Screen “The Night of the Shooting Stars”

3 panels 60×200 about

Blown plated blue glass, wood structure finish in black Chinese lacquer.

The figures are the result of handmade mixed incisions, using the traditional  acquaforte techniques customized by our artists.

The blown plated glass goes through a process of artisan production that makes it one of the most beautiful and precious types of glass in the world. The master glassmakers blow the glass mass by mouth and spread it into two layers using “rolling pins”, first the transparent layer and then the blue one. The result is an outstanding type of glass, characteristic for its irregularities, the thickness and the intensity of the colours which makes each slab unique.

Working this type of glass is a challenge, it is like controlling something that is alive. The final effect, the design on the plate, is unique and unrepeatable. A real thrill, impossible not to get involved. The light plays with the shades of the plate and in the depth of the cuts, and so, the design comes out from this dance, from the breath of the blower and the passion of those who ran it. The idea, the design and the glass become one.

In the plaque on the screen there is a quote from “The Little Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry:

“I wonder,” he said, “if the stars are lit up ’cause one day everyone can find its own star.”

White screen

Size: 80x 200 cm + 140 x 200 cm + 80 x 200 cm

Clear glass, painted iron structure and personalised lighting system.

Bas-relief made with mixed manual engraving techniques with bands in gold.

The idea is to create an Art Deco design and enclose its Elegance and vigour in a modern structure.

Much of the design phase Has Been focused to outline the play of transparencies and increase the screen sensuality.

Red screen

 4 panels size: 60×200

Blown glass plated red with wood frame finished in chinese lacquers. The figures are made through mixed handmade engravings in accordance to the traditional Acquaforte etching technique.

The blown glass plated is realised through a craftmanship working that makes this glass one of the most valuable in the world.

The glass masters blow in the vitreous mass by mouth and stretch it using a “rolling pin” in two layers. A first transparent layer and then the red one. The result is a distinctive glass for its irregular thickness and the variable intensity of the color that makes each plate unique.

Working this type of glass is a real challenge, it is like handling something alive. The drawing develops following the shade of the color along the glass and the effect that comes out is unique and unrepeatable. The light play on the shades of the plates and on the depth of the incisions. The design comes from this dance, from the breathe of the blower, and the passion of the master. The idea, the design and the glass are just one thing.