# Fractured Glass Furniture Danny Lane Creates Displays the Strength of Glass By Shelby Lee Walsh | Published 2009-10-02 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/danny-lane References: [womansday](http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Shelter/10-Uncomfortable-Pieces-of-Furniture.html) & [dannylane](http://www.dannylane.co.uk/main.php) Danny Lane is a London-based designer that has a love affair with glass. The first picture in the above gallery is one of Danny Lane’s creations that is made up of [fractured and stacked glass](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/murano-glass-stools). Lane states he likes to “exploit the strength of glass under compression and combine feats of design and engineering to produce work breathtaking in its apparent simplicity.” His “[Stacking Chair](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightness-of-form)” is certainly a modern art feat, as is his marvelous [Burr Elm table](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/don-heston-studio), which is also pictured in the gallery above. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.8/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 65% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Glass Stacking Furniture:** Designers can explore the strength of glass under compression to create intricate and functional stacking furniture pieces. - **Fractured Glass Art:** Artists can use the beauty of fractured glass to create unique, eye-catching art pieces that showcase the material's strength and potential. - **Simplicity in Glass Design:** Designers can use the simplicity of glass to showcase its unique visual properties, highlighting its strength and versatility as a material. ### Where This Applies - **Luxury Furniture:** Luxury furniture designers can incorporate the unique strength and visual properties of glass to create stunning and functional pieces that provide a new level of elegance and sophistication to their clientele. - **Art:** Artists can use the beauty and strength of fractured glass to create new, innovative art pieces that challenge traditional notions of what constitutes a stunning visual experience. - **Architecture:** Architects and designers can utilize the beauty and durability of glass to create new building designs that combine beauty and functionality in unique and innovative ways. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Glass Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cassina-2.md) - [Light-Refracting Glass Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/look-mum-no-uv.md) - [Sculptural Paper Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragmenti.md) - [Material-Exploring Metal Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/facet-collection.md) - [Glass Surfaced Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusion-collection.md) - [Upcycled Object Exhibitions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nendo-and-daniel-arsham.md) - [Glass Boundary-Exploring Table Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sklo.md) - [Artful Wooden Furniture Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knowledge-of-all-dark-things.md) - [Structural Blown Glass Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lokum-collection.md)