young belgian designer sylvain willenz deals with projects from lighting to product design and furniture. his designs are characterized by clear and simple forms made of experimental materials in an innovative way. willenz is currently a guest designer at the centre international de recherche sur le verre et les arts plastique de marseille, where he has been carrying out a number of glass experimentations. here is a look at his glass production process:

work in progress (summer 2008- winter 2009)

sylvain willenz: glass works sand casting forms

sylvain willenz: glass works sand castingsylvain willenz: glass works

sylvain willenz: glass works glass pizza testing

sylvain willenz: glass works black glass test

sylvain willenz: glass works wood molds

sylvain willenz: glass works experiments in progress

sylvain willenz: glass works some of the first glass results made from the wood moulds

sylvain willenz: glass works

sylvain willenz: glass works

sylvain willenz: glass works

sylvain willenz: glass works an upcoming exhibition of works by sylvain willenz will be held at the museum of grand-hornu images in hornu, belgium from october 13th, 2009 to january 3rd, 2010.