“They say geniuses pick green … but you didn’t pick it.”
Anyone who has seen the movie “Meet the Parents” likely remembers that line. For those of you who either didn’t see it or don’t recall, that’s what Jack Burns (played by Robert DeNiro) said about the color of the rental car his daughter’s boyfriend (played [...]

From Point A to Point B, it took about 24 hours of travel, including 15 hours cooped up on an airplane, but at about 6 a.m. on a Saturday morning I arrived in Sydney. After talking to so many people about my trip and the country’s zealous use of glass, I was practically expecting an [...]

As summer winds down and we begin to prepare for fall, I am also preparing for a journey that will take me to a place that I’ve heard called “the art glass capital of the world.” It’s the one place that has always topped my list of “must sees.” Sure, I’m looking forward to all [...]

Some friends of mine recently visited the Phipps Conservatory in Pittsburgh, which is currently showcasing some spectacular works by renowned glass sculptor Hans Godo Fräbel, who is originally from Germany. More than 185 of Fräbel’s sculptures have been incorporated into the gardens and rooms at Phipps. These include hand-created pieces in the form of whimsical [...]

You never really know when you’ll see some type of decorative glass display … it just shows up when you least expect it. Sometimes it’s a purple glass wall and other times a sandblasted entrance. There have been glass countertops and floors, and even large-scale decorative glass sculptures. When it comes to sculptural glass work [...]

The AIA Show was in San Francisco a couple of weeks ago and it was great to see how much decorative glass was exhibited. From the very artistic, hand-made pieces to those products that are more readily fabricated, there was literally something for all tastes.Other the years I’ve done my share of interviews; until recently [...]

When you think about all of the places where decorative glass can be used, the outside of a building
probably isn’t the first thing to come to mind. Instead, you are more likely to envision room dividers and walls, even flooring and staircases; maybe a decorative sculpture or art piece. But with all the possibilities on [...]

Glass, just glass-no textures, no colors, no patterns-has always been a popular building material for architectural designs and details. Depending upon the design, flat, clear glass alone can be stunning. And then there’s decorative glass, which can offer those extra details … the textures, colors and patterns … that allows for a design that can [...]

If there’s any place in this great, big world that’s fit for glass, that place has got to be Las Vegas. And last week in my Vegas hotel room window at The Palms (I was there for Glass Week) I could see some distinctive displays of glazing–the purple, red and blue Rio, the glittery gold [...]

With such a huge interest and demand for decorative glass products in the architectural and design communities, it would not be surprising to see more and more players start to emerge within the supplier realm. I can see this being somewhat of a double-edged sword. It’s good because we’re likely to see the demand increase [...]