Posts Tagged ‘custom glass’
November 24th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
Painted Glass Window, Pear Cactus in Bloom
Adding color to an etched glass design creates a brilliant effect and adds additional depth and highlights to the design details in the 3 dimensionally carved glass surfaces.
Painted Glass Sign
The color is applied through air brushing and any color can of course be used. Colors are blended over the glass surface to create even more of a 3 dimensional effect.
Decorative Glass, Carved & Painted Butterfly
Painted glass designs are very popular for door glass and window glass, as well as dividers. IF the glass is in direct sunlight, the colors will likely fade over time, but most entry doors have some degree of shade, so that’s not usually a big issue.
We can personally attest to this, with our front door glass installed back in 1989. That door glass is still in place today, and shows all the soft highlights of the pastel colors that were applied to the southwest adobe style design.
Of course direct sun not being an issue for indoor architectural glass, like showers and dividers, the color will never fade and is a fantastic addition, bringing in color from other decor items like wallpaper, throw pillows, floor tile, custom colors will
Painted Glass Tropical Fish, featured on an interior all glass door.
to help coordinate and compliment, really finishing off that “custom look.”
To view dozens of examples, visit our online Gallery of Carved & Painted Glass.
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November 11th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
"Spa Casino Palms" wall and partition glass at the Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs, California
Decorative etched glass is a very popular and useful architectural feature for hotels, restaurants and casinos. Over the years Sans Soucie has been commissioned to create a wide variety of custom designs for architectural art glass items such as booth partitions, wall glass, custom mirrors and entry windows.
"Renaissance Waves" etched glass partitions
One of my favorites is an “oceanic theme” partition we did for a restaurant inside the Marriott’s Renaissance Long Beach Hotel. The glass named “Renaissance Waves” is solid frosted in a “negative sandblast effect”, leaving flowing waves and curl shapes in clear glass. The glass is 18″ tall and was set on pony walls. The top edges of the glass were chiseled irregular.
Another favorite is “Spa Casino Palms” wall and partition glass we did for the Spa Resort Casino in downtown Palm Springs. The glass was etched with beautiful date palms that ran across multiple wall glass panels that ran thru the center of one of the casino’s slot machine areas. There were also glass partitions that were installed above the slot machine’s, that featured a “tilted clay pot” taken from the casino’s logo.
One of our legendary, local restaurants Morton’s’ Steakhouse in Palm Desert, has edge lit booth
partitions that are 3-dimensionally sculpture carved with their Logo. The glow of the glass adds a very classy and elegant ambiance to their dining area.
A stunning example of creating a custom design that’s for fitting the architecture and decor, as well as the geographical landscape of the area, are the glass partitions we created for a restaurant at The Quarry, a private golf community located in La Quinta, California. We named the glass “Views In the Quarry“, because that’s exactly what they are. The etched glass design features the four actual scenic views from that particular location inside the club. In the foreground of the glass, you’ll see the trees and lakes from the golf course, all the way to the tall, majestic rugged mountains of La Quinta. The way the glass picks up reflection and light, the lakes actually take on a “realistic water shimmer” at certain times of the day.
There are many examples of booth and partition glass that can be seen inside our Custom Glass Dividers Gallery. Also visit our Commercial Commissions page for more examples of glass we’ve done for various hotels, restaurants, hospitals and theatres all over the country.
Our goal at Sans Soucie Art Glass is to create the perfect, custom look for the architectural glass for your project!
Etched glass entry windows, Applebee's Cathedral City, California
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November 10th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
"Banana Leaves" Entry Glass
The entry into your home will take on a stunning and highly custom effect when both the door and window glass feature coordinated decorative, etched or stained glass designs that flow and continue across the whole entry, from sidelite to transom glass to the doors.
Whether it’s an all glass entry or door glass inserts, Sans Soucie Art Glass creates custom designs to your specifications that will compliment your architecture and decor .. and suit YOUR tastes.
Any design will be executed to the level of privacy desired, whether it’s a little or a lot.
"Golden Waves" coordinated door and sidelite window glass
I’ve selected a few of our beautiful entries featured in our web site Door Glass Gallery. You’ll see that all are very different in size, shape and configuration, and consist of completely different design themes and types of art glass. In our gallery, you’ll see that we create a number of types fo art glass from sandblast etched and carved glass, to stained and beveled glass, with countless variations of patterns and textures. Designs are created to compliment the configuration of your entry. See examplels of radius, arched and rectangle transom windows, and any imaginable design style, ranging from abstract to wildlife, and everything in between!
