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Kelp in Azure & Aquamarine, abstract glass sculpture by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Kelp in Azure & Aquamarine' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson.
The outer glass form contains a mult...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Signed Philippe Jean Sculptural Dove Table Lamp French Mid-Century Modern 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Superb and rare Philippe Jean 3 Part Table lamp, Porcelain Dove on a glass ball and Chrome Ring.
Numbered 110/300 and Signed by Artist.
US rewired and...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
Enchanted Mori Dawn, a tree & bonsai inspired glass artwork by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Enchanted Mori Dawn' is a unique sculpted glass installation by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
Thompson's Enchanted Mori are inspired by the practice of bonsai, echoing its ar...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Solar Storm Sky Blue over Ice Blue II, a patterned glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Sky Blue over Ice Blue II' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body of...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Solar Storm Sky Blue over Gold, a contemporary cut glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Sky Blue over Gold' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body of work r...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Enchanted Mori Dusk, a tree & bonsai inspired glass artwork by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Enchanted Mori Dusk' is a unique sculpted glass installation by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
Thompson's Enchanted Mori are inspired by the practice of bonsai, echoing its ar...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Paradise 08 in Jadeite, jade, aqua, blue & lilac glass sculpture by Amy Cushing
By Amy Cushing
Located in London, GB
'Paradise 08 in Jadeite' is a unique glass sculpture created using hybrid hand-made glass techniques by the British artist Amy Cushing. Combining mouth blown glass with kiln formed g...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Marre Moerel Anatomy Series Signed Edition Corpus Murano Glass Vase Covo, Italy
By Marre Moerel, covo
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Marre Moerel Signed and Numbered Limited Edition "Corpus" Murano Glass Vase for Covo, Italy, ca 2001. This vase is part of her Anatomy Series and is numbered #6 of 29. The glass is a light pink color (almost a flesh color) cased with white glass sandwiched with orange glass on the interior.
Marre has said that the shapes were in reference to the beauty of the human body and colors chosen to reflect the variety of skin tones. Highly evocative and intriguing, this design is beautiful and also evokes conversation and thought. A true piece of art!
This vase is part of a project named Smash, and curated by Emmanuel Babled for Covo in 2001. A group of famous designers (James Irvine, Jeffrey Bennet, Jerszy Seymour, Marre Moerel, Richard Hutten, Ritsue Mishima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Planet in White and Apple Green, a Unique Art Glass Sculpture by Lena Bergström
Located in London, GB
Planet in White and Apple Green is a unique glass sculptural artwork and centerpiece by the Swedish artist Lena Bergström. This piece is from an ongoing collection of works called th...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
1960 Vintage Italian Frosted Bronze Finish Blown Murano Art Glass Set 4 Fruits
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Set of 4 Murano hand blown Italian decorative frosted art glass pieces in the shape of fruits. A Lemon, Pear, Banana and Plum.
Hues of frosted silver and bronze colors as se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Double Helix, a black & white patterned glass sculptural vessel by Peter Bowles
By Peter Bowles
Located in London, GB
'Double Helix' is unique glass artwork by the British artist, Peter Bowles.
Initially studying glass at Stourbridge College of Art and Design, Peter Bowles went on to work with som...
Category
2010s Australian Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Elegant Murano Glass Shell Sculpture in Ruby hues and Submerged Gold 1980s Italy
By Romano Donà
Located in Villaverla, IT
Elegant Murano Glass Shell Sculpture in Ruby hues and Submerged Gold 1980s Italy.
The sculpture represents a red shell submersed in a thin and elegant transparent film of gold glass....
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Intermingling, organic patterned black & white glass sculpture by Peter Bowles
By Peter Bowles
Located in London, GB
'Intermingling' is unique glass artwork by the British artist, Peter Bowles.
Initially studying glass at Stourbridge College of Art and Design, Peter Bowles went on to work with so...
Category
2010s Australian Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Kelp in Turquoise & Midnight Blue, a glass sculpture by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Kelp in Turquoise & Midnight Blue' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson.
The outer glass form contains...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
No Limits #1, a Pink, Peach & White Glass Sculpture by Maria Bang Espersen
Located in London, GB
‘No Limits #1' is a unique glass sculpture by the Danish artist, Maria Bang Espersen.
