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Cool Installation

As the warm days of summer ramp up, our minds naturally drift toward visions of respite, shade and water.  Our cascading cast glass eating counter embodies that vision of a refreshing, spring mountain thaw, or an icy beverage being poured into a glass.  Its surface looks very cool; feels very cool.  Amazing how visual and […]

Glass Reflections

In that missive, we gave all our clients, suppliers, network buddies, supporters and design team members a Valentine. Wish it could be beautiful glass jewels. What a combination – individuals we appreciate and glass we love. At times we do heroic things…large heavy pieces with wondrous color and edgework. We probably wouldn’t create this on […]

Beautiful California Glowing Glass Counter Top

We received these pictures of our beautiful Aisu glass installed in a residence in California as a glowing glass counter. To achieve this stunning look, we originally met with the owner in our studio. He immediately loved seeing and touching our glass! We then worked long distance with his contractor to ensure a perfect installation. […]

Glassworks Winter 2013 News

We are indeed fortunate to have such a talented and committed group that makes up the Glassworks team. Although during last year, we said farewell to Beth Siragusa, our office manager who gently guided us into the “computer” age, we welcomed Christine Henderson to broaden our visibility in the architecture and design industry.  Due in large part to […]

Architectural Art Glass 105: How to stand out and stay green.

Embracing sustainability and/or “green” virtues can be confusing at best. Even “experts” differ as to what can be deemed as sustainable. The Architecture and Design (A&D) community wants a design to leave an impression in aesthetics and function while remaining timeless, but how do we achieve that and leave the smallest footprint possible? Where do […]

Winter Design Feature: Glass Tables

We are always hard at work creating new and interesting opportunities to feature handmade art glass in functional applications. One of the most common requests we get are for custom art glass table tops. Glass has a way of turning functional furniture into a featured work of art. Don’t take our word for it… feast […]

Glassworks Summer 2012 News

Every year, I think summer will never get here. Although we in Seattle complain about our gloomy June that gives way to the blue skies of July, we can use glass panels to let in a lot of natural light and to reflect the light within our space year round. Maybe that’s one of the […]

Architectural Art Glass 104: The Art of Glass.

The Art of Glass Glimmering surfaces and a depth that no other material can offer, the art of glass is truly timeless. Glassworks takes this amazing material and transforms it into properly proportioned & scaled, balanced works of art featuring exquisite contrast. Glass is a challenging art medium – it requires an expert and skillful […]