"Branch Out" 5 Panel Entry Glass. Tree branches are 3-dimensionally sculpture carved then painted and the background has been gluechipped for privacy.
Custom entry glass is one of the things we’re most famous for. Be sure to check out our online Custom Designs Gallery, and if you’re local, come visit our showroom where we have dozens of doors and window glass on display. Our showroom is open Monday thru Friday from 10am to 5pm, and Saturday by appointment.
Is there a particular design idea or style you have in mind? Give us a call at (760) 328-3399, OR submit a Quote Request, and we’ll give you an estimate. You can also visit our Pricing Page where we display dozens of pieces with sample pricing.
Let us turn your vision into a gorgeous work of art glass for your home! Glass for your home that is FUNCTIONAL ART!
Tags: custom doors, custom glass, custom window, decorative glass, Door Glass, entry glass, etched glass, etching, frosted glass, Glass Panels, leaded glass, painted glass, patterns glass
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October 27th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (1)
"Swan Song" Glass Panel Interior Partition
Glass Panels are a fantastic way to separate an area. Depending upon type of design applied to the glass, the panels can create privacy where needed, or simply add a beautiful custom look suitable to the decor where an open feel is desired, but privacy may not necessarily be needed.
"Galloping in the Vistas"
Different types of custom glass panels etched and carved by Sans Soucie would include free standing dividers, enclosed bath and shower partitions, glass handrails, narrow fixed partitions, accent glass and pony wall dividers. All of these are available in any custom size or configuration.
In some areas, the only thing that’s needed is a glass panel separation, to create sound privacy in areas such as an office or conference area. In those instances, simple etched or frosted bands with corporate logos are often applied to wall and partition glass, bringing in the company brand. Any size logo can be applied to any height level on the glass.
"Abstract Hills" Glass Panel Partitions
"Renaissance Waves" partitionglass at Long Beach Renaissance Hotel
For other areas where visual privacy is needed, we’ll apply frosting or glass etching over the majority of the glass surface. Again, any custom look is possible, so there’s no limit to what can be featured.
Another fantastic custom element for glass panels are chiseled irregular edges. The chiseling can follow the design elements, such as mountain peaks, as seen on the beautiful Mountains Panels installed inside the Companion Animal Clinic of Yucca Valley, California this past year.
"Rugged Retreat" Shower Divider Glass (photographed at our Studio)
Many times the irregular edge will just flow across the top and coordinate nicely with the design, like the Ocean Wave panels we did for the Marriott’s Long Beach Renaissance Hotel in Long Beach, California.
Glass panels with abstract formation designs add a stunning look and are a great alternatives for things like shower and bath dividers.
Come visit our Glass Panels Gallery and view dozens of pieces like these! Sans Soucie can custom design a glass panel for your home or business that will be a “one of a kind: YOURS!”
"Fairway View" Carved Glass Panel
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October 20th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
"Metamorphosis" all glass doors, one of our Signature Design Styles.
All glass doors, also known as frameless doors, are really our “signature piece” at Sans Soucie Art Glass.
Both glass door inserts and frameless, all glass doors are our most popular product, and while either one will create a stunning entry when the glass is etched, frosted or carved with one of our exquisite custom glass designs, there’s no doubt that an all glass door really does “take it up a few notches”, as far as a higher-end, more upscale look.
The thickness for an all glass entry is typically 1/2″, and more often than not, the glass color chosen is a “regular” clear glass (as opposed to the more clear “low iron glass” that has minimal green cast, with brand names such as “Starphire ®” or “Diamonte ®”, depending on the manufacturer). When looking “head on” at the glass, the green hue that’s present in regular clear glass is hardly noticeable. It’s not until you look at the edge of the glass, will you see the darker green hue. Since the edges of door glass inserts are hidden, installed inside the frame, and the edges of a frameless, all glass door are only seen when the door is opening or closing, the typical glass choice is “regular” clear.
- “Glacier’s End” is another Sans Soucie Signature Design. These all glass interior doors feature chiseled irregular edges, multi-layers, and open holes in the glass.
The basic cost of the glass and hardware for frameless, all glass doors will vary depending first on the size of the doors, but also the hardware finish and the type of locking system, the biggest variance is usually in the choice of door pulls. There are many selections of custom door pulls out there, with the most basic being a straight pull. Other popular choices are “S” or curved door pulls, “C” shape pulls, triangular door pulls, etc. all of which will be chosen to coordinate and compliment the carved design.
