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Diamonds in Glass

Here's a unique idea: diamonds that are suspended in glass. Natascha Marx and glass artist Tobias Berger have partnered up to create Diamonds in Glass. The concept has a lot of applications including luxurious stemware, caviar dishes, napkin rings and ashtrays as well as jewelry items like rings and bracelets. There are two main types: the pure, which has the diamond in clear glass, or the black edition, where the backside of the diamonds is embedded in black colored glass and the diamond has the diamonds against black velvet effect.

The pieces are made of borosilicate glass which has a melting point of around 1200 ºC, (diamonds burn at a temperature of about 800 ºC). The glass blower introduces the diamond into the viscous glass mass and places it in the desired position. The Diamonds in Glass website has a video of the process. Prices start at around 1620 euros for a small glass. Check out the gallery below for examples including the most expensive Champagne glass I have ever seen.

Gallery: Diamonds In Glass

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Caleb Siemon Barrel Vase

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Glass blowing is a centuries old art form that continues to evolve in the hands of modern artists. Artist Caleb Simeon draws on his training with a Venetian master sculptor and traditional Italian glass blowing techniques to create highly collectible, beautiful works of art. In his gently curved Barrel Vase, the rich bands of colors appear to be slowly melting into one another. The result is a striking piece that feels moody and mysterious, despite the bright hues. $870.

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Union Street Glass

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Union Street Glass is no fly-by-night operation, Glassblower Guy Corrie and his wife and business partner Leanne first started their business in 1980. Now the company has a 10,000 square foot studio in Richmond, CA. Guy works with a small team of artists making light fixtures, lamps and other glass objects. They have also worked with a production team in the Czech Republic to develop a line of stemware. The pieces come in several different product lines each with an overarching design sense. My favorite is the Urchin, brightly colored pieces with crystal spikes. These pieces are all handmade in their Northern California studio. The elliptical platter shown here comes in ten vivid colors and sells for $770.

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