Glas Italia enlists prominent designers to create glass furniture for 2016 collection

Milan 2016 : Italian brand Glas Italia has unveiled its 2016 range of glass furniture , which features pieces from designers including Tokujin Yoshioka,
Nendo , Barber and Osgerby , and
Patricia Urquiola .
Prism by Tokujin Yoshioka
Glas Italia contributed to the growing trend for coloured glass furniture in Milan this year, adding to products from its range last year such as frosted glass tables with coloured edges by Nendo and a series of iridescent furniture by Patricia Urquiola .
Prism by Tokujin Yoshioka
As part of the trend, Urquiola also showed a cabinet with stained glass doors , while Ini Archibong presented
tables with coloured, blown-glass legs.
Layers by Nendo
Glas Italia 's launches this year are based around the concept of illusion; using glass that is mirrored, coloured and moulded to play with the senses.
Layers by Nendo
Prism, a mirrored dividing screen by Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka, is one of the stand out pieces from the 2016 collection.
Sherazade by Piero Lissoni
A hand-curved surface is peppered with imperfections, ripples and curves that create distorted, mirage-like reflections.
Sherazade by Piero Lissoni
Adding again to the collection, Tokyo studio Nendo has created the Layers bookshelf which features hanging panels of coloured glass.