Lasvit at Design Shanghai 2026: Splash is crowned a Lasvit Icon

At Design Shanghai 2026, Lasvit presented its Icon Splash by Martin Gallo for the first time in the city. Suspended above the champagne bar at the Shanghai Exhibition Centre, the fused glass installation created a moment of pause within the movement of the fair.

 

Inspired by water, Splash captures a state where stillness and motion coexist – where glass, like water, holds both energy and calm at once.

 

风生水起 — when wind rises, water flows

 

 

 

 

What did Lasvit present at Design Shanghai 2026?

 

At Design Shanghai 2026, Lasvit introduced Splash as part of its Icons collection – designs that were originally created as bespoke installations and, for being loved around the world, have become staple pieces of Lasvit.

 

The newly crowned Icon transforms the fleeting movement of water into fused glass, capturing a single moment suspended in time. Fluid, luminous, and ever-changing, the installation reflects the emotional and physical qualities of water through light and glass.

 

 

 

 

Crafted at Lasvit Fusing in the heart of Czech glassmaking, Splash was designed to evoke a spectrum of moods – from the serenity of a calm pond and the joy of children splashing in puddles to the power of a raging river.

 

 

What is the inspiration behind Splash?

 

"Water is never still; it carries emotions, memories, and movement. With Splash, I wanted to capture its fleeting moments – how a single drop can ripple into something vast, how light dances on the surface, and how water, like glass, holds both stillness and energy within it,” explains designer Martin Gallo.

 

Through Splash, Gallo translates the natural behaviour of water into glass, allowing light and form to express both its calm and its force.

 

 

 

 

How does Splash connect to the theme of Design Shanghai 2026?

 

The theme of Design Shanghai 2026 explores nature as an equal partner to design. Nature is not only as inspiration to art, but as a force that shapes how we create and live.

 

Splash follows this idea by working directly with the principles that shape both glass and the natural world: heat, pressure, gravity, and breath. Just as water flows and transforms, glass is formed through similar forces, making the installation a reflection of nature’s processes.

 

In this context, Splash becomes more than an object; it represents alignment between design and nature, where material and inspiration are inseparable.

 

 

All Is in Alignment 

 

Nature and design move together.

Glass is shaped by the same forces as the natural world,

Heat, pressure, gravity, breath.

They stand as equal partners, in alignment.

 

 

 

 

Where to learn more?

 

Discover Splash in more detail on its dedicated project page, or explore Lasvit’s Icon collection – a selection of Lasvit designs loved around the world. For a closer look at the atmosphere of the fair, visit Design Shanghai or follow Lasvit on Instagram.