Laetitia Jacquetton’s Powerful Organic Glass + Rock Forms

After a professional start as designer and maker, Paris-based Lætitia Jacquetton has recently done a deep dive into glass blowing. Her studies took her to Murano, Italy and Eastern France near Nancy to hone her craft. The concept of Jacquetton’s work involves intricately blowing glass around collected rocks to create rare, organic abstract forms.

ALTO

It was a trip to a stone garden in Kyoto, Japan that first made Jacquetton think of glass and rock working together. She explains, “Glass blowing is about gravity, it is both intimate and intricate. There is humility involved – too much intention constraining the glass results in a disappointing form. The tension exists moreso between the rock and glass than myself and the glass. I am merely an enabler between the two. And in a way… it is actually more about the rock than the glass. It is essential to understand the energy of the rock; there is a connection to listen to. Patience and tactile precision are required – the transference of 1000°c glass onto a cold rock can crack it.”

BABY BUBBLE WHITE

Brooklyn-based designer Lauren Manoogian and Jacquetton were introduced a few years ago, and are not only connected through their friendship, but also a shared artistic philosophy of sculpture in their respective mediums of textiles and glass.

BABY SNAIL GREY

BABY VERTIGO PINK

BABY VERTIGO WHITE

BRESIMO

CANETON

CEVANNES

MIGNOLO BUBBLE PINK

MIGNOLO SUSPENDED RED

MIGNOLO VERTIGO BEIGE

MIGNOLO VERTIGO GREEN

PICCOLO BRESIMO

VERTIGO WABI

THE CLIMBER

SUSPENDED CUP

In November, Manoogian presented this 21-piece collection of Lætitia Jacquetton’s glass and rock vessels that are now available for purchase at LaurenManoogian.com.

Photography: Keith Morrison

Kelly Beall is Director of Branded Content at Design Milk. The Pittsburgh-based writer and designer has had a deep love of art and design for as long as she can remember, from Fashion Plates to MoMA and far beyond. When not searching out the visual arts, she's likely sharing her favorite finds with others. Kelly can also be found tracking down new music, teaching herself to play the ukulele, or on the couch with her three pets – Bebe, Rainey, and Remy. Find her @designcrush on social.

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