Sensual glass: Museum exhibition in Vermont encourages viewers to touch, smell, listen, and taste

FILED UNDER: Exhibition

Visitors can use their hands to manipulate the colorful neon tubes in Alejandro and Moira Siña's Touch Plane. courtesy: brattleboro museum & art center

Saturday June 25, 2011 | by laguiri

OPENING: Jen Blazina’s cast glass objects and panels explore memory and heirlooms

FILED UNDER: Exhibition, New Work, Opening

One of the eighty pocket watches in Jen Blazina's Ephemera

Tuesday June 21, 2011 | by laguiri

DESIGN: New exhibition celebrates 100 years of the iconic power of designer Kaj Franck (1911-1989)

FILED UNDER: Design, Events, Exhibition

Kaj Franck, Goblets, 1969. Blown glass. photo: rauno träskelin / designmuseo

Thursday June 16, 2011 | by laguiri

EDUCATION: Modeled after cooking shows, Bullseye introduces online tutorials for an annual fee

FILED UNDER: Education

Stills from Bullseye's videos demonstrate a wide range of lesson topics and projects. courtesy: bullseye

Monday June 13, 2011 | by laguiri

DESIGN: Reclaimed glass makes a comeback as eco-chic glassware, jewelry, and home furnishings

FILED UNDER: Design

BottleHood’s Jack Daniel’s table lamp retails for $100 and is mounted on a recycled wine barrel stave. courtesy: BottleHood

Thursday June 9, 2011 | by laguiri

Caribbean glass studio, part of the world’s first eco-resort, may not survive lease negotiations

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The Maho Bay Camps eco-resort is surrounded by the Virgin Islands National Park. courtesy: maho bay camps

Wednesday June 8, 2011 | by laguiri

Museum of Glass streams live feed of master glassblower Lino Tagliapietra at work in the hot shop

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Lino Tagliapietra surveys a piece at the Museum of Glass earlier this week. courtesy: Museum of Glass

Monday June 6, 2011 | by laguiri

OPENING: Designer Mark Reigelman’s installation of glass-encrusted furniture is one-of-a-kind

FILED UNDER: Design, Opening

Three glass-covered chairs in the "Breaking the Bottle" installation courtesy: mark reigelman

Thursday May 19, 2011 | by laguiri

EDUCATION: Prestigious London art college to leave important glass program behind

FILED UNDER: Education, News

The new King's Cross location for the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design will not house the centenarian glass program. courtesy: University of the Arts London

Thursday May 12, 2011 | by laguiri

Japanese artists sell pâte de verre masterpieces to rebuild after March earthquake

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The Higuchi's supplies were destroyed in the March 11 earthquake. courtesy: the artists