonstrates novel material pairings that enable one-of-a-kind aesthetics and functional properties previously unattainable with single-material production.
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Thermal-interaction Design — Heat-driven behaviors between materials are being exploited to create surface textures and structural forms that encode the manufacturing process into the product’s appearance.
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Process-visible Products — Objects that make their making legible—showing seams, oxidation, and striations—are shifting consumer preference toward artifacts that celebrate craft variability over mass uniformity.
Industry Implications
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Lighting and Fixtures — High-end illumination is being redefined by pieces that integrate metal-glass interactions to produce novel light diffusion and sculptural silhouettes for premium interiors.
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Luxury Home Decor — Decor markets are seeing demand for singular decorative objects whose embodied production narratives and material contrasts confer collectible and experiential value.
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Manufacturing Technology — Tooling and process engineering stand to be transformed by techniques that control molten-material migration and cooling dynamics to reproduce complex, variable textures at scale.