afterforms
A collection of lighting objects and aroma diffusers made from Glassticine — an experimental material from TUL laboratories that reframes discarded glass as a resource for the future.
afterforms is the result of our experiments with Glassticine, a material born from an accidental discovery at the Technical University of Liberec. Made from waste glass that cannot be otherwise recycled — up to 600,000 tons of which end up in EU landfills each year — Glassticine points toward a new generation of glass-based materials.
Like geological forms shaped by pressure and time, afterforms emerged through cycles of failure and persistence. In its first stage, Glassticine is pliable like clay; after firing, it becomes a lightweight, porous composite. Over six months of testing firing temperatures, molds, and glass sources from washing machines to discarded beads, each attempt left its mark in the texture, snowy-white tone, and strength of the material.
The collection translates material research into practice through lighting objects and aroma diffusers. Both lights and diffusers are hand-pressed into molds, making use of the material’s plasticity while its porous nature helps carry light and scent. Echoing geological forms — stacked pebbles, eroded walls, and caves — the objects evoke the elemental origin of glass in silica sand.