Since we need thicker glass for sculpture carving, all glass doors are perfect and ready to go for 3-dimensional sculpture carving the design in to!
As with all our etched or frosted glass products, our design styles are limitless, so we guarantee we can create something that will suit your decor! From abstract designs to contemporary, and glass patterns to landscapes, come visit our etched, frosted All Glass, Frameless Doors Gallery and see dozens of examples of both residential and commercial door glass, custom designed for our individual clients.
Quadrant Pulls
Tubular Straight Pulls
Cadence Pulls
Meridian Pulls
Lyra Pulls
Allegro Pulls
Tubular C Pulls
Tubular Triangle Pulls
Modular Triangular Pulls
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October 14th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (1)
Etched glass pantry door inserts are a very popular item seen in many homes. Having an etched glass pantry door, rather than a plain solid door, will add a wonderful custom element and “open feel” to any kitchen.
At Sans Soucie Art Glass, we create a wide variety of designs, with a very broad price range. From the classic, very simple panel where the glass is solid frosted for obscurity, leaving a border of clear pinstripes and the word “Pantry” … to a more detailed, decorative design, such as a multi-stage carved and gluechipped design, such as our “Bundled Wheat Pantry”. As with all our glass, there are limitless design possibilities.
The frosted glass pantry door designs range in price
between $245 to $345, depending on the size of the glass and how many elements are featured (a border, the word “Pantry” and perhaps a whimsical “chef” or veggies). These designs are what’s called a negative, “single stage sandblast”. There are many various types of borders and type styles to choose, all of which can be seen in our Pantry Glass Production Designs Gallery our web site.
The more custom glass designs, (that are dimensionally CARVED and feature gluechipped backgrounds), will range in price from about $600 to $1400, again depending upon the size of the glass, the complexity of the design and whether we surface etch or sculpture carve it into the glass. (For more info., see our blog about “Etched vs. Carved Glass” and the page on our web site showing the differences).
Naturally, the goal with pantry door glass is to obscure the view into the pantry, which means the majority of the glass surface will need to have some sort of coverage, whether it’s a solid sandblast, a gluechip surface or carving and shading. Leaving some clear areas is fine, so long as they’re narrow, or small. These areas will appear “dark” the majority of the time, when the pantry light is turned off. When the lights are flipped on, the glass will of course beautifully illuminate and all the details will be even more visible.
Visit our Custom Pantry Door Glass and our Production Pantry Door Glass to see dozens of examples and a wide variety of designs. For sample pricing, visit our Pricing Page and scroll down to “Door Glass – Pantry”.
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October 1st, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
- “Ondas” Tub Windows
Our second most popular type of item is our etched and carved glass windows. Both exterior and interior windows are very popular because our etched glass designs will provide privacy, while allowing the light to pass thru and enter the room. A great alternative to shades and blinds, that create privacy, but block light.
- “Abstract Hills Smooth”, less private
- “Abstract Hills Smooth”, more private
Designs for tub and shower windows can vary greatly, depending upon the amount of privacy needed, and of course design preference. A great option that is very often used, is to leave the top area of the glass clear, etching the design up to the height level needed for ample privacy, and then leaving the top clear which then allows you to see outside, creating a wonderful, open feel, as seen on the large, full surround “Onas” tub windows.
- “Iris Perch”, solid etched and carved
I’ve included one example in this blog of our “Abstract Hills Smooth” design, shown executed two different ways. On the one, you’ll notice that the gluechipped areas are “obscured”, but may not be private enough for the area, as was the case for this particular window. We went back in, and later lightly sandblasted those gluechipped areas, creating more obscurity in those sections, so they would be more private.
On the “Iris Perch” window, you’ll notice that all areas of the glass have been sandblasted, with the design areas carved and the background areas etched or “frosted”, creating 100% privacy.
A very popular design for our custom desert homes in our area, the Coachella Valley, are mountain designs. Our valley is surrounded by beautiful mountain ranges, (San Jacinto, Santa Rosa, Little San Bernardino and Chocolate Mountians), all of which having very different looks and textures, depending on where you are in the valley. Mountain ranges are a great design, because it makes natural “sense” within the design, to leave the top area above the peaks of the mountain ranges clear glass.
- Santa Rosa & San Jacinto Mountains, Coachella Valley, California
- “Mountains” surface etched glass (not carved) window, less detail.
- “La Quinta Mountains” Tub Window, carved & shaded (more detail)
Visit our Tub & Shower Window Gallery for many more examples like these!
