Conceptually, my interest in working with blown glass comes from testing and pushing to the limit the possibilities that the technique, or its perception by the general public, has.

Subverting has always been an initial desire in any project in which Lota studio works.

The object named UNTITLED II focused on the concept of what a mold for blown glass is and how to transgress its perception through different materialities.

In this specific piece, the aluminum serves as a mold that receives the blown glass, at the same time acting as a delimiting agent for expansion and fusing with the blown material, becoming part of the final graphic texture of the piece.

The cardboard cylinder works at the same time as a connecting element between the aluminum and the intertwined copper wires. Obviously, its effectiveness as a mold is tested and pushed to the limit, disintegrating after use. Guaranteed usefulness sufficient for the production of one part.

Powdered iron oxide is an element that does not fuse with blown glass, however it brings a metallic texture to it when cold.

The copper wires are intertwined together creating small expanded bubbles that define and contain the pressure of the blown glass.