Maria Bang Espersen works around the idea that all things are malleable, like glass, and that nothing can be permanently defined. Her experimental sculptures are therefore not only an approach but also a statement; one that states to never get caught up in the restrictive norms or to obey established hierarchies. Essentially, her works in glass, are a play with the possibilities of the material and an attempt to expand the viewer’s understanding of her chosen medium.
Although static and solid in their final sate, Espersen stretches, pulls and bends her glass, resulting in works that appear soft and almost possible of languid movement. Her chosen sweets confectionery colour palette entices and draws the onlooker towards the artwork, which deliciously glisten.
Espersen studied glass and ceramics at Engelsholm Højskole, in Denmark, continuing her studies at the Kosta School of Glass in Sweden, The Royal Danish Academy of Design, and Haystack Mountain...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Sculptural Industrial Aluminium Silver Filter with a Hand-Blown Glass Ball Top
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural industrial silver aluminum filter with a hand-blown glass ball top.
The sculptural piece is created from an aluminum filter with a hand-blown glass ball mounted on top....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Large Arc Hand-Blown Glass Inhabitants Lighting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fort Makers handblown glass Inhabitants lighting collection is inspired by shapes found in nature and ancient art. Designed by Nana Spears and Noah Spencer, these light sculptures re...
Category
2010s American Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Archive of DNA: D7S820 Allel 1 an amber & aqua glass artwork by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Archive of DNA: D7S820 Allel 1' is a unique glass installation (consisting of 7 individual elements) by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
Accomplished glass artist Thompson explo...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Oversized Murano Style Vintage Glass Cherry Table Top Decor
Located in Charleston, SC
This large stem with glass cherries has vibrant red and green, looks good all year but Would make an excellent table top decor for the holiday season. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Portal Clear Glass Bookends, ANDREW HUGHES
Located in New York, NY
The Portal design is a simple exercise in optics and color. The clear color and reflective light are diffused by a surface etching on the top third of the interior of each bookend. A...
Category
2010s American Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Solar Storm Ruby Red over Pale Pink, a linear cut glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Ruby Red over Pale Pink' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
Created with Stephen Gillies, with whom Jones m...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Panorama Dark Amber, a Sculptural hand blown Glass Vase by Bethany Wood
By Bethany Wood
Located in London, GB
'Panorama Dark Amber' is a unique artwork by the British artist, Bethany Wood.
An equal passion for painting physically inspires how she controls and manipulates her glass. Recreating the fleeting nature of brush strokes, Wood’s molten colours traverse across the surface of her glass canvases blending in a myriad of hues. Unlike their flat painterly counterparts, these combine and merge, forming spontaneous watery and lava like abstract relief flourishes.
Taking inspiration from a wide range of sources, Wood’s influences are taken directly from the world around us, elements of the inner-city sit alongside expansive landscapes. Reoccurring themes are Graffiti & Urban Culture, exploration & travel.
In the artist's own words;
"As a multidisciplinary artist, I have begun to merge my two artistic passions, painting and Glassmaking. I like to express myself with the fluidity of the material. The Directional arrangement of a colour palette can form the depth of an abstract Landscape. I use my own paintings as a reference whilst making in the hot shop. Each individual artwork from my series has been inspired by a specific place.
Serendipity of abstraction has always been an inspiration for me; the coincidental elements which catch the eye of the viewer. The palette, composition and depth I have attained are taken from nature, with a bold but elegant swipe of my own personal, Expressionist style"
Rising glass star, Wood graduated from De Montfort...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
Spinal I, Unique Tree Inspired White & Aubergine Glass Vase by Mårten Medbo
By Mårten Medbo
Located in London, GB
‘Spinal I' is a limited edition (ed 49) tree-inspired white & aubergine glass vase by the Swedish artist, Mårten Medbo.
Among his work, there are numerous examples of pieces having ...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
1920 René Lalique - Car Mascot Statuette Naiade Frosted Glass with Grey Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Car Mascot Statuette "Naiade" (Mermaid) made in frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1920.
Molded signature on the mermaid's tail and engraved signature on bottom.
Perf...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Decorative Murano Italian Art Glass Swans with Gold Flecks
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Pair of decorative Murano white swans with gold flecks attributed to Barovier and Toso.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Glass Hand Blown Penguin Sculpture
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage collectible Murano art glass hand blown sculpture of a penguin in blue and yellow colored glass figurine with gold murine.
