Glasssweets In the thirteenth century candy was quite a treat and only available for those rich and fortunate enough to enjoy a privileged life at one of the European Court houses. At that time Venice, a city of indolent indulgence was without doubt the European city with the sweetest tooth. In the many exquisite palazzo’s famous designers, under assignment from the nobility competed with each other to create the most splendid sugar sculptures Not surprisingly cause Venice was at this time, the world capital of glassblowing. A considerable amount of techniques from this noble art are still used in the production of sweets. Elisabeth Leenknegt reverses the roles and translates the traditional candy techniques into a unique blown glass collection: Sweet Memories

Selected by Fashion lab researcher Karen Van Godtsenhoven.