BEYOND THE SURFACE
Upterior invents and invests into new materials with applications in design, art, and architecture.
WAKEN GLASS
A NEW CATEGORY OF MATERIALS
What if you could remix the earth’s elements to create something remarkable?
Copper - Glass - Gold
Waken Glass is a patented technology that enables the union of metal and glass. In a unique high-temperature interaction, copper and gold unite with glass to form 3-dimensional macrocomposite structures.
Waken Glass uprooted what we knew about glass, bringing new energy and dynamism to traditional materials.
Waken Glass elevates the potential of copper, gold, and glass by allowing the materials to work in unison.
Upterior continues to develop and expand applications for copper-glass and gold-glass that take advantage of the unique properties of the materials. We also invest into the expansion of the broader Waken Glass category.
COPPER & GLASS
Capture a moment
Copper Waken Glass has the ability to capture a moment in time. The material protects copper from oxidation, safeguarding its distinctly unique color and shine.
Waken Glass also provides a rare opportunity to embrace the beautiful evolution of the metal. It can reveal the passage of time through the contrast between the immersed copper and the copper that is exposed to the environment, slowly oxidizing and changing its appearance.
The high-temperature interaction between copper and glass produces an array of colors and effects.
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GOLD & GLASS
Magnify and multiply
Gold Waken Glass highlights the beauty of the precious metal. The material visually multiplies the enclosed gold across its highly refractive surfaces, an effect that can be manipulated by the designed cuts and shapes of the object.
Waken Glass can also magnify the gold within through the incorporation of curved, lens-like surfaces. In so doing, Waken Glass expands the visual intrigue of gold beyond the precise weight of the gold insert.
The whole piece shines gold.
Intricate structures of soft and malleable 24 karat gold adrift in Waken Glass.
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