Designing with Art Glass
How Glassmaking Arrived in the US
1) The first glasshouse was built in Jamestown, Virginia in 1609. The people who worked there did not make decorative glass, but instead made things they could sell, e.g. bottles for water and wine, and panes for windows. 2) During the industrial revolution, glass-making had good news and bad news: these were made by the thousandsbut made by hand! 3) Moldblowing was refined by the Romans, especially during the first century B.C. 4) What we owe moldblowing today is embodied by our ergonomic so...

Venetian Glass Art Jewelry
It's handcrafted Italian art glass jewelry known as Murano or Venetian Glass ... It's beautiful wear
True Venetian Glass Jewelry is handcrafted on the island of Murano, Italy.  It's also referred to as Murano Glass Jewelry and sometimes Italian Glass Jewelry.  If you want the real Venetian Murano glass item, you want to be sure it's marked as "made in Italy."  You can often get a Warranty Certificate [Certificato di Garanzia] to prove authenticity.  Or, better yet, you can actually travel to Venice and visit Murano for yourself and witness the glassblowing in person ... like I did! It's h...

Elegant Art Glass Lamp Shades
Hand Crafted Light Shades
In the late 1800's electricity was a new invention and American glass manufacturers developed novel approaches for concealing the "modern" electric light bulb, which was rather harsh to the eye and perhaps not very flattering to the domestic interior. Company's such as Tiffany, Steuben, and Quezal responded to these needs with the most extraordinary and beautiful art glass shades, all of which were hand-made and exquisitely fashioned. Many other companies also made art glass shades for table ...

Chihuly Glass Collectibles
Dale Chihuly's Highly Collectible Glass Art
Dale Chihuly designs and produces eye popping glass installations all over the world. The individual pieces are highly collectible as he has a devoted fan base. This is a gallery of available pieces, books, DVDs and other media about Chihuly and his work for fans and those people on your shopping list who have everything. If you have never paid attention to art glass before, let the magic of these pieces speak to you and you'll see that glass can be much more than melted silicon.