Custom Carved Mural

Custom Carved Mural

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Glass Decor as Framed Wall Art

Milk Glass is a term used by art glass-makers for opaque white glass. The German term is milch–glass, the Italian term is lattimo (from latte, milk) and the French term is blanc-de-lait (milk white) or verre-de-lait. It looks like white porcelain. It was first made in Venice in the 14th or 15th century, and later in just about every country that made glass. The opaque white color is usually made with tin oxide. During the 17th and 18th centuries it was very popular, and during that period it was often decorated with enamel painting.

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 In modern times, the use of glass has transcended its traditional role. While it is common to turn glass into works of art, pieces of tableware, and even in windows, custom glass can be used to further scientific endeavors. How? Take Colin Rennie from the UK, for example. He wanted to create a 3D modelRead more......
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A LANDSCAPE IN GLASS

 The virtuosity with which decorative glass makers, leaves a viewer of these truly magnificent art works quietly in awe. This sect of artists is often not given their full due, as they create extravagant and complex designs that look so effortless to the layman. Peter Bremers has been creating cast glass sculptures for almost 30Read more......
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Decorative Glass – Magnificence Beyond Royalty

The magic of decorative glass all started in the 1450s when Venetian decorative glass products were exported to other European countries. In the 13th century, Venetian glass masters started to design glass products with animal and human figures, coats of arms, flowers, and other ornaments. The Venetians produced complex designs of glass by applying diversRead more......
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5 Innovative Structures with Vertigo-Inducing Glass Floors

If you’re afraid of heights, beware of this recent architectural trend. From London to Los Angeles, fully transparent glass floors are being constructed hundreds, sometimes thousands, of feet in the sky for visitors to fully experience the vista below. It’s certainly an interesting, if not slightly terrifying, development in architecture. “We all know people are fascinated and stimulated by heights,” says Tim Johnson, vice-chair of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. “Until recently, our perspective has been to view a landscape horizontally from a significant height. However, a trend is taking hold that people are thrilled to be suspended in mid-air, if you will.” Why glass floors? Johnson speculates that it's a new way for developers to make their projects stand out and to draw visitors to experience, "yet another breathtaking element of tall buildings." AD covers five examples around the globe that exemplify this new transparent trend in architecture.

Los Angeles's Glass Slide
Soon there will be an all-glass slide that extends from the 70th to the 69th floor of the U.S. Bank Tower in downtown Los Angeles. Visitors will glide down a 36-foot glass structure, dubbed the Skyslide, which is a mere 1.25 inches thick. The project is part of a larger $50 million renovation on the building and will open to the public in June.

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