Bonjour India: The Gauls come to town Nov 15, 2009
Contemporary artist Jean Michel Othoniel for instance, will showcase glass sculptures created with the glassmakers of Firozabad in The Precious Stonewall. They also want business to be one of the key areas of collaboration; the first ever Indo-French CEOs forum, presided by NR Narayana Murthy and Lafarge hon. chairman Bertrand Collomb will aim to strengthen trade and economic exchange. (India Times)
10 questions with glass man Simon Pearce Nov 5, 2009
He began glassblowing, apprenticing with renowned glassmakers at the Leerdam glass factory in the Netherlands, Venini in Italy and Orrefors and Boda in Sweden. Seeking independence from European business constraints and high energy costs, in 1981 Pearce moved his studio from Ireland to Quechee, Vt. (Herald Online, SC -- Lifestyles)
Fine as wine: Wine glass magnate educates Sun Valley residents Aug 1, 2009
"The Riedel family has never stamped its name on a single bottle of wine. But over the past 50 years this clan of master glassmakers has done more to enhance the oenophile's pleasure than almost any winemaking dynasty," according to Time magazine. During Friday's symposium, Riedel led wine lovers through an unusual experiment. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
A library of the worlds most unusual compounds, George Pendle, Financial Times Jun 24, 2009
During the Renaissance, Venetian glassmakers not only produced exquisite chandeliers but also the lenses for Galileos telescopes. And painters have traditionally done the work of chemists in seeking brighter and longer-lasting pigments. (Harper's Magazine)
The Glass Industry in America May 25, 2009
European glassmakers who joined New World immigrants after the colonists settled there would bring knowledge that businesses would refine and use to create newer, better glass products for America ... Glassmakers in the New World needed to keep up with the demand from colonists who required such things as glass window panes for their homes ... Then German glassmakers formed more glass businesses in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. (Suite101.com)
How is Glass Made? May 25, 2009
Glassmakers have discovered over time that adding various metallic oxides creates colors in the glass. When lead oxide is added, it produces the heavy glass we know as lead crystal. (Suite101.com)
* For Mothers Day, a piece of Taiwan May 7, 2009
Liuligongfang ([u) is one of Taiwans top artisan glassmakers. Founded in 1987 by actress Loretta Young (fk), the gallery combines traditional Chinese glassmaking with a modern aesthetic to make colorful art pieces and jewelry. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Bartow Artist Pfeiffer In Mayfaire This Weekend May 6, 2009
Included in the festival are jewelers, ceramicists, glassmakers, painters, photographers, fiber artists, and more, working in nearly every style. Bartow artist Trish Pfeiffer has been accepted into the show for the third year. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
Mayfaire Is May 9 and 10 Apr 29, 2009
Included in the festival are jewelers, ceramicists, glassmakers, painters, photographers, fiber artists, and more, working in nearly every style. The festival is free. (The Fort Meade Leader, FL)
