Fruit of the Desert
In a landscape defined by wind, sand, and sun, Lasvit’s Fruit of the Desert brings a quiet story to life. Designed for a private villa in Kuwait by Stefan Mihailović, this trio of glass lighting sculptures is a poetic reflection on life in the desert — defined by patience and the ability to value things that grow slowly.
Rain That Nourishes
Floating above both sculptures are 128 slender glass drops — stylized rain suspended in air. Formed from crystal and amber glass with linear textures and fine air bubbles, they resemble the trace of water sliding down a window. As light passes through them, the imagined desert quietly begins to bloom.
Fruits of Light
The sculpture draws from real desert flora — from chestnuts to pistachios — reimagined as a fictional plant that speaks to resilience. Over 400 handblown glass components in warm amber tones are set along 60 meters of sculpted golden branches. Each fruit differs slightly in tone, but all share the same story behind the light.
Glass Made Oasis
“I imagined people who once lived here,” says Mihailović. “They had no other choice but to depend on the gifts of nature. I captured the hopeful moment when fruits appear.” The floor sculpture reflects this vision: a stylized bush, grounded in metal, bearing glass fruits in various stages of ripeness — some cracked open, others just beginning to swell.
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