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Pass on seed parents showing love for their children, first vehicle : the red tricycle of the artist Takeshi Ito.
John Paul II, work located in Saint Elisabeth Church in Wroclaw, Poland - collaboration of the artists Barbara Idzikowska, Get Stankiewicz and the workshop Witrale Oleszczuk.
I feel in balance how can one relax in a cocoon house while the world is blowing up?

Site of the month
Tobias Mohl & Trine Drivsholm make us discover the workshop they set up in Ebeltoft and their works.
www.mohl-drivsholm.dk

Isabelle Debras interview
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Czech Republic - Ambiente 2008 : Moser / Vadura
The world known Czech glassworks Moser presented in February in Frankfurt - Ambiente 2008 - a new collection of glass objects which is the achievement of the cooperation of the company with several Czech artists.
It was the occasion to show again some unique pieces especially designed by Ingrid Ráčková and David Suchopárek, Frantisek Vízner, Jiiri Suhajek, among others, for the 150th anniversary of Moser, celebrated last year.
Petr Vadura designed for this Moser’s collection 08 a new barware set called Atlantic and three vases : Op-Art, Lampion and Moon, released for the first time in Frankfurt.
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USA - Arizona
Hualapai Indians from Arizona had been dreaming of it until David Jin made it !
Inaugurated in 2007, the glass bridge enables visitors to walk the path of the eagle, a historical setting, and be surrounded by the Grand Canyon while standing at the edge of the bridge.
www.grandcanyonskywalk.com

Turquie - Istanbul , Lino Tagliapietra at Glass Furnace
19 -23 May 2008
(Limited seating)
info@glassfurnace.org
www.glassfurnace.org

Czech Republic - Novy Bor, Ajeto is expanding
On the 13d of March, Ajeto glass opened Ajeto Restaurant & Ajeto Club
This unique space signed by Borek Sipek combines contemporary glass, design and architecture.
TG Masaryka 805 NovyBor, Czech Republic.

France - La Rochère, Award Design+
La Rochère Manufacture has just won a Design Award at the last Francfort Show for their Zinc cup designed by Fabrice Gibilaro
A good way to start a year.
www.larochere.com

Germany-Ambiente 2008
the world known Czech glassworks Moser presented in February - Ambiente 2008 - a new collection of glass objects which is the achievement of cooperation of the company with several Czech artists.
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events

France- Marseille - Exhibition 'de l'atelier à la chapelle'
the CIRVA is the guest of the Musées de Marseille at 'Marseille Artistes Associés, 1977-2007', which celebrates 30 years of creation in Marseille through a series of exhibitions.
A selection of works made at the CIRVA over the last few years is presented in the 'Chapelle de la Vieille Charité'.
Works by Giuseppe Caccavale, Pierre Charpin, Hreinn Fridfinnsson, Paul-Armand Gette, Marie-Ange Guilleminot, Jean-Michel Othoniel, Izhar Patkin, Javier Perez, Ettore Sottsass, Robert Wilson, Bill
Woodrow , Betty Woodman.
Until the 30th of March 2008 daily (except Mondays) 10 am - 5 pm
Chapelle de la Vieille Charité
2 rue de la Charité, Marseille 2e.
www.marseille.fr

France - Paris - Philip Baldwin & Monica Guggisberg
Crosscurrents / Mouvements croisés
Sculpture,
Installation of the exhibition : 13 March -19 April 2008
Opened Tuesday to Saturday 2 :30 - 7 pm
6, Mandel,
6 avenue Georges Mandel
F-75116 Paris
www.6mandel.com

France - Montpellier - Jean Claude Novaro
13 March - 14 June 2008
Galerie Place des Arts
8 rue de l'Argenterie à Montpellier
www.place-des-arts.fr

France - Paris - Calices & Tabernacles
Patricia Cadard, Philippa Martin & Pascale Riberolles
Exhibition 27 March - 10 May 2008
Espace Collection
4 rue de Thorigny
F-75003 Paris
tél +33 (0)1 42 78 67 74
www.ateliersdart.com

France - Ardèche - Vogué, 'D'après nature'
Exhibition of 'pâte de verre': Michèle Pérozéni, Olivier Fonderflick, Samuel Sauques, Georges & Monique Stahl
6 April - 22 June 2008
www.chateaudevogue.net

