Baccarat Crystal. Darkside by Philippe Starck Collection

With the ” Darkside Collection , Philippe Starck reinterpret the great tradition of hard crystals of Baccarat . The collection includes vases , candle , glasses and a table, made ??of blown crystal and Starck, one of a humorous and provocative style, invites us to explore the darker side of nature thanks to the contrast of black with touches of opaque transparency, as if they were dirt. Just these impurities illustrate the light of the crystal in all its splendor.

The glasses harcourt darkside are handmade by master glassmakers of the house and signed by French designer Philippe Starck for Baccarat. They are sold in packs of 6 items in box plexiglass and leaning on a pile of two colors: red for the only perfect glass and black for the other 5, as to have a perfect, they are made ??to five imperfect.

The collection also includes a single candle, available in two shades of transparent blue and yellow gold, or two vessels, from the classic shape but a baroque of these shows the peculiarity of having inside another small pot, black.

With Starck, the famous French fashion house of the crystals is at stake and given the success of the operation involving also raised the daughter of the designer, Ara Starck. Last year, he also worked with the rising star of international design, Spanish Jamie Hayon, in a collection, Crystal Candy, how to mix the glass ceramic or metal.

The collection is presented as a good gift idea.