In Memoriam: George B. Saxe (1921 — 2010)

FILED UNDER: In Memoriam, News

Over the past two decades, the late George Saxe and his wife, Dorothy, created one of the most significant collections of art from craft media.

Thursday July 29, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

Call for Entries: California beer brewer seeks new designs for special-edition Oktoberfest glasses

FILED UNDER: Call for Submissions, Design

In honor of the upcoming 2010 Oktoberfest, national craft brewer Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. headquartered in Chico, California, has initiated a search for an original glass beer stein design with the Sierra Nevada logo. The winning design will be sold in a limited-edition run at the brewery gift shop, and possibly via the brewing company’s online gift shop. Officially entitled the “Ein Stein Design Vendor Search,” the company is looking for a designer with the capacity to produce a limited edition of 200-300 glass steins.

Wednesday July 28, 2010 | by Andrew Page

OPENING: Flameworker Matt Eskuche adds plastic to the mix in new museum exhibition

FILED UNDER: Exhibition, New Work, Opening

Matt Eskuche, Agristocracy (detail), 2010. Plastic and incandescent light. photo: alex evans.

Tuesday July 27, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

Book Report: A scholarly telling of the story of Medieval glass vessels

FILED UNDER: Book Report, Exhibition

Sunday July 25, 2010 | by Andrew Page

Glass Curiosities: Mirrored tree house envisioned as a camouflaged hotel

FILED UNDER: Curiosities, Design

This mirror-walled tree house in the woods of Northern Sweden is envisioned as a hotel by one of Sweden's cutting-edge architecture firms Tham & Videgard.

Saturday July 24, 2010 | by Andrew Page

Swarovski summer sale offers crystal-enhanced tech gear at sharply reduced prices

FILED UNDER: Design, News

The Robot Naughty Raymond USB Memory Key on sale for $90, or half the regular price, offers 2 GB of flash memory that can be worn as a pendant or charm.

Friday July 23, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

OPENING: Jay Musler exhibition opens at the Ken Saunders Gallery tonight

FILED UNDER: New Work, Opening

Jay Musler, "Blue", constructed glass, oil paint, 2010.

Friday July 23, 2010 | by Andrew Page

Bellevue Arts Museum’s $575,000 raised in annual fundraiser is down slightly from 2009

FILED UNDER: Events, News

Prominent collectors and arts patrons Jack and Becky Benaroya were among those gathered for the museum's annual funraising event.

Thursday July 22, 2010 | by Andrew Page

OPENING: No shortage of glass on view at the 64th annual art fair in Bellevue, Washington

FILED UNDER: Events, Opening

Dehanna Jones, Bone Murini Group, ongoing series. H 16, W 6, D 2 in.

Tuesday July 20, 2010 | by Lee Brooks

OPENING: Czech glass meets Australian ethnic music in cross-cultural collaboration

FILED UNDER: Events, Opening

For “Talking Glass”, an exhibition now on view through September 10 at the Czech Center New York, designer and architect Borek Sipek and didgeridoo player Ondrej Smeykal have come together to design and craft glass didgeridoos, wind instruments first crafted by indigenous people in Australia some 1,500 years ago. These instruments are not just for music, nor are they merely a design curiosity, but fall somewhere in between aesthetic function and aesthetic fascination — in an effort to catch the eye of musicians as well as artists and designers working in glass, in addition to the general public.