Nice Opened in July 2007, the studio-gallery of Gwendoline Bonnet and Philippa Martin proves that, even if glass-blowing is an ancestral art, it can also produce contemporary pieces. “We have very different but complementary approaches, and we thought, why not work together ?”, explain the two glass-blowers. Which thus led to a fusion of styles between a French and British artist, between minimalism and extravagance, rigour and almost total freedom. Each unique work is the result of creative research in which air and light become one. “When I blow glass, the light comes to inhabit it. Glass bears witness to the fact that air and light are a single constant reality,” explains Gwendoline. “Linking colours are woven into this living matter,” adds Philippa, “which take shape in a kind of ballet. When the glass sets, it’s a kind of “freeze” of life itself”. Their “Design” range thus blends practicality with contemporary free forms, and invites itself to the tables of the South. ZI Saint-Martin, 526 ch de la Source (04 94 36 10 65).
