Somewhere between the aesthetic of Art Deco motifs and a Cylon prop from Battlestar Galactica, glass artist Heather Gillespie's pieces made a splash at Tent London this year The designer maker in love with the art of copper wheel engraving during the year that she spent at the Glass College in Kamenicky Senov in the Czech Republic it changes shape and structure and once it starts to cool it becomes fixed as if it were trapped in time The piece is then transferred to a kiln called a "lehr" Gillespie assesses the best way to cut and polish it Normally progressing from a fine to coarse belt on a machine called a "linisher" she begins to cut the glass quickly and vigorously Then marking out her design onto the glass Gillespie readies it for intaglio engraving Now if she can just embed some FTL jump discs inside them we might solve the world's gasoline crisis View all London Design Festival 2008 coverage in one place Test it out; it only takes a single click to unsubscribe Tactile is a product and UX design firm founded in 2004 is a boutique industrial design consultancy that .. With a stellar record of design and engineering successful products with World Class brands since 20.. Spatial Dynamics is a hardware product design and development agency located in Cambridge RKS is an award-winning global product design firm and innovation consultancy specializing in indust.. Somewhere between the aesthetic of Art Deco motifs and a Cylon prop from Battlestar Galactica, glass artist Heather Gillespie's pieces made a splash at Tent London this year The designer maker in love with the art of copper wheel engraving during the year that she spent at the Glass College in Kamenicky Senov in the Czech Republic The piece is then transferred to a kiln called a \"lehr\" Normally progressing from a fine to coarse belt on a machine called a \"linisher\" View all London Design Festival 2008 coverage in one place Don't have an account? Join Now Already have an account? Sign In Please enter your email and we will send an email to reset your password General Manager of Plzeňský Prazdroj Doug Brodman presented newly–elected Pope Francis with a unique gift – beer from the blessed batch of Pilsner Urquell The egg–shaped grind and softly gilded glass chalice decorated with Easter motifs was made by a successful Czech designer together with glass makers from Desna and Kamenicky Šenov 2,013 0.3l bottles of the Easter batch that was blessed by Pilsen bishop František Radkovský on February 11th in the Pilsen Urquell brewing house also made it to Vatican The original Pilsen lager will contribute to official celebrations of Easter in Rome The tradition of sending blessed Pilsen beer to celebrate Easter came to life during the Beatification of Pope John Paul II in 2011 Pilsen citizens together with Plzeňský Prazdroj are sending greetings to Vatican and Pilsner Urquell is thus a part of Easter celebrations in Rome that host people from all around the world For more information contact:Vladimír JurinaPlzeňský Prazdrojtel.: +420 724 617 886 Highly renowned for her artistry in glass-making started her journey when she was awarded a scholarship in her second year of study at the prestigious Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass in New York She was later accepted into the Kamenicky Senov the oldest glass-making school in the world located in the Czech Republic Her body of work showcases a deeply personal reverence for family the sculptures she produces deliver two contrasting ideas that surprisingly work in harmony the use of strong imagery is balanced out by the delicate and graceful sheen of the glass medium The ideas that are intertwined within Organo’s pieces deliver images giving the art its own voice and representation within the world of symbols and myths.  most of her sculptures exude a sense of familiarity Nino as well as images with distinct shapes that form either a representation of the human being or a mythical creature her other sculptures display the artist’s rendition of what emotions are supposed to look like in its purest form.  “Marge Organo: Par Excellence” will run from May 17 to 26 with the Artists’ Reception on May 17 at 5 p.m contact Galerie Joaquin at +63 915 414 5502 or email galeriejoaquinrockwell@gmail.com