These meticulously handmade bangles combine traditional craftsmanship with a new take on the material glass.
Their minimalist design and austerity provokes comparison with antique Roman ornaments, while asserting their modern sculptural qualities.Weight, surface structure and the optical impression of solidity and strength counteract the fragility of the material, a contradiction that holds its own particular appeal.BOROSILICATE GLASS. MADE IN CZECH REPUBLICChristian Metzner has studied architecture and product design, and founded his own label in 2006. Always in search of perfect proportions and manual precision, his work oscillates between laboratory aesthetics, progressive jewellery design and antiquated elegance.
The Institute of Modern Art acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land upon which the IMA now stands, the Jagera, Yuggera, Yugarapul, and Turrbal people. We offer our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first artists of this country. In the spirit of allyship, the IMA will continue to work with First Nations people to celebrate, support, and present their immense past, present, and future contribution to artistic practice and cultural expression.