Commerce published its annual Genesee County Tourism magazine and for the second year in a row, The Batavian participated in the publication by producing photos and stories. Today, for our Sunday reading, we're publishing four of our ...
Tags: Oatka Glass, glass artists, glass
What do toffee, volcanic lava; enameled baths and Perspex have in common? They are all examples of what has been called the fourth state of matter-they are GLASSES, just as much as a bottle or windowpane. A glass is a material with the ...
Glass blowing is said to have originated in ancient Mesopotamia around the first century BC. Since then, it has gradually spread all around the world. For an artist, it takes years to gain expertise in this art. It requires skillful blowing ...
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The designs for the jewels are based on artifacts and drawings also discovered on the archeological digs. The Roman Low-E glass is a beautiful piece of history dating back 2,000 years to the time of the Roman Empire.Each bear the marks of ...
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The Low-E glass may be heated and reheated repeatedly until the desired shape is achieved. Once the desired shape has been created, the glass is allowed to cool.Once the glass is heated up into a semi-liquid state, a long tube is used to ...
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"In fact,art glass design indispensable in modern design,human life,such as lighting,can be used as home decoration during the day and night,light and shadow can create a different atmosphere for a living."Heinrich Wang feels modern glass ...
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BERLIN — Visitors to downtown Berlin have the chance to create a truly unique keepsake this holiday season. For the past several years, Jeffrey Auxer Designs has hosted ornament-making classes. “I came up with the idea to ...
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Talk to Emhart Glass employees at the Owensville plant and they will tell you most people think they make glass. While they do not make glass here, companies worldwide use refractories, heat resisting ceramics products made in ...
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Trap Light – Save Energy’s unique lighting style proposes to illuminate without the need for electricty. Designers Gionata Gatto &Mike Thompson’s fresh approach to lighting incorporates the age old technique of Murano ...
Tags: Trap Light, Save Energy, Murano glass, photoluminescence
Imagine a ten day event filled with 300 spectacular design reasons to add to your personalized design itinerary. Top designers from all over the world will flock to London during September 10th through the 23rd.With 2012 marking the 10th ...
Tags: London's Design Festival, new app, without lighting, 2012