To the rhythm set by R+D.LAB's founder, Jay Vosoghi, the glass performs a hypnotic dance in the hands of expert artisans, precipitated by a combination of fire and air and finalizing in the creation of an object filled with colour, sensuality, and design appeal. These are the first steps by Research and Design Lab, a design lab founded in 2006 with an aesthete's reverence for contours and colour. Colour, which suffuses each of the collections and fills them with life, is another contrast between R+D.LAB and current trends. “Maybe it stems from my experience in the fashion world,” Jay explains. “Colour is life and emotion. When we were doing the photo session with Martino Di Napoli Rampolla, he came up to me and said, ‘These colours are beautiful. They remind me of something’, to which I replied, ‘Of course there is a sense of familiarity, they remind you of items that have been in your family kitchen always. The shapes and colours have a connection with the past and that gives you a feeling of comfort.’ And they indeed reassert the vernacular of historical forms and colours as a source of inspiration”.