Glass, cast by fireplace, is more and more changing into a scorching subject in vogue—assume Coperni’s newest Swipe luggage and Pat McGrath’s “glass pores and skin” on the couture runways. Now, in Copenhagen, Annika Zobel Agerled and Josefine Frank Arthur are bringing a fashion-forward perspective to glass via their model Akua Objects.
Based in 2022, Akua Objects made its public debut in November final yr with an exhibition of 100 distinctive glasses introduced in an area gallery. In the present day, Akua (the Japanese phrase for water) is dwelling to 13 collections, and is already starting to department out into new classes like chandeliers, ornamental objects, and jewellery. The model has additionally been a giant hit with the style crowd, gracing tables at occasions for the likes of Sea New York, By Malene Birger, Ganni, and Cecilie Bahnsen.
Arthur, a Swede with a enterprise diploma and expertise in vogue communications, runs the enterprise, whereas Agerled, a Danish vogue stylist, is in command of inventive. The latter’s fascination with glass, a cloth that’s directly sturdy and fragile—very like the present state of the world—comes from rising up the daughter of an vintage seller. And the collections signify a spread of aesthetics: The Bertel assortment, that includes feminine figures, pays homage to the Nineteenth-century Danish sculptor and museum founder Bertel Thorvaldsen, whereas the Augusta line options mouth-watering sweet stripes.