Handcrafted bea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Rosalie, Pink, Brown, Aubergine & Khaki Glass Vase by Gunnel Sahlin
Located in London, GB
'Rosalie', from the Hortus Poetica Collection, is a unique glass sculptural vessel by the Swedish artist, Gunnel Sahlin.
Sahlin’s current passions inc...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Enchanted Dusk in Amber II, brown & bronze glass sculpture by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Enchanted Dusk in Amber II' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
With both his Enchanted Dawn and Dusk collections, Thompson brin...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Clear Modern Sculptural Glass Object Sculpture or Paperweight Table Decor
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Modern sculptural glass object. Very heavy. The base is a rounded hexagon shape and very solid. Solid short blunt glass rods protrude from the base. A beautiful sculptural piece to a...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Blown Glass
Origin Dark #0323, black & slate coloured glass sculpture by Morten Klitgaard
Located in London, GB
‘Origin Dark #0323’ is a unique sculpture by the Danish artist, Morten Klitgaard.
In the artist's own words:
"My work is driven by the urge to investigate and push the limits of gl...
Category
2010s Danish Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Purple Glass Nude Female Sculpture, circa 1970
By Cenedese
Located in Saint Louis, MO
Deep purple Murano glass nude abstract figure on black glass base. A beautiful tabletop glass sculpture. In the style of Ermanno Nason for Cenedese. ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
OGGETTI MURANO HAND-CRAFTED Glass Aquatic Sculptures
Located in Hawthorne, CA
Pair of OGGETTI Italian Hand-Painted Glass Tropical Fish Sculptures, c. 1960
An elegant tribute to the art of Italian glassmaking, this pair of...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Solar Storm Ruby Red over Gold, a linear patterned glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Ruby Red over Gold' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body of work r...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Abstracted Land Ruby Red, an oxblood red & clear glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Abstracted Land Ruby Red' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
Created with Stephen Gillies, with whom Jones makes many w...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Origin Dark #0423, dark grey & pink standing glass sculpture by Morten Klitgaard
Located in London, GB
‘Origin Dark #0423’ is a unique sculpture by the Danish artist, Morten Klitgaard.
In the artist's own words:
"My work is driven by the urge to investigate and push the limits of gl...
Category
2010s Danish Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Italian Tall Red Blue Green Glass Crested Bird Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This very expressive crested crane art glass sculpture, from the 1970s, is a true jewel-like work of art, in sophisticated blown Murano glass, with overlaid stripes decor in red, blu...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Colour-Blind The Queen, a glass & mixed-media sculpture by Chris Day
By Chris Day
Located in London, GB
'Colour-Blind The Queen' is a unique sculpture by the British artist, Chris Day, created from handblown & sculpted glass with microbore copper pipe, copper wire and rope.
Chris Day ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Copper
Fratelli Toso MILLEFIORI Paperweights, Leslie Pina Collection
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Fratelli Toso (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: label (3)
Materials: glass
Dimensions (H, W, D): largest: 3"h, 3"dia
Additional Information: We have three (3)...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Ice Vug in Purple, Unique White & Purple Glass Sculpture by Samantha Donaldson
Located in London, GB
Ice Vug in Purple is a unique handblown sculpture by the British artist Samantha Donaldson. A charming ethereal sculpture with a glacier white exter...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
1929 René Lalique, Car Mascot Coq Houdan Rooster Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Car mascot "Coq Houdan" (Rooster) made in clear glass by René Lalique in 1929.
Engraved signature.
Perfect condition. Some very light amethyst reflects.
height: 20 cm
Félix Marci...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Formia 1980s Modern Italian Comic Ivory Glass Head Sculpture with Red Lips
Located in New York, NY
One 1980s, modernist dynamic, comic mouth blown head sculpture in colored Murano glass, in ivory milk white, the face with blue eyes and red lips. This production has been very limit...
Category
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Alpine, A White, Black, Grey, Yellow & Green Glass Vase by Bethany Wood
By Bethany Wood
Located in London, GB
'Alpine' is a unique glass vase from the Molten Landscapes Collection by the British artist Bethany Wood.
An equal passion for painting physically inspires how she controls and manipulates her glass. Recreating the fleeting nature of brush strokes, Wood’s molten colors traverse across the surface of her glass canvases blending in a myriad of hues. Unlike their flat painterly counterparts, these combine and merge, forming spontaneous watery and lava like abstract relief flourishes.
