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Located at the Academic Centre for Natural Sciences, University of Latvia (LUDAC), the composition of bespoke layered glass benches represents a functional design that was created using an unusual technique. Glass artist and designer Ernest Vitin has created both the form and the layout of the benches inside the building by combining the practical aspects of the object with the architectonics of the building. He chose industrial cutting and lamination of glass sheets in this project instead of hand treatment to obtain the clean, constructive forms visible in the building itself. The “naturalness” of the Nature Centre is conveyed through the irregular and harmonious layout of the benches. The DNA structure on the façade of the building is represented in a slight yet comfortable deformation in the form of one bench. The use of the layered glass technique has led to a practical object that weighs many thousands of kilograms yet looks light, hazy and romantic.

The bench composition was in the finals for the “LDS Design Award 2017”

Size/Area: 500 x 2000/3000 x 600 mm