Glass Block Side Table

A composition of clear glass blocks anchored in gold-leafed iron, this side table by John Richard reads as both sculpture and function — its transparent volumes catching and refracting light in a way that feels simultaneously weightless and substantial. The slender metal framework, finished in luminous gold leaf, lends an architectural precision to the form, while the interplay of solid and void gives the piece a quietly commanding presence. At twenty-five inches in height, it occupies its corner of a room with the confidence of something far larger than its footprint suggests.