6:AM installs glass objects among shower stalls in Milan pool house

Milan-based design studio 6:AM has installed Murano glass lamps, sconces and other objects among unfinished shower stalls located in the basement of the Piscina Cozzi pool house in Milan for the city's design week.

The Two Fold Silence exhibition displays new and existing work by 6:AM, as well as prototypes, such as unfinished chandeliers and a towel rail made of glass murrini rods and stainless steel brackets.

The 41 pieces were installed on the walls and floors of a long series of unfinished shower stalls in the basement of the 1930s Piscina Cozzi building, designed by engineer Luigi Secchi.

Although the upper floor contains an expansive, working swimming pool, hydrotherapy facilities originally planned for the basement were never finished due to worsening circumstances under Italy's fascist regime during the building's completion.

6:AM reflects this "incompletness" with its works in a variety of stages.

"This is not about the creation of discrete works, but rather the orchestration of moments and gaps," said the studio in a statement. "Each object is both a declaration and an omission, a presence haunted by its own incompleteness."

"The venue defined the installation," the studio continued.

"We didn't want to impose a structure on the space but rather respond to it. Its raw, untouched state guided how we positioned the works – some aligned with the existing architecture, others interrupting it."

"The contrast between the rationalist structure and the more instinctive, experimental nature of some pieces created the tension we were aiming for"

A chandelier designed in collaboration with architectural designer Hannes Peer marks each entrance to the long rows of shower corridors that fill the basement.

Visitors snake through each row, which contain 14 stalls each, with lamps, sconces or other objects designed by 6:AM installed periodically.

The pieces include the Quadarto wall lamp. Part of the studio's newest works informed by industrial lamps from the 1920s, it is composed of six lattimo handblown glass cubes that each feature a different finish, including small, blue letters spelling "6:AM" scrawled across a corner.

Another single Quadarto cube was screen-printed with "Exit" across its surfaces, and in a neighboring stall, the studio displayed a modular shelving unit made of industrial glass found at construction sites.

6:AM was founded in 2018 by designers Edoardo Pandolfo and Francesco Palù. The brand is based in Milan but works extensively in Murano to create its glassworks.

Other exhibitions and installations on display during Milan design week 2025 include a minimalist installation by Hermès at the former 1940s sports court La Pelota and a waterfall installation by Samuel Ross.

The photography is by Melania Dalle Grave.

Two-Fold Silence is on display at Piscina Cozzi from 6 to 12 April 2025 as part of Milan design week. See our Milan design week 2025 guide on Dezeen Events Guide for information about the many other exhibitions, installations and talks taking place throughout the week.

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