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Amazing Coffee Tables Where the Glass is Water and the Base is an Animal

Artist Derek Pearce has been making beautiful, custom ‘water tables’ since 1997

Since 1997, artist and designer Derek Pearce has been creating beautiful, one-of-a-kind ‘water tables‘ where the glass represents the surface of a body of water and the base consists of animals like hippopotamuses, dolphins, otters and seals.

These ‘furniture sculptures’ are made from tempered glass with animals either carved from wood or cast from resin. Derek’s ‘Water Tables’ have been exhibited and sold across the globe and you can even commission your own special water table by Pearce.

Derek also recently launched an online store where you can purchase his more popular designs with the base made from resin.

For more information visit his official website at DerekPearce.com

DEREK PEARCE
Website | Online Store

The Windows on this Train Automatically Fog When Passing Nearby Apartments

A cool privacy feature on the new monorail train in Dageu, South Korea

Photograph by is4ac on reddit

Here’s a cool privacy feature on the new monorail train in Daegu, South Korea; windows that automatically fog when passing apartments that are close to the train. The technology is known as Smart glass and the glazing occurs when the window’s light transmission properties are altered through the application of voltage, light or heat to the surface.

The technology also appears on select trains in Singapore and has applications in office spaces, meeting rooms and other areas that may not require privacy at all times. You can see the ‘privacy’ glass enabled below along with a couple embedded videos demonstrating the technology.

[via is4ac on reddit]

Photograph by is4ac on reddit

Windows That Morph Into Balconies at the Push of a Button

The award-winning design by HofmanDujardin is currently in production

Design by HofmanDujardin

Dutch Architecture and design studio HofmanDujardin have developed an innovative window that morphs into a balcony at the push of a button.

The award-winning design has progressed beyond the prototype phase and is currently in production with the first models slated for select apartments in Amsterdam.

Design by HofmanDujardin

The balcony was engineered by French manufacturer Kawneer France and consists of durable, all-weather materials. Kawneer France is managing production, sales and distribution of the Bloomframe.

Design by HofmanDujardin

Bloomframe has won countless design awards including: Janus Award 2015; 1st prize Wallpaper Design Award 2009; Red Dot Design Award 2008; 1st prize Audi Design Award 2008; New York Times Top 10 Best Ideas 2008.

Design by HofmanDujardin

Gregory Klassen Transforms Knots and Live Edges Into Rivers and Lakes

Based out of Lynden, Washington, Klassen works by himself, creating one-of-kind pieces by hand

Artist Gregory Klassen (featured previously) creates one-of-a-kind furniture that uses glass to transform knots and live edges in wood into rivers and lakes.

Based out of Lynden, Washington in the US’s pacific northwest; Klassen works by himself, creating one piece at a time by hand.

If you’re interested in any of his works, check out his online store here. For more, be sure to get his latest updates at the links below.

GREG KLASSEN
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Shop

1000 ft Long, 600 ft High Suspension Bridge Opens in China. Oh and It’s Made of Glass

Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope.

A 300 meter long (984 ft) glass suspension bridge, 180 meters (591 ft) above ground recently opened in Hunan, China’s Shiniuzhai National Geological Park. Dubbed Haohan Qiao or ‘Brave Men’s Bridge’, crossing it will give adventurous visitors an experience they won’t soon forget.

Although originally meant to be made of wood, the designers decided to make the crossing out of extra strong, extra thick glass instead. Another glass bridge is set to open in Hunan later this year in the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon area. When it is complete it will be the world’s highest and longest glass bridge at 430 meters (1411 ft) long and 300 meters (984 ft) high.

[via Arch Daily, CNN, China News]

Picture of the Day: Shot Glasses

Seen here are “shot glasses” by glass artist Steve Mineck

Artwork by Steve Mineck

Photograph by cunt_dooku on reddit

Seen here are shot glasses by glass artist Steve Mineck that features actual bullets lodged into the side of the glasses. The literal artworks were recently spotted by a redditor at a local festival in Cedar Falls, Iowa.

via reddit

Amazing Crashing Wave Glass Sculptures by Blaker-DeSomma

Marsha Blaker and Paul DeSomma capture the beauty of crashing waves in a stunning series of glass sculptures.

Marsha Blaker and Paul DeSomma are Santa Cruz, California based artists who work both collaboratively and independently on a variety of glass projects and series. The pair met at the esteemed Pilchuck Glass School in 1989, married in 1991 and opened their glass studio in 2001.

Marsha’s detail-oriented work is influenced by the intricacies of the marine environment, with emphasis on the myriad of textures and colors. Paul, a minimalist at heart, is most interested in freehand solid glass sculpting, emphasizing the clarity, form and optical nature of colorless and transparent colored glass.

In the featured sculptures below, Blaker and DeSomma capture the beauty of crashing waves with stunning glass sculptures.

[via Colossal]

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Artwork by Marsha Blaker and Paul DeSomma

Photograph by The Laughing Dog Gallery

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Artwork by Marsha Blaker and Paul DeSomma

Photograph by The Laughing Dog Gallery

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Artwork by Marsha Blaker and Paul DeSomma

Photograph by The Laughing Dog Gallery

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Artwork by Marsha Blaker and Paul DeSomma

Photograph by The Laughing Dog Gallery

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Artwork by Marsha Blaker and Paul DeSomma

Photograph by Paul Schraub

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Artwork by Marsha Blaker and Paul DeSomma

Photograph by Paul Schraub

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Artwork by Marsha Blaker and Paul DeSomma

Photograph by Paul Schraub

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Stunning Glass Blown Animal Sculptures by Scott Bisson

Scott Bisson is an amazing glass artist based in Philomath, Oregon. The artist’s handmade, glass blown animal sculptures are amazing works of art and can be found in numerous galleries and homes around the world. On his website’s about page, Bisson provides a glimpse into his journey in glass:

Scott began his journey in glass in Philomath, Oregon when he was seventeen. Bending glass tubing over a flame in a high school chemistry class piqued his interest and unknowingly a lifetime obsession and career began. After several years as a hobbyist, Scott made the acquaintance of Skip Horton and later Buzz Williams. With their guidance and tutoring, glass became Scott’s livelihood and ruling passion. For the next four years, Scott led a dual existence as a flame worker and furnace worker. In 1994, Scott took a class at the Pilchuck School of Glass with the world famous Robert Mickleson. This was truly a turning point. According to Scott, “Pilchuck opened my eyes and imagination to what was truly possible and I have never recovered.” In 2004 he studied and lived in Murono, Italy under the direction of Cesare Toffolo.

Scott has now been blowing glass for nineteen years and is currently represented in close to 80 galleries spanning the United States. He specializes in borosilicate flame-work and translates his love of nature into whimsical representations of the world he sees.

You can see all of Bisson’s sculptures on his website, where you will also find a list of galleries currently selling his work.