Sugar Glass Lab

Sugar is a basic cooking product, It is a solid material, which can be transformed into a liquid and back to a different solid again. The transformation of this eatable product opens possibilities for experimenting ephemeral shapes and designs.

From the chemical reaction of sugar, water and glucose warmed up together to 160 degrees celcius, the mix offers similar qualities to glass (transparency, fragility, plasticity…)
Looking at the glass industry, I decided to put in parallel the technique of glass blowing and sugar casting to create a new food design project : sugar glasses.

In the context of the Creative Factory, I imagined a sugar manufacture showing the process of transformation from the original state of the material (sugar) to a final designed glass ; the sugar glass melts in contact with water therefore the liquid poured inside gets flavoured too and the glass becomes a drink.

Material, shape, color and flavour are confronted, the association of their qualities result in a new experience of drinking.
The glasses are eatable product ready to be used , consumed and experienced.

--Amelia Desnoyers


Shaping Sugar, a production line showing the transformation of sugar into a designed glass creating a new experience of drinking from amelia desnoyers on Vimeo.

So lets try it!

Visit this link How to make Blown Sugar glass

In your science notebook before Wednesday, you will not be able to participate if the following is not in your notebook.

• List Safety precautions for this lab 
• Copy the materials
• Copy the procedure