Tau Murano Small Table by Tulczinsky is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Golden A' Design Award in Furniture Design Competition Category.
GoldFurniture· 2024
Tau Murano Small Table
by Tulczinsky
Client: Reflex SPA
Golden A' Design Award Winner in Furniture Category
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About Tau Murano Small Table
Tau Murano is a small coffee table made of two blown glass elements joined by a thin metal band. The two-tone design gives the table a soft shape and a luminous appearance. The soda-lime glass is blown on a mold following the ancient Murano tradition, and it is then cut and ground by master glassmakers. The main challenge was to create a structure that is stable and reliable while keeping the lightness of the fragile glass. Tau Murano can be used as a coffee table, a bedside table or a decorative object in any room.
The Recognition
About the Golden A' Design Award
Tau Murano Small Table is a Golden A' Design Award winner, an immensely prestigious recognition granted to first-rate, marvelous, and outstanding designs. Golden winners are exceedingly innovative, visionary, and glamorously dazzling creations that reflect the prodigy, wisdom, and prowess of their designers. Tau Murano Small Table is expected to be a highly praised, trendsetting, and monumental invention that delivers unprecedented value. This Golden A' Design Award-winning design is a spectacular, respected project that highly benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Tau Murano Small Table creates intense feelings of desire, evokes passion, encourages creativity, and fascinates us.
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We craft extraordinary furniture where centuries-old Venetian glassblowing traditions meet contemporary design. Our award-winning collection features handmade coffee tables, side tables and decorative pieces that bring luminous Italian elegance to discerning interiors.
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Grand Interview
Your innovative fusion of traditional Venetian glassblowing with contemporary design in the Tau Murano Small Table has earned prestigious recognition - could you share the journey that led to this harmonious blend of heritage and modern aesthetics?
The Tau Murano was born from the desire to unite two worlds that I feel deeply connected to: the strength of Venetian craftsmanship and the clarity of contemporary design.Glassblowing is an ancient, almost meditative gesture. I’m fascinated by how each piece is born from a single breath, from an unrepeatable moment. In this project, I wanted to preserve that authenticity while placing it within a modern context, where the forms speak of balance and simplicity.For me, Tau Murano represents the meeting point between memory and vision — an object that carries within it the history of making, yet looks forward toward a more essential and conscious aesthetic.
The delicate metal frame connecting the two blown glass elements in the Tau Murano Small Table creates a striking visual lightness - what inspired this distinctive structural approach, and how did you overcome the engineering challenges it presented?
The Tau Murano was conceived to evoke a sense of suspension — as if the glass could sustain itself, balanced between matter and emptiness. The idea of the metal structure emerged from this pursuit of lightness: a technical element designed to become almost invisible, a thread that connects while allowing the form to breathe.The challenge lay in finding the meeting point between aesthetics and stability. Careful work on proportions and joints led to a structure that is both solid and discreet, capable of supporting the two glass elements without interrupting their dialogue.Ultimately, the metal connection became the symbol of the project — a subtle detail that unites two opposites: strength and fragility, tradition and innovation.
As sustainability becomes increasingly vital in furniture design, how does the Tau Murano Small Table's production process, utilizing traditional Murano glassblowing techniques, align with environmental consciousness while preserving cultural craftsmanship?
Sustainability is not just a matter of materials or processes, but of values. Working with the master glassblowers of Murano means choosing a slow, human approach — where every piece is born from skilled hands rather than a production line. This, in itself, is a sustainable act: privileging longevity, quality, and the memory of craftsmanship.Glassblowing requires energy, yet it gives back objects that endure through time — not meant to be replaced, but passed on. In this sense, Tau Murano stands as a manifesto of cultural sustainability: a balance between respect for the material, care for the artisan’s gesture, and the desire to create something that lasts.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This coffee table features two blown glass elements joined by a delicate metal frame. This creates a two-tone design with a soft shape and luminous feel. Named Tau Murano, it has a distinctive design that is as elegant as it is unique. The table is handcrafted using traditional Venetian glassblowing techniques passed down for generations. Tau Murano adds beauty and wonder to any environment through its one-of-a-kind craftsmanship.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 48 x 48 x 35 h
48 x 48 x 47 h - Tags
- glass, blown glass, handcrafted, coffee table, small table, side table, two-tone
- Production Technology
- The soda-lime glass is blown on a mold after collecting the glass mass in a melting furnace as per ancient Murano tradition. The glass is then cut and ground, and the base and top are joined by a thin metal band.
- Design Challenge
- The biggest challenge was designing a structure that was sturdy and reliable enough to contrast a fragile material such as blown glass, yet still retain the characteristic lightness and brightness of the material.
- Research
- Reflex has always worked with blown glass and has developed over the years a certain competence.
However, as it is a very complex material and requires artisanal workmanship, many factors must be considered when designing.
It was crucial to rely on a team of master glassmakers who worked on the project from the beginning and created numerous prototypes before settling on the final model. - Inspiration
- Tau Murano was born from the long collaboration between Reflex and the masters who preserve the ancient traditions of Venetian glass art. It combines a coffee table and a decorative object, creating an elegant and nostalgic vibe that can be used to beautify any environment, without being restricted to a specific area of the house.
- Project Duration
- The project was presented at the Salone del Mobile 2023
- Operation Flow
- Tau Murano can serve various functions in the home. It works well as a coffee table, bringing color to living areas. Tau Murano also makes a pleasant reading nook. Bedside tables are another option. For a focal point place one in the center of a room to encourage conversation.
- Team Members
- Designer: Tulczinsky
- Image Credits
- Image #1: Photographer Domenico Zuin Studio Visus, 2023. Edited by Oscar Vecchiato Studio Visus, 2023.
Image #2 : Photographer Marco Zorzanello, 2023.
Image #3 : Photographer Marco Zorzanello, 2023.
Image #4 :Photographer Marco Zorzanello, 2023.
Image #5 :Photographer Marco Zorzanello, 2023.
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