Journal
Behind the glass.
Notes on craft, material and light — for designers, collectors and the curious.

Why no two BABILAM lamps are alike
Hand-formed glass keeps a record of every decision made in the heat. That record is the point.

Black shade or ivory? Choosing the right drum for hand-formed glass
The same column can read as graphic or luminous depending on the shade above it. A short guide.

How glass gets its colour
Amber, rose, smoke, aquamarine: the palette of our collection comes from chemistry older than the lamp itself.