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I.G.F| Intergrated Glass Forming

Side view of table (Artist: Mike Rowe)

Gallery

Follows are a selction of pictures made for a variety of clients. Each item is completely unique. Some have been made with collaboration from other artists and recognition is given to them in the description. But all items were fabricated, here, at I.G.F. Studios

Collection of five monoliths to create one focal point within a garden. The largest piece being 2m high (Artist: Mike Rowe)

Tabletop on metal frame. 21mm thick with a bobble texture including glass colours. Approx 1.8m x 0.8m (Artist: Mike Rowe)

Glass "Spaghetti" to form a dome over this silver sculpture. Approx 8 inches high. (Artist: Donna Earl Swaby)

Follows is a series of work by artist John de Merns with a theme of mythological animals, commissioned by Bath Royal United Hospital. Each panel is approx 1.2m squared. The panels are fused and then laminated (for safety) and sandblasted with the names of donors to the hospital. Fabrication by I.G.F. Studios.

Below are two pictures of a fused and curved glass water feature commissioned for a private client in North London. It is 1 meter by 0.5m and approx 40mm thick with center hole to allow the water to be pumped up from an underground reservoir and then flow over the uneven surface texture of the glass.

Single glass Monolith exhibited at Waterperry gardens near Oxford. 2m high x 125mm wide x 40mm thick. (Artist: Mike Rowe)

Fused and laminated leaf design, to continue from the ivy that is growing outside. Located at private house in Marlow, Buckinghamshire (Artist: Clare Dadswell)

Cast and laminated glass karp in a headstone!! Approx 400mm x 200mm (Artist: Mike Rowe)

Below are examples of cast glass, possibly for use as trophies and/or awards. These could be symetrical shapes or organic items as shown in the picture, for example, sweetcorn, satsuma or apple (Artist: Mike Rowe)

Completed in the Autumn of 2005 was a work commissioned by Carolyn Griffiths, the client being Zelli's Porcelain of Chilton Street, Marylebone, London. This was for a hexagonal reception desk for a double fronted shop. Carolyn's textured 10mm glass was inspired by the dramatic Coast line of Kilve in Somerset. The 6 main pieces are 1400 x 800mm which was then toughened for safety.

Following are a pair of panels, made by stained glass artist Wayne Ricketts. These panels were made by him, hiring a kiln here at IGF studios. His statement about the panels is as follows: A modern take on a traditional Art Deco 'Sunrise' design, this pair of lights incorporates fused coloured glass, trapped bubbles in fused glass and kiln-cast handprints of the client's family. The pieces were leaded and then encapsulated into triple-glazed units with low-emmisivity glass.