Eine Oscar-prämierte Glasbläser-Doku aus dem Jahr 1958 – auf Jazz: Glass 

Eine Oscar-prämierte Glasbläser-Doku aus dem Jahr 1958 – auf Jazz: Glass 

Glass is a 1958 non-verbal documentary short by Bert Haanstra that contrasts glassblowing techniques used inside the Royal Leerdam Glass Factory with more modern industrial machines. The first half shows several men at work using traditional glassblowing to create ornate objects like vases and mugs set against jazz music, while the second part shifts abruptly…

Ein Haus aus Glas in den Bergen von West Virginia, gebaut für 500 Dollar

Ein Haus aus Glas in den Bergen von West Virginia, gebaut für 500 Dollar

Ai. Das wäre was für mich… Und das Video dazu. Traumhaft. Aber ob mich nach einer Weile die Stille stören würde? Nick is a photographer who specializes in tintypes taken with a camera he made himself. He currently works for a landscape company in Milwaukee designing one-of-a-kind objects and spends his off time travelling the country…

Glashaus mit Schiebedach

Glashaus mit Schiebedach

Ach wie schön… Appearing as an oversized red barn, architecture and design studio dRMM‘s Sliding House has a much more complex facade than its doppleganger’s A-frame design. The project encompasses three separate buildings (house, garage, and guest annex), and was built with the intention for the owners to grow food, entertain, and enjoy the landscape from the structure. Each…

Glas in Schichten – Kunst von Ben Young

Glas in Schichten – Kunst von Ben Young

Ick werde bei solchen Dingen immer total neidisch und verzückt… Schön, schön, schön… Sculptor Ben Young (previously) just unveiled a collection of new glass sculptures prior to the Sculpture Objects Functional Art + Design (SOFA) Fair in Chicago next month. Young works with laminated clear float glass atop cast concrete bases to create cross-section views…