The fine art of drinking glass blowing has ever fascinated me. The incredible artistry of Dale Chihuly is display all over the world, his glass designed slice is lately shown at Harrods inward London . His exhibition Beyond the Object opened at the Halcyon Gallery on Feb 8 together with on Feb eleven his latest work, a huge chandelier entitled "Amber together with Gold", is unveiled inward the grand hall entrance of Harrods department store.
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Although Seattle-based Chihuly has a unopen affinity amongst London together with has regularly created pieces hither including the 30ft chandelier that hangs inward the foyer of the V&A museum together with the drinking glass flaming that stood inward Park Lane during the Olympic year.
The uppercase is also domicile to i of his favourite buildings, Crystal Palace. "I've been interested inward glasshouses every bit far dorsum every bit I tin remember," he says. "One of the lectures I used to give was on greenhouses. These beautiful Victorian buildings, the source of which were inward England, all the drinking glass was hand-blown. I'd dear to construct a glasshouse inward London."
Until then, we'll convey to brand create amongst admiring his latest 1,500 slice drinking glass chandelier at Harrods. See video belowdalechihuly.com
