Glass
Sigvard Bernadotte received his primary education at home, then studied at the closed Lundberg boarding school, and in 1926 he entered Uppsala University, the oldest in Scandinavia (founded
François Théodore Legrasse, one of the foremost Art Nouveau glaziers along with Emile Galle, the Daum brothers and René Lalique. François Theodore Legrasse’s factory was called the Saint-Denis
Hans Ulrich Pauly, who lives in Idar-Oberstein (Germany), is the successor of the stone-cutting dynasty. He learned the craft from his father, Erwin Pauli, famous for his carved
The Dutch painter, potter, engraver and watercolourist Samuel Schellinck (1876-1958) born in Utrecht became famous for his Art Nouveau porcelain paintings. At 16, he moved to The Hague
Here is what one of the leading stone-cutting masters of Russia, St. Petersburg resident Sergey Falkin, tells about his creative path. “Since childhood, I have been drawing, making
Fine glassware, vases and tiles are produced by the Liuli Gongfang glass factory in Shanghai. The company was founded in 1987 by two glass artists (one of
Philippe-Joseph Brocard (1831-1896), French glassmaker and orientalist, was born in Lans-Saint-Serve (Belgium). He began his career as an art and antiques restorer. Studying the ancient products of the
J. & L. Lobmeyr was founded in 1823 by Josef Lobmeyr (1792-1855) from Vienna. In the middle of the 19th century, the company passed to his sons, Josef
Today Lino Tagliapietra is considered one of the best glassblowers. All his glass working techniques are replicated by masters all over the world – he not only creates,