rooted in tradition,
elevated design
why gathered?
We love what we do, and it shows. We take pride in creating glass in Toledo, home of the American Studio Glass Movement. Our goal as glass artists is to rethink the possibilities of glass in public spaces. Our approach uses both traditional and innovative techniques.
innovative design
Our approach to design is pure and timeless. By highlighting the material's
inherent qualities we encourage the viewer to rethink and discover their own possibilities.
collaboration
Work directly with us - the artist, the designer, the fabricator, the installer. Open communication allows us to bring your vision to fruition.
Reflection Column
LOCATION: Southview Highschool Sylvania, OH
YEAR: 2020
DESIGN GOAL: Commemorative
A seven-foot-tall steel and glass helix emerges from a massive, locally sourced sandstone block, and stands at the entrance of a newly built Science wing. The sandstone base represents "home" for all students. The helix, with its reflective glass represents community, while the cast colors and shadows reference the persistent growth of the students as they advance. Textures and shapes within the glass panel allow viewers to contemplate and reflect themselves.
Earth's
Oceans
LOCATION: Toledo Zoo and Aquarium Toledo, OH
YEAR: 2013
DESIGN GOAL: Experiential
1,368 six inch blocks of cast colored glass with fused silica sand to represent the landmasses. The Pacific is centered on this "pixelated" illustration of the world to showcase its vastness and importance on Earth.
Windows;
Inside Looking Out
LOCATION: Generations Tower, Toledo, OH
YEAR: 2018
DESIGN GOAL: Reflective Environment
This installation consists of 3,888 cast glass cubes to form a calming composition for viewers often confronted with uncertainty. Taking inspiration from colors found in local natural areas, the three windows provide viewers a calming opportunity to "look out" while they look inward.
Reflection
Hamsa
LOCATION: The Temple, Sylvania, OH
YEAR: 2021
DESIGN GOAL: Memorial
The piece is based on an antique ceramic piece that was owned and cherished by the late Rabbi Alan Sokoban and his wife. Given by his surviving children as a memorial, the Hamsa presides over a memory garden. The durable aluminum framework and transformed NSG Mirropane TM glass create a reflective pop against the dark brick.
Windows;
Setting West
LOCATION: Encore NCL, Miami, FL
YEAR: 2019
DESIGN GOAL: Decorative Element
This installation consists of 2,304 cast glass cubes to form a calming composition for viewers often dining aboard the NCL ship, Encore. Taking inspiration from colors found at sunset on the Atlantic, the four unique windows create a complimentary intimate space aboard a less-than-intimate cruise liner.
Oasis
Canopy
LOCATION: Jackson Community College
Jackson, MI
YEAR: 2017
DESIGN GOAL: Calming Environment
Located in the waiting area of the Oasis Center, this lighting installation is meant to bring calm to students. The Oasis Center provides counseling and mental health assistance to students and faculty. The cool, rich, dark blues and greens were chosen to mimic the canopy of a calming forest.
L'chavod
Utifaret
LOCATION: Congregation B'nai Israel
Sylvania, OH
YEAR: 2016
DESIGN GOAL: Commemorative
B'nai Israel wanted to dedicate a work of art to celebrate their 150th anniversary.
Key words on this project included honor, celebrate, and inspire, and looking around at the synagogue we noticed a lot of menorah imagery. As we dug a little deeper into CBI's long hisotry, we noticed that the menorah played a huge roll in their design.
The menorah symbolizes light and tradition, and our contemporary design alludes to a pathway that will continue for years to come.
Prism
Flow
LOCATION: Renaissance Downtown Hotel
Toledo, OH
YEAR: 2017
DESIGN GOAL: Site Specific
Here we explore the way light and color can play with a specific space, and skylights allow the affect to change throughout the day. Because of the proximity of the hotel to the Maumee River, each handmade cast glass prism in mounted to reference a flowing river.
Spectrum
LOCATION: ProMedica Toledo Hospital
Toledo, OH
YEAR: 2014
DESIGN GOAL: Calming Environment
We were inspired by the light spectrum. All the light and color that we see with the naked eye - visible light - only amounts to less than a percent of the light in the universe. The stuff not represented by "ROY-G-BIV" is known as invisible light.
We thought it fitting that we exhibit an illustration of the X-ray Spectrum in our piece for this space.
Fence at
Nine
LOCATION: Hensville, Toledo, OH
YEAR: 2016
DESIGN GOAL: Create a Space
Glass and steel form a unique fence that provides outdoor seating at an upscale bar, restaurant. Glass being an important part of the city's identity, it was an especial component in the design as this restaurant is owned by the company that owns the Triple A baseball team, The Toledo Mudhens. *Collaboration with Toledo Twisted Iron.
Chabad House Wall
LOCATION: Chabad House of Greater Toledo
Sylvania, OH
YEAR: 2018
DESIGN GOAL: Inspire support. Use of modern materials.
Celebrating the construction of their new building, The Chabad House wanted to ensure they honored current and future donors. The glass elements are mobile, and can shift upward as the donor's lifetime "investment" grows. The Hebrew words for Earth, Water, Spirit, and Fire were plasma-cut and included on the background to delineate donor levels.
Jellyfish
Smack
LOCATION: Toledo Zoo and Aquarium, Toledo, OH
YEAR: 2014
DESIGN GOAL: Experiential Way Finding
Jellyfish Smack is a site specific ceiling piece consisting of twenty nine blown glass jellies. Installed directionally to guide guests on to the next exhibit space. Ranging from six inches to twenty inches, the brightly colored organic glass forms hang from the ceiling in situ with exposed ductwork, lighting, and support beams.
Innovative Design