Saxum Artglass

In Saxum, two materials meet that appear to want entirely different things.

Black diabase is dense, dark and heavy. The glass surrounding it is transparent, coloured and dependent on light.

The stone appears suspended within the monochromatic glass, as though frozen inside a moment. As the viewer moves, the depth and colour of the glass shift, while the stone alternately emerges and recedes.

The contrast makes the object difficult to read in a single glance.

Is the glass a vessel for the stone, or is the stone what gives the glass its meaning?

Saxum is as much about mass and gravity as it is about colour, light and optical uncertainty.

Saxum Artglass is an art glass by the Swedish designer Alexander Lervik, dated 2026. The work was developed and realised by Lervik’s own studio.

Alexander Lervik is a Swedish designer whose work spans furniture, lighting, product design and collectible design. His practice combines function, storytelling, technology and conceptual experimentation, moving between industrial production, limited-edition objects and design art. He trained at Beckmans College of Design in Stockholm and runs his studio in Österlen in the south of Sweden.

The project belongs to a body of work that is represented in museum collections including Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, Nasjonalmuseet in Oslo and the Röhsska Museum in Gothenburg, and that has been covered by international design and news media. Related works can be found through the furniture, lighting and collectible design pages and in the complete portfolio.