Inspired by the play of light in Ruinart’s cultivated vineyards, French artist Hubert le Gall reimagines nature’s rhythms in a series of glassworks for the historic champagne house. Continuing its tradition of contemporary art collaborations – following 2014’s 18th-century ledger by Georgia Russell – Ruinart’s latest series was inspired by tracing back man’s methods of maintaining the purity of its Blanc de Blancs at the vineyards in Sillery. Le Gall drew from the chardonnay grape and worked with Murano’s glassmakers at the acclaimed Berengo Studio to create the elegant series. The 12 sculptures that emerged, ranging from translucent white to verdant green and wintery black, are a testament to the passage of time and man's craft in the vineyards.

Who are some of your favorite artists?
Hubert le Gall: I always try to visit the room with Claude Monet’s Nymphéas in the Musée de l’Orangerie. I think this is one of the most beautiful works in the world; music for the eyes, the foundation of modern art.

What is your most prized virtue?
HLG: For a designer, sincerity – even if it is mistaken. I am entirely optimistic. I hardly ever look back. I erase, move on, forgive and forget. 

And your ultimate luxury?
HLG: Silence. It is increasingly rare.

A closer look at Hubert le Gall's 12 sculptures for Ruinart, below.