SGO Designer Glass Blog

Thanksgiving is next week and we are busy.  This fall we are doing a lot of cabinet glass.  Traditional bevels continue to be the most popular for cabinets in our area but we are also doing some contemporary designs as well.  These designs will be brought to life over the next couple of weeks. If you visit our studio you'll see some new displays for cabinet glass as well. 
 

What are our customers looking for in cabinet glass?  Cabinet glass covers a wide range.  Our speciality is SGO Glass.  This process let's us do some exciting designs as with the photo above.  Unlike cutglass or stained glass - the SGO GLass process let's us "float" objects - or lead without connecting the lines.  

We'd like to hear from you.   

Studio Snaidero DC to host Glass Trends Event on Thursday, June 24

Event will feature ASID Continuing Education class
"Designer Glass-- Types and Applications"
presented by Sue Stipek, owner of SGO Designer Glass in Loudoun.

We finished the installation of the new Donor Wall for Temple Olam Tikvah in Fairfax, VA. 

         

The art committee selected a carved glass centerpiece for the Donor Wall which is prominently hung in the foyer of the new addition to the Synagogue.  Bright Golds and Silver, with a gradient red flame shoot up from the base of the piece.  The design is by Jeanette Kuvin Oren, a prominent Judaic artist.  We took one of her tapestry designs and interpreted it into glass. For more of Jeanette's work, visit her website at:  http://www.kuvinoren.com

For the donor names, we decided to use local fused glass artist, Nadine Beth Schneider of Ashburn, VA.  Nadine fused pieces of Spectrum glass into shapes that complement the contures of the center carved glass piece. 

       

See more of Nadine's work at: www.nadinesfolly.com.

Congratulations to the Congregation on their new space. 

Sue

Solid glass backsplashes for ktichen and bath remodels are making a splash in the US now.   According to Decorative Glass Magazine, new developments and technologies in glass are helping designers to use glass to bring color into their projects.  Check out the article in the digital edition of the magazine with the link below.   Whether you use it as a small accent (like behind the stove), glass is a great product to consider in your residential or commercial projects and using glass helps to helps to win "green" points.   Colorful, sanitary, clean.

We recently completed an interesting project where the client wanted to use mirror to create the illusion of transoms in a large, high ceiling foyer.   Using our Antique Mirror product, leading and some gold film, we were able to build two quite beautiful faux transoms.  By using Antique Mirror instead of regular mirror we were able to give the look of stained glass. 

The client is very happy with the outcome.   

How did we do it?

We started by picking the Antique Mirror that best matched the colors in the home.  This mirror product is a chemically "antiqued" mirror and comes in a variety of colors depnding on the chemical used to create the reaction.  This one has a copper tone to it.   Get more information on this product here.

Next we made a template for the size and shape we wanted.  Then we leaded the glass with a satin antique lead using two widths - 3/16" and 3/8".  We used a transparent gold SGO film to add interest to the leading.  

The mirror is 1/8" and was attached to the wall above the opening with a mirror mastic.  A flexible moulding products was then curved around the mirror onsite and nailed to the wall.

The final step was to paint the moulding to match the existing trim and Viola! Faux Transoms.
 

Our newest product is causing quite a stir.  Everyone who sees it does a "Wow could I ever use that!"  And we are having a MARCH MADNESS SALE!
MirrorMate is a simple idea - a high quality picture frame developed for framing an existing wall mirror.  It turns plain to spectacular in less than an hour.  The frames are custom cut to cover clips and channels.  The heavy duty adhesive holds the frame in place without removing the mirror.  Each frame is custom cut and comes with all the hardware and supplies needed to install.   

Best of all, 8 frame styles are currently on sale for 25% off through the end of March.  Get 10% off all other styles.  Get 25% off these styles:
Bellemeade
Venetian - Silver
Portage - Sand
Portage - Moonlight Silver
Portage - 18K Gold
Charlotte - Silver Leaf
Grammercy - Chardonnay
Mediterra- Glazed Stone

This is a great product.  Very high quality wood framing material that has been tested for all the types of abuse that can happen in a bathroom - hairspray, toothpaste, moisture, etc.