Collection of Turkish filigree glass objects. Working with the glass craftsmen in a furnace at Istanbul’s old glassmaking district, I wanted to bring this traditional and local craft to a more contemporary context.

The pattern takes its name, eye of nightingale, from the visual play it creates when you turn it, or bring it closer to eye. I took this as a starting point, and worked on enhancing this graphic interaction of lines, where the nightingale’s eye effect is bolder, and more alive in third dimension.

Photography credits: Onur Sozeri

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