Casarialto’s Circus: The Lightness of Being
Alessandro
There’s a quiet kind of theater in the way light hits a glass. A reflection, a shimmer, a fleeting spark — ephemeral, yet hypnotic. Casarialto’s new Circus collection captures that very moment, transforming it into a daily ritual of beauty.
Hand-blown in Veneto from borosilicate glass, each piece of Circus is a duet between two artisans: one shaping the form, the other painting fine lines and stylized leaves in 24-karat gold and platinum. The result is not simply glassware — it’s a choreography of precision and poetry. Geometry meets gesture. Clarity meets extravagance.
Like the world of the circus that inspired it, this collection plays with dualities — structure and spontaneity, rigor and fantasy. There’s an energy here, a sensual tension between the strict symmetry of the glass and the playful glimmer of its adornments. Each carafe, each tumbler, feels alive, catching the light and throwing it back with intention.
Casarialto’s founder and creative force, Catherine Urban, has long blurred the boundaries between French elegance and Italian craft. Based in Venice, she collaborates with local masters to reinvent ancient glassmaking techniques for the contemporary table. Her work is rooted in the belief that true luxury lies not in excess, but in emotion — that moment when an object moves you, quietly, through its form and touch.
There’s a certain grace in slowing down. In the curve of a glass, in the weight of transparency, in the gleam of gold against the fingertips. Circus is less an object than an experience — a soft dialogue between light and motion, between craft and desire. It doesn’t demand attention; it earns it, one reflection at a time.
Whether it’s the weightless carafe with its vertical rhythm or the slender-stemmed wine glass designed for a more deliberate sip, Circus is not about display. It’s about ritual — the kind that turns a simple drink into a moment of presence.
Casarialto calls it craftsmanship. We call it modern alchemy.
