Blown away: Curiosity Object shows the light

The Curiosity Object comprises blown-glass domes on top of blackened oak bases. A bulb is concealed by a black tint in the glass surrounding the socket.

‘When you put something in it, it means you should protect it, as a metaphor of the many things we should protect on earth today: resources, water, species, culture and people,’ says Villard.

The Curiosity Object illustrates a change as people re-align what is important. For more on this shift, read our New Sublimity macrotrend. For the latest in new design, look out for LS:N Global’s forthcoming report on Milan Design Week.