Halo Laminated Glass Collection by Studio Buzao.

Halo console and wall hanging.

Emerging Chinese design studio Buzao has launched a new laminated dichroic glass collection Halo. The first batch of the release includes a range of display furniture, floor lights and a wall hanger. To mark its initial launch, Buzao created a pop-up gallery in Shenzhen Art Center in a joint effort with BADMARKET store. Stylish merchandise from the store was displayed across the compact space, with Halo display furniture acting as sculptural art pieces.

With the Halo collection, designers Peng Zeng and Ma Jieying from Buzao attempted to carry out multiple treatments and combination of coloured glass, exploring various optical trickery that expressed the multi-dimensional performance of light. This approach lies at the core of Buzao philosophy, which is all about having an emphasis on experimentation with unexpected materials and processes, often with unexpected results. With each new discovery, Buzao creates its ever-evolving body of work.

The collection takes its conceptual inspiration from the optical phenomenon it’s named after. Halo plays with the frequency of light. Much like the illusory sun, it flickers and extends beyond its physical borders.

Similarly, Halo collection’s colour arc gradually diffuses from the edge, blurring out in the haze of the homogeneous mass.

Related: Electroplated Furniture Collection by Shanghai-based Studio Buzao.

[Images courtesy of Buzao. Styling by Ma Jieying. Photography by Ma Jieying & Cao Haochang.]