Ippei Takizawa
Faceted glass sphere with blue and white glass and a red cast form inside, on a stack of black plywood discs

Future Archaeology

Future Archaeology #2

Year
2026
Materials
Blown and cast glass, plywood
Dimensions
170 × 120 × 100 mm

Future Archaeology treats glassmaking as archaeology in reverse, constructing the relics of the future rather than excavating the past. Mass-produced toys are translated into glass and enclosed within blown glass domes faceted through cold-working. Suspended in glass, these familiar objects become speculative artefacts, questioning what our civilisation will leave behind. The series asks what we choose to preserve, what survives us, and how everyday icons shift in meaning as relics.

The same piece from another side, the red cast figure seen through the facets
Close view of the sphere: facets, air bubbles and the red cast form inside