Return of History, a Colourful Boat Glass Sculpture by Baldwin & Guggisberg

'The Cobalt Voyager' is a unique intense electric blue and black hand-blown and cut glass artwork with steel hull by the American and Swiss artists, Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg. Combining Scandinavian and Venetian glass making techniques, their sculptural boat centerpieces are made from smaller blown and cut glass components nestled (in sand) inside a metallic hull. 'We are migratory creatures; the history of our species is about journeys, departures, leaving and arriving, starting over. And none more so than ourselves. Our new work is both culturally and personally inclined. An autobiographical touch in civilizational reflection. Wherever man goes he builds, laying down cultural lines which gradually transform into relics and artefacts over time's inevitable march. Urban landscapes and complex designs grow and expand, deteriorate and decay. And on again we move, taking the memories of our exploits with us to use in the next story.' B&G Baldwin (1947, New York) and Guggisberg (1955, Bern) have been a collaborative team for over forty years. They share an instinctive appreciation for the subtle blending of art and design, functionality and abstract expression, combined with a love of material – especially glass. The list of museums and collections which have acquired their works is long and impressive. Individual showings, as well as participation in group shows, have given them opportunities to present their works at leading galleries and in major museums in Europe, Japan and the United States and their works rank among the best to be found in the international glass art scene. Working freelance, they have also designed successful products for international glass manufacturers since 1985. Their clients have included renowned firms like Rosenthal, Steuben, Corning and Venini. Over time their work has developed its own distinctive signature, based in Italian cold-working (battuto) combined with the Swedish overlay process for layering colours. They have been pioneers in adapting these techniques and in creating a distinct expression of their own. Colour, light, texture, pattern, and shape together reveal an undercurrent of meaning and value, adhering to the simplest of forms and clear lines. Over the years they have become more sculptural in focus, while seeking to imbue their work with a deep connection to archetypal forms and shapes, and striving for the highest level of craftsmanship. They address eternal symbols of human culture and history, while embracing contemporary evolution in form and meaning. In recent years large installations and major exhibitions in public spaces, such as Canterbury Cathedral...

'Calibrated to Balance' is a unique red, green, yellow, teal and amber hand-blown and cut glass hanging artwork with steel frame by the American and Swiss artists, Philip Baldwin and Monica Guggisberg. Exquisitely handblown and cut to the highest quality and refinement, the elements have been composed and suspended on a steel frame ready for wall hanging. Increasingly the artists have become more sculptural in focus, while seeking to imbue their work with a deep connection to archetypal forms and shapes, and striving for the highest level of craftsmanship. They address eternal symbols of human culture and history, primarily through blown glass, but also using steel, and constructions in other materials. Baldwin (1947, New York) and Guggisberg (1955, Bern) have been a collaborative team for over forty years. They share an instinctive appreciation for the subtle blending of art and design, functionality and abstract expression, combined with a love of material – especially glass. The list of museums and collections which have acquired their works is long and impressive. Individual showings, as well as participation in group shows, have given them opportunities to present their works at leading galleries and in major museums in Europe, Japan and the United States and their works rank among the best to be found in the international glass art scene. Working freelance, they have also designed successful products for international glass manufacturers since 1985. Their clients have included renowned firms like Rosenthal, Steuben, Corning and Venini. Over time their work has developed its own distinctive signature, based in Italian cold-working (battuto) combined with the Swedish overlay process for layering colours. They have been pioneers in adapting these techniques and in creating a distinct expression of their own. Colour, light, texture, pattern, and shape together reveal an undercurrent of meaning and value, adhering to the simplest of forms and clear lines. Over the years they have become more sculptural in focus, while seeking to imbue their work with a deep connection to archetypal forms and shapes, and striving for the highest level of craftsmanship. They address eternal symbols of human culture and history, while embracing contemporary evolution in form and meaning. In recent years large installations and major exhibitions in public spaces, such as Canterbury Cathedral...

The Wind of Night, is a unique black glass stylized tree sculpture by the Lithuanian artist Remigijus Kriukas. Glass is blown and hot sculpted to create this substantial artwork, which is both striking and statuesque. In 1985 Remigijus Kriukas graduated from Lithuanian State Institute of Fine Arts, specializing in glass and started designing at JSC “Panevežio stiklas”, which he did so from 1993-2000. In 2000 he founded his own glass studio in Panevežys where he now creates all his artworks. Kriukas has exhibited extensively around Europe, Russia and the USA. He has taken part in many creative symposiums in various locations, including Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, Estonia, Ukraine, Czechia, Hungary, Germany, Slovakia. Notable achievements being; Granted an Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts Lithuanian Artists' Association awarded with a Gold Badge...

'Diaphanous' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Cathryn Shilling, created from kiln-formed fused glass with an iridescent finish. An ambitious sculptural work with the app...

"Night time crescent", a studio glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. An unique glass sculpture from the times when the two artists had their studio located in Par...

"Blue Figura Sentinel", a studio glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. An early and unique glass sculpture from the times when the two artists had their first own ...

A footed bowl and a very early studio glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin from the times when the two artists had their first own studio, which was located in Non...

Philip Baldwin (*1947) and Monica Guggisberg (*1955) unique piece H. 38 cm. Made by Baldwin Guggisberg, Wales. Cased glass, colorless, salmon pink a...