BARBARA NANNING

WHEN LIGHT SURROUNDS US

5–28 February 2026

David Gill Gallery is delighted to announce ‘When Light Surrounds Us’, the debut design exhibition by renowned Dutch glass artist Barbara Nanning.

“Experimentation allows truly new outcomes to arise. It is a continuous collaboration between mind and hand,” Barbara Nanning

From the beginning of her career in 1995 as a ceramicist, and more recent years working in glass, Barbara Nanning has always pushed boundaries within the manipulation of materials. For Nanning, nature with its manifold and widespread world of shapes and colours, is an almost inexhaustible source of inspiration. The artists’ new work fuses glass panels within furniture, comprising eight mirrors, seven side tables, three vases, two table lamps, and a coffee table, combining forms that celebrate both the decorative and the functional. The contrast between glass and other materials, such as bronze, adds a new dimension to Nanning’s work, uniting opposing elements seamlessly so that the unusual combination appears natural, with colour playing an essential role; complementary hues and the interplay of warm and cool tones that both enhance and enrich one another.