‘Here Beautility’, LCW, 2022
As part of a collaborative project with Here Design, Lulu worked alongside the production and design team to create the first prototypes of the ‘Thames Glass’ carafe and tumbler - to promote drinking tap water, rather than buying plastic bottles.
Celebrating the impurities that come with using natural materials, the collection has a distinct blue colour and bubbly texture which is symbolic of our precious water resource.
As part of the project a branding stamp was developed for the Thames Glass Brand.
Lulu also started working with Bureau de Change, an award-winning architecture practice and exploring the possibilities of creating glass tiles that could be utilised in future building design.
The delicate patterns of these tiles are informed by the designs of terracotta chimney pots created in the mid-19th century by the ceramics manufacturer Royal Doulton, who were incidentally also the manufacturers of the water pipes that improved London's sanitation system.
The pieces were exhibited at the Beautility exhibition, in The Academy Rooms on Brook Street in Mayfair, London as part of London Craft Week 2022.
Visual renders of Thames Riverside Pubs made from Thames Glass Tiles made in collaboration with Bureau De Change.