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September 25th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
One of the most difficult and most intricate design styles we create at Sans Soucie Art Glass, are portraits in glass, or “portraitures”. Just drawing a portrait is difficult enough, but etching and carving it into glass, being able to create just the right depth and shading effect in the glass, requires a gift of another level of artistic ability and then years of work and practice, honing that gift into a high level of skill.
Over the years, we’ve been asked to create literally hundreds of different types of portraits, most of which are artistic interpretations of a character type, and not a specific individual.
Our most popular portraiture, no doubt, is our woman featured in waterfall scenes, that we years ago named “Ecstasy“. She has been featured on shower enclosures and dividers, frameless doors as well as mirror.
From cowboys to Geisha girls, golfers to mermaids, as with any other design style we create, there’s literally no limit to the different type of characters that can be designed and etched and carved into the glass.
Back in the 80’s with the popularity of southwest designs, we did a large number of various indian maiden and warrior characters. Color was very often incorporated into those designs to really bring out a southwest feel. A number of different types of “pantry chef’s” is another popular portaiture design.
I would have to say that one of my personal favorites from over the years was a double entry door glass commissioned by Johnson & Johnson, for the Centector Medical Research laboratory in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 
Unfortunatley the photo we have of the installed glass is low resolution, so the rich, deep carved details are hardly visible, but at least the design comes across. The detail on this design was just incredible. The design featured six different sections, all portraying something scientific and relating to to medical research, fitting for a laboratory entry way! There’s a face of a surgeon with a molucule, a doctor holding a chemical vile, a pair of hands holding open a medical reference book, another different molecule or cell, and a section with a doctor and nurse conversing. This glass will always be one of my favorite pieces.
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September 22nd, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
We recently installed one of the most stunning, most unique entry glass systems we’ve ever designed and created. Commissioned by the homeowner, the glass was installed inside their private residence inside The Vintage Club of Indian Wells, California. This gorgeous luxury home is currently undergoing a complete renovation and remodel by De Witte Construction of Palm Desert.
"Grand Entry" View from inside the home.
We featured additional art glass windows created for this home in a previous blog .. elegant windows of landscape and floral designs, featuring our highest levels of design quality and complexity levels.
The glass for the entry is unique in that it features both a tropical etched glass design that was applied to leaded beveled glass .. a rare and stunning combination.
The entry system has a total of seven triple pane, insulated glass units installed into metal frames (provided by Crystal Clear Mirror & Glass of Thousand Palms). The glass used to create the leaded panels, consists of tall vertical rectangles and squares with beveled edges all around, that run across both the top and bottom sections, combined with panes of clear glass across the remainder of the glass, called “the field” areas. The center sections of the door glass features a “diamond shape” with various types of beautiful textured glass, adding another level of variation and interest to the design.
The leaded panels were then sandblasted with an etched and shaded Tropical Leaf design, with tall leaves that run up the sides and angle in toward the center, creating an “inviting” feel as you approach the entry.
View from the outside as you approach the home.
We are extremely proud to have been selected to create this stunning entry, as well as the additional art glass windows for this incredible home and working with this homeowner, the staff of De Witte Construction and Crystal Clear Mirror & Glass was a pleasure as always! What a great project.
Tags: beveled glass, contemporary glass, custom glass, Door Glass, entry glass, etched door glass, etched glass, Stained Glass, textured glass
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August 13th, 2009 by lgannett – Comments (0)
This beautiful 3-panel wall divider glass, pony wall partition was finished and installed this week inside a Medical Professional Building in Whittier, California.
"Abstract Hills" Wall Partition Glass. The 3 panel wall partition features 4 different textures and are separated by carved bands that are bordered by a clear pinstripe.
Contracted by interior design firm “Living Concepts, A Design Studio” of Seal Beach, California, Sans Soucie Art Glass installed the 3 panels measuring 23″ wide x 65-1/2″ tall, 3/8″ thick, clear tempered glass that were encased inside 3/4″ chrome finish U Channel, on top of a pony wall.
The Sans Soucie design “Abstract Hills” was chosen, which features a beautiful selection of different textures and design elements, requiring several different techniques. The glass is surface etched as well as sculpture carved with bands and an abstract random texture that has small chunks or formations. Other sections were gluechipped sections and solid frosted. The panels will not only provide a beautiful and interesting custom glass element to the area, but the textures and finishes that were applied, also obscure the glass, providing privacy.
Close up showing more details featured in the various textures.
Tags: abstract design glass, carved glass, commercial glass, custom glass, etched glass, etched glass divider, glass partition
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