Taking inspiration from a wide range of sources, Wood’s influences are taken directly from the world around us, elements of the inner-city sit alongside expansive landscapes. Reoccurring themes are Graffiti & Urban Culture, exploration & travel.
In the artist's own words;
"As a multidisciplinary artist, I have begun to merge my two artistic passions, painting and Glassmaking. I like to express myself with the fluidity of the material. The Directional arrangement of a color palette can form the depth of an abstract Landscape. I use my own paintings as a reference whilst making in the hot shop. Each individual artwork from my series has been inspired by a specific place.
Serendipity of abstraction has always been an inspiration for me; the coincidental elements which catch the eye of the viewer. The palette, composition and depth I have attained are taken from nature, with a bold but elegant swipe of my own personal, Expressionist style"
Rising glass star, Wood graduated from De Montfort...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
2000s Italian Teal Gold Green Murano Art Glass Cactus Plant with Yellow Flowers
By Fornace Mian
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Italian highly collectible potted glass cactus of limited edition, entirely handcrafted in Murano, with modern Minimalist design blown by Fornace Mian, with lifelike organic modernist shape in teal green textured Murano glass highlighted by 3 large yellow blooming flowers with red center and overlayed in crystal clear, planted in a lime green Murano glass pot worked with pure gold, adding a pearl...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Dona Modern Art Glass Smoked Gray Sculptural Vase with Red and Yellow Murrine
By Davide Dona
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary monumental Italian art glass vase, one of a kind Venetian Work of Art by Davide Donà, in blown Murano glass. The crystal battuto body, skillfully embraced by a smoked gr...
Category
2010s Italian Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Murrine, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Pavoncella Sculpture in Multicolour by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in murano, IT
Mother Nature gave it a striped appearance with hints of brown, black, white and green. A crest playfully sticks up on its head. For his bestiary, Toni Zuccheri captured its restless...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Sap, a Unique Rich Amber & Petrol Metallic Blue Glass Sculpture by Bethany Wood
By Bethany Wood
Located in London, GB
'Sap' is a unique artwork by the British artist, Bethany Wood.
An equal passion for painting physically inspires how she controls and manipulates her glass. Recreating the fleeting...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Torsion in Ocean Blue 22/01, clear & jade sculptural glass vessel by Emma Baker
By Emma Baker
Located in London, GB
'Torsion in Ocean Blue 22/01' is a unique sculptural artwork by the British artist, Emma Baker.
Emma Baker has worked with glass for over ten years, initially encountering the mate...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Black and White Glass Sculptures, 1980
Located in Rome, IT
Superb pair of Murano glass sculptures representing two beautiful zebras, unmistakable Murano design. Enchanting to the eye, they require a beautiful illuminated display case.
The t...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Stratiform Aerugo 1.0.001, Unique Green Glass Sculpture by Liam Reeves
By Liam Reeves
Located in London, GB
Stratiform Aerugo 1.0.001 is a unique hand-blown glass vessel with fine white filigree cane detail created by the British artist Liam Reeves. Hand blown in bright lime green glass, the interior has a mirrored finish, which results in a beautiful metallic effect. The entire piece is finally sandblasted creating a soft satin, diffused finish.
Liam Reeves has been making glass professionally since 1998 when he graduated from Middlesex University with a BA (Hons) in three-dimensional design. During this time he has honed his skills whilst working in the glass industry for some of the best glassmakers in the UK. In 2009 Reeves studied for an MA at the RCA in order to explore the creative possibilities of the medium of glassblowing. He is currently hot-glass technician at the very same and prestigious Royal College of Art in London.
While at the RCA Liam discovered a passion for investigating pivotal techniques from glassblowing’s two-millennia of rich history. From the mould blowing of ancient Rome to the complex goblet-making techniques of Renaissance Venice...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
1960s Mid- Century Modern - Murano Italy - Glass Aquarium Glass Fish Sculpture
Located in St. Louis, MO
1960's mid-century modern Murano glass fish aquarium glass art sculpture with chiseled effect edges. Having six colorful tropical fish, seaweed and blue bottom. Unsigned, attributed...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Rise by Hideki Yoshimoto — Glass and Resin Sculptural Art with Light
By Hideki Yoshimoto
Located in London, GB
Rise focuses on the organic shapes of water bubbles and the refraction of light. Supported by WonderLab, the laboratory of innovation and technology at W...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass, Resin, Murano Glass
Catcher of the Skies, glass sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in London, GB
'Catcher of the Skies' is a unique pink, orange 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...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Aurora Pink Portal Glass Bookends, ANDREW HUGHES
Located in New York, NY
The Portal design is a simple exercise in optics and color. The Aurora color and reflective light are diffused by a surface etching on the top third of the interior of each bookend. ...
