# Cracked Glass Furniture The Fragments Table by Uto Balmora is Purposefully Fractured By Meghan Young | Published 2012-05-23 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fragments-table References: [design-milk](http://design-milk.com/fragments-table-by-uto-balmora/) & [utobalmoral](http://www.utobalmoral.com/) The Fragments Table may look like it was cracked in the delivery or moving process, but it was purposefully created with subtle fractures on its surface and legs. These unorthodox details give the piece of furniture a [faceted appeal](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soda-iced-table) that shows off a different side of the glass material people are used to seeing. The Fragments Table especially plays with the [edge of the glass](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sklo), giving it a blue-green color that is beautiful to look at. Created by Uto Balmora, a virtual designer based in Milan, Italy, the Fragments Table looks deceptively light because of its [completely transparent aesthetic](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/illusion-collection) as well as its lack of other materials, namely a steel frame. According to Tonelli Design, it is the "perfect couple between the possible, the product and the impossible." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.8/10 - Popularity: 50% | Activity: 25% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% 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 ### What's Driving This Trend - **Fragile Design:** Designing products with purposeful cracks in them, making them appear fragile for aesthetic purposes. - **Faceted Appeal Design:** Creating products with crystalline-like features that add a new dimension to traditional materials. - **Transparent Aesthetic Design:** Designing products that are made entirely from transparent materials, giving them an ethereal quality. ### Who This Affects Most - **Furniture:** Creating furniture that appears fragile but is sturdy and functional, combining aesthetics with practicality. - **Home Decor:** Designing home decor items that introduce a new, faceted dimension to materials such as glass and crystal. - **Art:** Exploring the use of transparent materials in art to create pieces that engage the viewer's imagination and sense of wonder. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Illusory Cracked Base Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/conceptual-side-table.md) - [Marble Fragment Side Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/miscellaneous-side-table.md) - [Blurred Bold Coffee Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blur-coffee-table.md) - [Shimmering Oceanic Side Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/liquid-table.md) - [Playful Accent Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bug-table.md) - [Structural Blown Glass Tables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lokum-collection.md) - [Glass Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cassina-2.md) - [Glass Geometry Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-collection.md) - [Crystalline Acrylic Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/draga-aurel-flare-collection.md)