Contemporary Glass Designs by Etched & Carved Sans Soucie

At Sans Soucie Art glass, we’ve been creating contemporary decorative etched glass designs since our beginning! The look and feel of contemporary design in art and architecture has continued over the years to remain a popular and preferred design style. In our desert area, I would say it began to make a really major comeback starting about 7-8 years ago.

"Sun Odyssey", decorative etched and carved door glass.

This stunning glass entry gate is made up of white laminated glass, with stainlless steel header and footer witha swooping steel handle, running diaginally curved across the entire height. — This stunning glass entry gate is made up of white laminated glass, with stainless steel header and footer with a swooping steel handle, running diagonally curved across the entire height.

Clean sleek lines define this stunning breakfast table set. The stainless steel base contains crystal clear glass chunks that are lit from inside the base. The outside perimeter has been etched or frosted solid.

“Contemporary” is defined as “living or occurring at the same time” and “belonging to or occurring in the present”. I remember first seeing this design style in furniture and homes as I was growing up in the 70’s.

Etched glass design features bands that expand in width as they move from the center of the design outward.

Simple yet elegant. etched glass rectangles on Courtyard Door Glass

A stunning etched and carved glass shower enclosure with geometric shapes of half circles and bands. The outside perimeter edges have been sculpture carved, with the insides lightly frosted or misted for a nice contrast.

As degagefurniture.com puts it, “In furniture, modern or contemporary style basically evolved in the 20th century. Extraneous design and decorative accessories began to be phased out: ruffles, tassels, extra drawers, intricate carvings and the like were gone. Instead, designers began to focus on form and function and the new theory that less is more. Lines became cleaner, and designs became simpler. Furniture began to compliment a room rather than overwhelm it, and grew more and more functional to boot. Modern style’s pleasing design and practical advantages propelled the movement forward to the leading design trend that it remains today.”

Sleek pinstripes are featured in this Glass Entry of etched glass with clear pinstriping

Etched, decorative glass cabinet inserts, with a gorgeous contemporary overlapping circles design. Design is carved and the background has been etched or frosted solid for complete obscurity.

Horizontal etched and lightly frosted bands are featured on this door glass, that is cut at angle for a really contemporary look.

Carved squares on an etched glass background are featured on thesse grey door glass inserts and transom window. The center section has a "clear" background.

I’m featuring a number of our most popular contemporary designs, as seen on our etched & carved door glass, window glass, showers, custom glass tables, and custom divider glass. These decorative glass designs can of course be modified to suit the size and style of any project.

A really fun and even perhaps "whimsical" design, this window features swirls and shapes that are lightly frosted, with the background etched solid.

If you’re interested in seeing more contemporary and/or geometric designs, be sure to take a look at our Geometric Designs Gallery in our Custom Designs Gallery. There are literally dozens more like this to see!

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