This weekend I shot up on the tube to Islington to visit my old work colleague and designer friend Chloe Smith aka Casabi designs who had her impressive range of contemporary glassware on display for sale. Chloe has been producing innovative and creative glass concepts since graduating from Loughborough University a few years ago, focusing on elegance, beauty and the natural phenomenon that is glass.
Known for her shard glass bowls that feature one colour or an overlay, she has now designed a new range of bowls that feature long intricate strands of glass. These new products can act either as a functional product to any home or mounted on a wall as a piece of art. Although complex in process and production, her work portrays a minimalistic quality whilst visually demonstrating the light absorbing qualities that glass has to offer. The fair was filled with young designers, many who worked within jewellery or textile design. One of Casabi's iconic bowls was even featured on the promotional flyer and artwork for the Candid Arts Trust showcasing the talents of Chloe's design work. It was great on a personal level to have a catch up and discussing her new ideas and recent works especially with some of my students having an interest in this area of design.
CASABI designs has a wide range of products on offer, each individual to the owner in colour and design. Chloe is also open to commissions and bespoke orders that seem to be the main attraction of her work whilst I was stood by her side at the fair.
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