French artist Jean-Michel Othoniel has created “The Precious Stonewall,” which is on view at Lalit Kala Akademi in India till September 4. The sculpture features 4,200 glass bricks with 150 glass bead necklaces embracing on all sides. Read the full article here.

Joel Berman Glass Studios in Vancouver and DSG Custom Glass based in Langley, British Columbia, are working together to offer digital glass printing to the architecture and design community. Branded Berman Graphics: Print, the process involves the printing of high-resolution photographic images and graphic designs directly onto the surface of glass panels using ceramic frit [...]

Walking through Blaine’s Marine Park past the new Lighthouse Point Water Reclaimation facility, one might not expect to see a wastewater treatment facility decorated with a gently illuminated cascading waterfall, a multi-colored glass sealife mosaic or a large handblown glass water droplet sculpture meant to demonstrate nature’s hydrolic cycle. The sculptures are part of the new [...]

Meltdown Glass Art & Design LLC is relocating to a new glass studio in August that will be located in Tempe, Ariz., near the I-10 freeway. The new facility is in an 18,400-square foot building with 22-foot ceilings on 1.3 acres of land. The company says two years of architectural planning and a three-month renovation [...]

The color effects of metal nanoparticles in stained glass has inspired new research into optoelectronics for faster computing and high-capacity optical-data storage media. CLICK HERE to read the full article.

Glass-blowers quickly learn that breaking things is sometimes part of their job description, but for American artist James McLeod, breaking misconceptions and prejudices is the very purpose of his work. McLeod, 31, is the executive producer of Floating World Projects, a cross-cultural collaboration between Turkish and American artists working in several mediums, including video, audio [...]

The Glass Association of North America’s (GANA) Decorative Division has launched a new website featuring decorative glass products at www.decorativeglazing.com. The site offers both educational and informative information to architects, designers and others in the industry. It includes a comprehensive glossary of terms and product types, a gallery illustrating the aesthetically pleasing nature of decorative [...]

Colfax’s newly restored library hasn’t forgotten its roots, figuratively or literally. Along with a replaced tin ceiling and restored tile flooring that honor the 93-year-old building’s original architecture, the Colfax branch was recently fitted with a six-by-seven-foot stained glass window featuring an oak tree with arching limbs and roots spread in the shape of an [...]

East Bend, NC – What started as a hobby in the 70′s has blossomed into a profession for Al Priest. At that time Priest and his wife had taken up stained glass classes. In 1985 he along with partner Brad Brown formed Salem Stained Glass. Their work can be seen in churches up and down [...]

Ferro Corporation announced it closed its transaction with Heraeus of Hanau, Germany. The two companies have acquired from each other certain business lines concerning decoration materials for ceramic and glass products. Terms of the transaction, first announced April 19, were not disclosed. CLICK HERE to read more.