Our glass collection is still expanding. Despite not knowing much about the field, we keep picking up bits that we like and end up keeping them. Murano, Riihimaki, Holmegaard, Ingrid Glas… new names I’ve learned over the past few months. I think I can recognise these well enough now; there’s still plenty more to find out…
Tag: Riihimaki
Scandinavian Glass
Yesterday, I posted up a few pictures of our fledgling glass collection. The wonderful folks over at the Pottery and Glass forum have identified a few of them for me. Vase 1462 Designer: Tamara Aladin For: Riihimäen Lasi, Finland This was identified by Sticknobills at the forum – seemingly a real font of knowledge on…
Glass: Blue and Green Must Never Be Seen…
One field I know virtually nothing about is that of glass. We’re starting to pick up more and more pieces on each of our trips; this time, I think we got some of our best ones. We must have an eye for greens and blues in glass: virtually all of our pieces are in varying shades….
A Gaggle of Glass: Dartington to Murano
Our collection of glass in really only a fledgling one. Neither of us know much about glass (our knowledge really only lies in West German Pottery and other random bits and bobs), but we liked these things we found enough to keep: We’re pretending that one doesn’t really look like an ashtray… I love that…