Netherlands and Belgium
charleroi museum
Glass Museum Charleroi Rue du Cazier 80, Charleroi, BelgiëGlass, a Walloon tradition The Glass Museum of Charleroi, born of a joint effort between the Federation of the Glass Industry and the City of Charleroi is characterized by a particularly specific character in Wallonia. This pre-eminent meeting place between the past and the future of glass as a material, is also the living memory […]
For the Flame. Glass instrument maker Edwin Dieperink
National Glass Museum Leerdam, NederlandThe exhibition "For the Flame" at the National Glass Museum is a tribute to the craftsmanship of glass instrument maker Edwin Dieperink. The craftsmen behind the works of artists and designers often receive little attention. Whereas without their technical knowledge, inventiveness, perseverance and listening ear, the translation of a seemingly unfeasible idea into execution would […]
In Vitro
Bureau Europa Carpentry Bosch Street 9, Maastricht, NederlandGlass for the mind Glass has told stories from the beginning. In illiterate times, stained-glass windows in churches offered text and explanation of the unintelligible, Latin Mass. In the mid-19th century, the Catholic community in the Netherlands emancipated. The diocese of Roermond was restored, Catholic experience and culture flourished. The in this movement high-profile studios […]
National Glass Museum – Bořek Šípek
National Glass Museum Leerdam, NederlandIn 1983, Czech designer and architect Bořek Šípek (1949-2016) established his design studio in Amsterdam. He designs furniture, silver, porcelain and glass. Through the renowned Galerie Steltman, his un-Dutch language of form is conquering the world. His glass is made in the Czech Republic. There is a Leerdam component to that. In 1986, he met […]
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