CRYSTAL
BAKEHOUSE
In Fine Art’s glass department, a “bakehouse” for crystal has been created by our glass makers, giving its name to a new
concept of art-glass lighting. A fi ve-day process of hand-creating crystal spires and crystal river stones, then baking and
annealing them for several days at high temperatures to form a massive block which is then carefully polished. Bubbles
and seeds formed naturally in the slow bakehouse process add to the dynamic eff ect when the slabs are illuminated by
a light sources. The entire crystal composition comes to life. Available in Indoor/Outdoor silver and bronze fi nishes, and
standard silver and standard gold leaf (Indoor only) with two diff erent looks—Crystal Spires and Crystal River Stones.
*Wall fi xtures provide up and down wall washer lighting through translucent panels at each end. Standard silver leaf and standard
gold leaf fi nish is for Indoor use only. See page 236 for additional Indoor/Outdoor fi nish options.
OUR STUDIO GLASS IS INDIVIDUALLY HANDMADE.
In all studio glass, slight variations in shape, size, markings and bubbles are inherent in the process, and are the characteristics that distinguish handmade studio art glass from mass produced glass work.
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