Galerie kreo presents Tejo Remy’s glassblown bases as Solid Air, Liquid Colour

Galerie kreo is set to present Solid Air, Liquid Colour, a solo exhibition by Dutch designer Tejo Remy, bringing together 38 unique glass vases shaped by experimentation and material exploration, slated to be on view from September 18 – October 10, 2026. “Each vase is different, each shape has its own history, and every distortion tells something about the process from which it originated,” Galerie kreo notes.

Remy’s practice is rooted in inventiveness, playfulness and reuse. Rather than beginning with a predetermined form, he allows materials and processes to guide his work. “For Remy, designing often starts with a simple observation: a found object, an unexpected shape, or a chance encounter between materials. In his studio, materials do not function merely as raw ingredients for a preconceived outcome, but as active participants in an ongoing investigation,” the design gallery elaborates.

Each of the 38 vases in Solid Air, Liquid Colour is made from glass—a material that has occupied the contemporary designer’s research for years. “A crucial part of the research for these works took place during Remy’s residency at CIRVA in Marseille, the International Centre for Research on Glass and Visual Arts. Over two years, during which he spent ten working weeks in Marseille, he collaborated with specialised glassmakers and technicians to develop new approaches to glassblowing, glass casting and mould-making,” the contemporary design gallery explains. Remy also experimented with materials including steel, wood, concrete, plaster, reed and mesh, exploring how their textures and structures could be transferred into glass.

The mould is also an important tool. Its negative form is transformed into a positive through the blowing process, but the final object can never be entirely predetermined. “The hot glass partly follows the constraints of the mould and partly obeys its own logic. It is precisely within this tension between control and unpredictability that the distinctive visual language of the series emerges,” kreo notes.

Some vases in the design exhibition appear subtly warped, while others seem to capture glass at the very instant of transformation. Their surfaces and silhouettes suggest movement even after the material has solidified. This paradox lies at the heart of the exhibition’s title: Solid Air, Liquid Colour evokes glass as a material shaped by air and heat, solid yet seemingly fluid, stable yet retaining the energy of its transformation.

“With Solid Air, Liquid Colour, Tejo Remy once again demonstrates his unique ability to bring together material, experimentation and imagination in objects that are both surprising and inevitable. Each vase is a snapshot of a process in which control and chance continuously challenge, enrich and shape one another,” kreo mentions.