Contemporary glass table light - Exhale by Catie Newell / Wes McGee for WDSTCKDesign: Catie Newell / Wes McGeeMaterial: Crystal glass / stainless steelDimensions: Diameter 30 cmHandcrafted in The NetherlandsExhale skillfully encases a single blow of glass within a rigid metal structure. The metal form restricts the glass by pinching, hooking and spiking into the volume during the blowing process, capturing a tense play between the constricting and billowing materials. The entire fixture catches one breath.Due to the delicate art of glassblowing with crystal, the environmental conditions determine the final form of each Exhale light. The temperature and humidity of the room, as well as the mental and physical state of the glassblower, have an effect on the shape and size. Catie Newell is known for taking unexpected turns, in her career and in her work. She seeks to make the familiar unfamiliar, and the material process of fabrication is a vital act in her work. Her installations have unpredictable effects on their surroundings, intervening to highlight what is often left unseen. Exhale, undertaken in partnership with Wes McGee creates deep physical resonance between strength, fragility, and the fleeting breath that brings them together. Catie & Wes designed the Exhale light.WDSTCK is a collective of artists & designers who express their work throughout a gallery based in Naarden (south east of Amsterdam) : they combine various disciplines from design, fashion, art & accessories; it is also a studio which takes care of production, promotion & sales for designers. Finally they work on the image with their magazine, a refined newspaper format like published for each collection.