Melbourne-based contemporary design studio Ross Gardam unveiled "Luminescent Duality," at Milan Design Week 2025. This immersive exhibition delved into the intricate balance of opposing forces within object design, inviting visitors to reconsider their perception of light

Through meticulously crafted installations, Ross Gardam explores the transformative nature of light as it interacts with color, texture, and form, simultaneously revealing and concealing. Beyond these physical interactions, the exhibition emphasizes how individual experience profoundly shapes perception, encouraging viewers to reflect on the forces that influence their understanding beyond the tangible.

"Luminescent Duality" featured a compelling blend of new collections and limited-edition pieces. Debuting were two new production collections, AERIS and SOLACE, both showcasing mouth-blown glass in novel forms complemented by brass architectural framing. The VOLANT wall light, previously a success at Gardam's 2023 Milan Design Week showed "TRANSCENDENCE" in Brera, exhibited for the first time outside Australia.

The exhibition also introduced RELIC, the second in a series of editioned optical devices crafted from solid cast glass. Limited to an edition of ten, RELIC serves as a sculptural form designed to perceive the non-physical, marking the latest collaboration between Gardam and Peter Kovacsy. VESTIGE, the inaugural piece in this series, a celebration of glass's allure, texture, and volume, will also be on display.

Together, these pieces offer fresh perspectives on the elemental force of light, providing a space for contemplation on the inherent dualities of life. More than a celebration of light, "Luminescent Duality" is a profound meditation on how opposites coexist, enhance, and define each other, ultimately urging us to discover harmony within contrast.

Ross Gardam’s collections are exclusively available from Archetypal, Hong Kong.