Category
2010s American Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Woven Pastel Mandala No 6, a mixed coloured glass sculpture by Layne Rowe
By Layne Rowe
Located in London, GB
'Woven Pastel Mandala No 6 (shiny)' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the British artist, Layne Rowe.
Rowe’s inspiration is drawn from the dramatic Devon coastline which informs his love for detail, a constant theme for his ever-evolving creations. The Woven series in particular is the result of intricate layers of varied coloured canes which are manipulated to follow and twist around the form of the piece, creating movement. These are then cold cut to reveal the vibrant colours hidden beneath the surface.
In his own words:
“The effect is like water over precious stones or the rock with its glimmering colours beneath reflecting natural growth and corrosion. I enjoy observing people’s reactions to my work, everything is up for interpretation, as my work is diverse, complex and sometimes subversive. It invites you to look again and again. My introduction to hot glass gave me an insatiable desire to explore this medium to its limits. I find glass an inspiration in itself but have found inspiration from the natural world and its issues”
Rowe’s journey with glass began during his degree course in 3D design at the University of Central Lancashire. During the following seven years he worked alongside a number of glassmakers at the London Glass Blowing hot shop, enhancing and Fine-tuning his skills before moving to Brazil. During this time Rowe set up his own glass studio but also experienced a different working environment alongside Industrial glassmakers.
On returning to the UK with an initial set-up in Hertfordshire, he rejoined London Glassblowing, where he has worked on and off from 2005 to the present day. Currently, Rowe now makes his work at a number of studios all-over the UK and also produces Peter Layton...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Seven Stages of Degradation, an installation by Louis Thompson & Sophie Thomas
By Sophie Thomas, Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
Seven Stages of Degradation is a unique art glass installation of seven components by the British artist Louise Thompson and the British designer Sophie Thomas. Each piece is solid glass with internal colored detail and trapped bubbles. Each topped with a found beach plastic cap. An ongoing body of work with the first set exhibited as part of the Summer Exhibition 2018, at the Royal Academy London. The artwork's aim is to highlight the current serious issue of ocean plastic. Although not essentially about it’s dramatic harmful effect on the sea’s inhabitants and environment, this artwork focuses on the prolonged duration for which it can exist within these vital waters.
About the collaborating artists;
Louis Thompson
With a professional career spanning over 25 years, Thompson has taught in the UK and abroad. He has exhibited extensively in the UK, Europe, USA and Japan. In 2012 Thompson received two prestigious awards in the UK: British Glass Biennale Winner and the Jerwood Foundation Makers Commission. He has been invited to create installations for various museums and international exhibitions and his work is held in permanent museum collections in Belgium, Germany, Japan, Czech Republic and the V&A Museum in London. Thompson has completed International residencies at the prestigious Museum of Glass in Tacoma, The Glazenhuis Museum in Belgium and most recently at Soneva Art Glass in the Maldives.
Sophie Thomas
A highly respected and established leader in creative campaigning and communication design, Thomas’ long...
Category
2010s British Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Plastic, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Folded Threads, abstract patterned black & white glass sculpture by Peter Bowles
By Peter Bowles
Located in London, GB
'Folded Threads' is unique glass artwork by the British artist, Peter Bowles.
Initially studying glass at Stourbridge College of Art and Design, Peter Bowles went on to work with s...
Category
2010s Australian Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Magna Beach Ball - Handmade Modern Glass Sculptural Object
Located in New York, NY
Compete with the sun for attention with the new Magna Beach Ball in Red, White and Blue. Revisit all of those fond memories of summer with this modern version of the classic beach ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Cryptograph 210631, golden yellow & lime glass sculpture by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Cryptograph 210631' (in Amber & Chartreuse) is a unique glass sculpture that has been created using a variety of glass techniques, by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
The enca...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Blown Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
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