Architectural glass concept by Steven Holl (via Arch Daily)
This past summer, the City of London Planning and Transportation Committee passed a resolution to grant planning and listed building consent for a new Maggie’s Centre (a charity which provides practical, emotional and social support for individuals with cancer) at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital.
Much of my custom glass art work is inspired by the colors of nature. For example, the piece shown here draws from the bold colors of Rhode Island wetland habitats that are emerging right now, in spring.
Custom Art Glass for Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel
I’m pleased to share a new time lapse video of a custom art glass wall that I installed a little while back at Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel, in the hospital’s non-denominational chapel.
Kvadrat’s London showroom (photo by Ed Reeve via dezeen)
Recently, I stumbled upon these colorful glass partitions at Kvadrat‘s London showroom. Kvadrat is Europe’s leading manufacturer of design textiles. Many of its products are the result of collaborations with acclaimed designers, architects, and artists.
“Solarium” by William Lamson
I love this “experimental greenhouse” by William Lamson, created out of steel, colored glass, sugar, and plants. Sugar? Yes, indeed.
Photo by FG+SG – Fernando Guerra, Sergio Guerra (via Arch Daily)
I love this project by Manuel Maia Gomes for its use of colorful glass to create a lively interplay between historic architecture and contemporary art.
Bruno Taut’s Glass Pavilion, 1914 (Image via Wikipedia Commons)
Thinking recently about why art museums matter got me thinking about works of art and architecture that evoke a sense of reverence. These ruminations (along with others around meaningful integrations of glass in architecture) brought to mind Bruno Taut’s Glass Pavilion from 1914, one of my all-time favorite feats of glass architecture.
Photo by Normann Szkop (via Colossal)
While Rhode Island hasn’t been hit by the polar vortex nearly as hard as other places, I still find myself already itching for spring–not only for the warmth, but for the burst of color that lends so much inspiration for works of colored glass. It’s during these grayest of January days that I often daydream about visiting the tulip fields of North Holland.