Recchia came to working with glass somewhat by chance. While studying architecture at Mackenzie Presbyterian University in São Paulo, it was a school project—creating a model for an all-glass building—that ignited his interest in what he considers “a really new material in Brazil.” Eager to deepen his understanding of the process, he connected with a local couple who, having honed their skills in the hot shops of Venice, had just set up their own atelier outside the city. Soon, Recchia established his own design practice and, with their help, created tables from vitreous slabs, blown orbs, and broken shards. His most recent series—and his most complex yet to produce—nods to stained glass, inserting melted pieces into bronze or aluminum frameworks to create surfaces, mirrors, and more.