Sebastian Herkner's Bell Coffee Table operates on contradiction. The base, hand-blown in a traditional wooden mold, is tinted glass, a material we associate with fragility, yet it anchors the composition with quiet authority. Above it, the pedestal and frame in solid brass or steel introduce weight and permanence. The black lacquered crystal glass top appears to hover, its dark surface catching and diffusing light in equal measure. The bell silhouette is suggested rather than declared. Herkner studied the vernacular of glassblowing traditions in his research for this piece, and the result carries that heritage without displaying it. Small bubbles and surface variations in the blown glass are not corrected out of the object. They are the object, evidence of the breath and hand that shaped it. Hand-blown tinted glass base formed in a traditional wooden mold Pedestal and frame available in solid brass or powder-coated steel Black lacquered crystal glass top Each piece is singular, shaped by the inherent variation of the hand-blowing process