France - Chartres - Udo Zembok, Les espaces de la Lumière
22 March - 31 December 2008
CIV, 5 rue du Cardinal Pie
F-28000 Chartres
www.centre-vitrail.org

France - Alizay
19 April - 4 May 2008 , 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Contemporary Art Exhibition
Espace Les Alisiers rue de l'Andelle
F-27460 Alizay

France - Maxéville, Un verre en commun
David Arnaud, Marco Godinho, Mattéo Gonet, Sébastien Gouju, Sandrine Isambert, Young Jae Lee, Amandine Le Marec, Olivier Weber
20 March - 9 April 2008, Monday to Saturday, 8 am - 6 pm
Galerie des Préaux des Arts IUFM de Lorraine
5 rue Paul Richard
F-54320 Maxéville
Tel : +33 (0)3 83 17 71 83
Amandine Lemarec's website

France - Versailles, Le Verre
The 'Conseil général' of the Yvelines with the contribution of Mrs Clara Scremini gives the general public the opportunity to discover 25 glass sculptures by 7 artists bounded by the knowledge of glass and new skills in the prestigious setting of the 'Orangerie du Domaine de Madame Élisabeth'.
20 March - 22 June 2008
Orangerie du Domaine de Madame Elisabeth
26 rue Champ Lagarde
F-78000 Versailles
www.culture.yvelines.fr/evenement/3619.html

France - Moselle - Château de Malbrouck - l'homme merveilleux
The Glass Dolls by Françoise Pétrovitch
Staying at the CIAV in 2007, Françoise Pétrovitch created a 10 doll glass sculpture she named 'don't move, doll'. Each 35,43 inches high doll is unique and one of them has already been bought by the National Contemporary Art Fund while three dolls can be seen at the RX-Paris Galery until 15 March and the six remaining ones will be presented at Malbrouck castle from 21 March to 21 September 2008 within the exhibition 'L'Homme merveilleux'.
www.château-malbrouck.com

Danemark-Ebeltoft, Memories in glass - Memoria sotto vetro
A unique project between the residents of a Home for Elderly, Silvia Levenson and the students of the Vetroricerca Glass School in Bolzano, Italy.
Exhibition from 15 March until Autumn 2008
Glasmuseet Ebeltoft
Danemark
www.glasmuseet.dk

Canada - Montréal, Fusion
about twenty glass artists, Espace Verre's founders and graduated (Quebec) exhibit flamboyant and unexpected works...
Glass is versatile and elicits many reactions such as surprise with Tanya Lyons's gowns, reflection with Michèle Lapointe's Mute Tales, laugh with Catherine Labonté's cartoons-like characters and dreamlike travel with Stephen Pon's vessels.

The following artists also present their works :
Bruno Andrus, Sylvie Bélanger, Maude Bussières, Annie Cantin, Carole Frève, Jean-Marie Giguère, François-Houdé, Ronald Labelle, Nicola Mainville, Elisabeth Marier, Caroline Ouellette, Carole Pilon, Patrick Primeau, Donald Robertson, John Paul Robinson, Vanessa Yanow.
Until 23 March 2008 at the Espace Création Loto-Québec
www.espaceverre.qc.ca

competition

Crystal Vision
Designboom and Swarovski international design competition.
participation is open to applicants from every country in the world, to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts.
Free registration required.
You should explore the properties of this unique material and challenge people's perception of how crystal can be used in the near future.
register here t.contactlab.it/c/1000006/789/6108194/1928

press review

France - Fourmies, Ecomusée de l'Avesnois
Exhibition catalogue 'De glace et de verre. Deux siècles de verre plat franco-belge (1820-2020)'.
Published February 2008, Fourmies, Ecomusée de l'Avesnois, undersigned contributions, 172 pages, colour photographs.
ISBN : 2-904857-20-6 sold 46 euros (delivery charge not included)
Ecomusée de l'Avesnois, Place Maria Blondeau
BP 65 59612 Fourmies cedex - France
contact@ecomusee-avesnois.fr
www.ecomusee-avesnois.fr

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