
The Corporate division of Glasform specialises in producing
glass products for designers and architects world-wide.
Most notably is the recent work at Princes Square in
Glasgow.
Working alongside the designers, John and his team designed
and made a series of glass pieces to fit in with the architecture
as well as all the lighting for the Shopping Centre which was officially
opened by HRH Prince Charles.
Below are some more pictures that show how beautifully
Glasform work enhances and blends with its surroundings.
The elaborate metal work in the above pictures was designed
by the artistic blacksmith Alan
Dawson who made all the architectural metal work in Princes Square.
John and Alan worked closely on this project to combine the beauties
of metal and glass.
The Glasform team have worked on many ideas for glass
panels which, as always, are made to the customer's exact specifications.
The first picture shows a glass panel based on a 1920
Vogue Magazine cover. The idea was to incorporate a wide range of
different colours, patterns and textures made from molten glass. The
pieces were approximatly 10mm thick and were all created at the Glasform
Studio. Because of this thickness, each piece had to be cut with a
diamond saw and then ground down to produce a true mosaic - without
the use of 'lead came'. The glass is approximatly 10mm thick and the
face was moulded to give an added 3d interest. The glass is iridised
so that with a change in light, there is a change in colour.
This lighting effect can be seen more clearly in the
next two pictures, which in fact show the same panel with different
intensities of light behind it. The panel is made up of 49 sections
and is based on 'The Kiss' by Gustav Klimt. It was originally made
to form part of a suspended ceiling with dimmable lighting above it.
Throughout the evening, the panel can change gradually from transparent
to highly iridised.
The fourth picture shows a leaded panel from a series
of Flamingos. Patterned and textured glass was used as a feature.
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