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Advance notice - Our next free zoom lecture on Paperweights will be on Tuesday 9th February - Details to follow.
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The results of the recent quiz will be posted here soon.
Here are three images from the quiz. Who made or designed them ?
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Submitted by Maurice on 30 April, 2019 - 13:54
The Hauptmann Glass featured in Glass Matters 4 will be shown on The Antiques Roadshow broadcast on the 5th May and then for a month on the BBC i Player.
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The Glass Association and The Glass Circle will merge in 2019 to form The Glass Society.
Our joint AGM & Study Day was held on Saturday 13th October at The V & A .
The third issue of our joint publication Glass Matters was published this month.
Submitted by Maurice on 5 August, 2018 - 21:42
Geoffrey Weiner is selling his extensive collection of Lalique mascots on 6th September .
Image peacock head Image (c) Gorringes Auctions Lewes
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Submitted by Maurice on 17 May, 2018 - 15:56
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Submitted by Maurice on 26 February, 2018 - 13:52
Nancy Sutcliffe won one of The Glass Association prizes at The 2017 International Festival of Glass.
You can see more of her work at this exhibition.
Image (c ) The Scottish Gallery
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Submitted by Maurice on 19 February, 2018 - 20:59
It was once the most important factory of its type in the country and was the sole provider of glass in Scotland for more than three decades.
Now a major exhibition has been launched showcasing the products manufactured at the renowned Dumbarton glassworks for the first time. Exhibition ends 5 May 2018.
Image (c) Scotland Herald
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Submitted by Maurice on 13 November, 2017 - 12:29
The next Autumn Exhibition at LE STANZA DEL VITRO will be dedicated to the Muranese artist Vittorio Zecchin.
On show will be the transparent blown glass works that he designed for Cappellin & Venini from 1921 - 1926.
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Image (c) Le Stanza Del Vitro
Submitted by Maurice on 20 October, 2017 - 10:56
Glass Association members voted for their favourite piece of glass at the 2017 festival.
The £ 500 winner was Sunflowers by Colin Reid and the £ 250 runner up fabulous beasts by Nancy Sutcliffe.
Image credits (c) The Glass Association
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Image ( c ) Le Stanzadel Vetro. Paulo Venini and his furnace- installation View- Ph. Enrico Fiorese
A member has told us about a major Venini Exhibition in Venice. It is quite possibly the most important exhibition on Venini since his death in 1959.
The venue is in the centre of Venice. The exhibition which runs until the 8th January has been organised by the Fondacion Cini & is free.
There must be few better reasons to visit Venice this autumn.
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