-
Luxurious lighting, vibrant velvets, fun children's wallpaper, traditionally-upholstered sofas, giant terracotta garden pots - these are just of a few of the bespoke and hand-made items by British designer-makers we sell at Lapaloosa. Have one of our stunning pieces made to order or commission your own unique object for your home.
-
-
Lapaloosa
-
Your basket is empty
Glass Vase: Shades Of Blue
Frank Grenier
£720.00A beautiful long-stemmed vase created by the glass engraver Frank Grenier using what is known as the Graal technique, the name of which is derived from the Holy Grail
Frank has pioneered a unique type graal technique by engraving onto the outside surface of the finished graal piece, thereby enhancing the overall affect
The shades of blue on this vase show his love of and passion for the sea. We have featured other graal vases and bowls to show you the variety of the work
The Graal technique is a practice that involves using an embryo of glass in different colours and creating a pattern on it that Frank Grenier has pioneered. He is fantastically talentedNo piece is the same and consequently each one becomes a work of artWe love the colours of this particular vase and the shape, inspired by Frank's early years in the Navy.
More products by Frank Grenier →This glass uses the Graal technique which is initially created in a tiny egg-shaped embryo consisting of different layers of coloured glass
It is slowly re-heated before a clear glass casing is added. The engraved image takes on a completely different image as the colours react to the temperature, consequently no piece can ever be the same.
Height 500mm
More products by Frank Grenier →Frank Grenier
Frank Grenier is one of the leading glass engravers of our time, having trained under Simon Whistler and held exhibitions in London, Hong Kong, Maastricht, Leerdam, Oxford and Cambridge.He engraves with tungsten points and diamond burrs and his work ranges from creating coloured glass vases and inscribing letters on glass goblets to embellishing church windows, like his Whistler mentors, and creating country house portraits on glass urns.
Having initially established a top career in the navy, we've found him to be one of our most efficient, reliable, most like-able designer-makers. No commission is too complex and he is at his best creating family heirlooms.
His biggest project to date has been to depict the entire Bayeux tapestry on a 12 inch glass. .bowl.
-
A beautiful long-stemmed vase created by the glass engraver Frank Grenier using what is known...
-
