Glas Italia SHIMMER: Patricia Urquiola’s iridescent round glass coffee table
A glass table that changes without moving
SHIMMER is Glas Italia’s low, round crystal coffee table built around one idea: surface as an optical event. Rather than relying on added hardware or graphic pattern, the piece turns color into a property of viewing angle. It reads calm at a distance, then becomes more animated as you move around it. See the Product page.
Glas Italia’s contemporary take on a classic material
Based in Brianza, Glas Italia is known for translating glassmaking into furniture and interior elements that feel architectural—often using layered construction, bonding, and precise edges to make glass read as structure, not just surface. SHIMMER sits in that lineage: a table whose identity comes from how glass is processed and assembled rather than from ornament.
Where SHIMMER begins: Patricia Urquiola and the series
The SHIMMER tables are designed by Patricia Urquiola for Glas Italia, as part of a broader SHIMMER family that extends across different typologies. The brand describes the series as laminated and glued glass with a special iridescent multichromatic finish whose nuances shift with light and viewpoint. Glas Italia documents the construction and intent, while editorial coverage traces the collection’s presentation and material effect. designboom
Design points you notice in daily use
Because the glass planes are laminated and bonded, the table reads as a single continuous object—more monolithic than typical glass furniture. The iridescent finish behaves like a filter: it can soften what’s behind it, then sharpen reflections as ambient light changes through the day. Glas Italia also notes that small scratches, irregularities, and slight color non-uniformity are intrinsic to the special material and finish. Technical description
An installation story
A customer reports the SHIMMER low round table was delivered on November 26, 2025, in the Ø52 x H45 cm configuration. In the home setting, the scale reads compact and easy to position, with the finish doing most of the visual work as the viewpoint changes. The overall impression is consistent with how the SHIMMER series is described: an object that “activates” with light rather than added detailing.
Where it fits best
SHIMMER works in interiors that already use clear or reflective materials—glass, lacquer, polished stone—because it doesn’t compete with them; it reframes them. It’s also effective in quieter rooms that need one element of movement without introducing color blocks or busy pattern. If your space relies on natural light shifts (sheers, skylights, changing daylight), the table’s finish becomes a subtle way to register those changes over time.
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