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The VITRA website is available in 4 languages. Find there professional videos and detailed guidelines concerning 12 traditional European glass techniques. It's free of charge !
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An Idveille for each one
Genuine mirror of the informational concerns of the small structures like large companies, Idveille appears as a business tool as much as a source of targeted information. An accommodation not only of its contents but also of its tariffs.
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News, competitions, network, interviews, events... October's issue of our newsletter Pôle Info is available online, in English.
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Compatible Colored Cullet
More than 20 different colors, both opaque and transparent, are in stock. The production is available commercially by now.
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Arcverre: the window of glass discoveries
One of the pages the most consulted of our website, Arcverre shows currently 267 art creations selected regarding their relevance. Ex : Design to serve the daily life's items.
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The Crystal Garden The essential purpose of the “Pôle Verrier” is to make the Greater East Region of France the reference in the world of glass and crystal. This year, within the framework of the label “Luxembourg and Greater Region, European Capital of Culture 2007” in relation with the arrival of the TGV Est in Lorraine, the Pôle Verrier and the Regional Council of Lorraine, organize a new entitled exhibition “Crystal Garden” from the 9th of June to the 12th of August 2007 in Pont-à-Mousson. Five big crystal manufacturers, Baccarat, Daum, Lalique, Saint-Louis and Val Saint Lambert, are gathered in a prestigious place, the Norbertine Abbey of Pont-à-Mousson in the gardens of which, the designer Vincent Dupont-Rougier lets his imagination run wild. Revisiting the famous factories, he proposes an unforgettable enchantment of lights and crystal. For the first time in their history, these famous companies of art and luxury are performing on a common stage to arouse emotion and invite everyone to discover a fabulous inheritance where tradition rhymes without complex with modernity. The Crystal Garden Abbaye des Prémontrés 54700 Pont-à-Mousson From 09/06/2007 to 12/08/2007 www.jardindecristal.com Entrance price: 5 euros Open everyday without interruptions from 10 a.m to 6 p.m. Commissioner of the exhibition: Veronique Brumm With the collaboration of Luxembourg et Grande Région Capitale Européenne de la Culture, Pôle Verrier, Conseil Régional de Lorraine, Conseil Général de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Ville de Nancy, Norbertine Abbey, Gaz De France, Centre Européen de Recherche et de Formation aux Arts Verriers.
 
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