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Ivana Houserová Every time less.
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determined to keep the coach and then, a few days later, the news comes out that they have dismissed him, in the news that has published LA VANGUARDIA If it is sad that the closure it is reported that the of any workshop where the direction of the site of the glass is handled, the Spanish Village now studies suspension of the activity of various projects and ensures this Barcelona workshop is that there will continue to be important, as it was an a space dedicated to the element of significant activity of glass, ergo it disclosure, since there were seems that it can be given many visitors to the site of true that this current closure the Spanish Village that could be the prelude to the They approached the disappearance of the glass workshop and had the of this emblematic tourist opportunity to learn about focus of the Catalan capital. the stained glass As reported by the President techniques that had been of the Catalan Association of practiced in this space. Glass Arts, Jordi Vidal, in the In the month of February of article published by LA the year 2006 we visited VANGUARDIA, the tradition the Spanish Village and we of glass has always been of spent a good time great importance in observing the manipulation Catalonia, but, in general, of the glass that the master industrial blown glass has glassmakers of this fallen from spectacular form workshop carried out. in the last 30 years in that Autonomous Community and It is unfortunate that the large companies in the shadow of the current economic crisis, which is so sector in Badalona or Mataró happy to be destroyed, as have disappeared. We have just heard the sad news of the closing of the glass carving located inside the premises of the Spanish Village, in Barcelona.
far as we are concerned, Nuestra sede: the glazier sector of our Castillo Grande de country, is also ahead of S.J. de Valderas this Catalan workshop for Avda. Los Castillos, s/n economic reasons. 28925 ALCORCÓN. (MADRID) info@amigosmava.org
Just as in a leading soccer club that does not obtain the results desired by its followers, the president of the entity declares in the media that they are
It is true that in difficult times, innovation is fundamental to weather the economic storm and survive as a castaway that clings to any board that floats so as not to drown. This opinion is also shared by Jordi Vidal when he mentions that "the bulk of artisan artists has increased in recent years with smaller workshops and other ways of producing glass". But the suppression of one of the important centers of spreading the culture of glass does a lot of damage to the glass-making art sector.
It is essential that the public knows the skills that are manifested in the handling of glass so that they know how to value the product that comes out of the hands of the master glassmakers. And also very important: so that they know the differences that exist between crafts and industrial production. Between a single product and one made in series. The Portuguese teacher Alfredo Poeiras says on our Facebook page, in relation to this news of the closing of the workshop of the Spanish People, that "Um dia não muito longínquo não haverá que sopre or vidro manually". An opinion that I consider somewhat radical but that shows the concern that seizes him for the closure and for the retirement of the teacher Juan Asensio. Also Alfredo Piris and Pere Ignasi also show on our Facebook page their opinions on this matter.
The first manifests that it is a pity that with the closure a noble trade and a great tradition of Manchoneros and Artists are lost. The second thinks that when the fire depends on ignorant merchants it is easy to extinguish and the trade is revalued well by the blackout. In short, a sad fact that is added to the numerous disappearances of workshops, artists and craftsmen who used glass as a fundamental element of their productive work.
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S P E C I A L I NT E R E S T:
Part of the month
The best in Catalonia
Conference in La Granja
Close workshop in Barcelona
Activities on the MAVA
News
Our activities
Glass recycling
How does CONTENT:
Piece of the month
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Established artists
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Young artists
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The best in Catalonia
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Conference in La Granja
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Close workshop in Barcelona 7
Activities Museums
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Activities on the MAVA
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More than Easter eggs
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Guadalupe Romero
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Stained glass Sta. Mª del Mar 14
Directive 2010/75 / EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, of November 24, 2010, on industrial emissions. 2. With regard to the activities listed in Annex I to Directive 2003/87 / EC, Member States may choose not to impose requirements relating to energy efficiency with respect to combustion or other units that emit carbon dioxide on the site.
the Union for the trading of greenhouse gas emission allowances in accordance with Article 27 of Directive 2003/87 / EC.
installations is carried out in accordance with the following principles:
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b) the best available techniques are applied;
PROVISIONS FOR THE ACTIVITIES LISTED IN ANNEX I
c) no significant contamination occurs;
Article 10 Scope
This chapter applies to the activities indicated in Annex I.
Article 11 General principles of the 3. If necessary, the competent authorities fundamental will modify the permit obligations of the holder as appropriate. 4. Paragraphs 1 to 3 shall not apply to installations temporarily excluded from the scheme of
The Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the operation of the
a) all appropriate pollution prevention measures are taken;
d) generation of waste is avoided, in accordance with Directive 2008/98 / EC; e) if waste is generated, prepared for reuse, recycled, recovered or, if this is technically and economically impossible, it is eliminated, avoiding or reducing its impact on the environment;
Forum about stained glass 15 Master glass
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Roman glass in Museums
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News
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Culture 2019
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GAS contribution
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Chanel with Verescence
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The glass in museums
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Recycling
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Cultural visits
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Culture 2019 program
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Print glass in 3D
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Other trends
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The bears of tolerance
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Manacar Tower
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Stained glass in Manizales
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Basketball court
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Motion Control - Siemens
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How do
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Glass brushstrokes
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Restaurant in Segovia
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China's tallest building
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Glass building
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Cover the Porticada Sq.
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Glass giant
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Borosil trusts in Lisec
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The jewels of the Museum 38 Pure design
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Board Of Directors
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Festival of Light.
The Cathedral of Mallorca will open its doors one more year so that everyone who wishes can live the Festival of Light at 09.00 hours on Saturday, February 2, when after sunrise there will be a light effect in La Seu consisting of the chromatic
projection of the rosette that presides over the main altar over the main façade. Twice a year the phenomenon is repeated. In very precise dates, November 11 and February 2, the fact is identical.
17-01-13. Requesting inventory of the components of the permanent collection of MAVA.
11-06-13. Possibility of receipt by the MAVA documentation on glass offered by the President of the Spanish Association of Science.
11-11-13. Requesting information on the agreement with the Community of Madrid to install social services in the MAVA.
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Piece of the month. Naoto Yokoyama.
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and orchestrating the creation process without being directly involved.
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Yokoyama works in cycles, alternating between the design and the elaboration of fullsized color drawings and the concentrated combats in the workshop. Try to create unique pieces that present a narrative image to the viewer. When making the pieces, the shape, color and decoration are extremely important and the theme that guides their work is the "glass decoration". Artistic craftsmanship is the basis of his work and, through his work, he tries to expand the limits.
Naoto Yokoyama was born in 1937. He studied metallurgy at the Tokyo University of Art, where he graduated in 1962. His knowledge of glass was acquired thanks to his experience in Joetsu Glass Company in Gunma Prefecture, for which he worked until 1975 before becoming an independent glass designer. The work he has produced since the early 1980s marks a radical departure from the minimalist mode in which he previously worked in his career.
His humorous style, which makes more and more extravagant use of colored glass, is inspired by the latest trends in Italian design. Each component of the work consists of separate pieces of glass that have been merged as part of a coordinated process involving several glass techniques that work in harmony.
This art overlaps with other creative limits that exist at the same time, which leads to a new potential for expression. With the works of Mozart or Picasso, no matter how the cuts, they are still Mozart and Picasso. The feelings, the creative inspiration and the individuality of the artist are rooted in the work. He always expects his own expression in the glass to be like that.
The piece that we Yokoyama hires the staff highlight as "Piece of the and workshop facilities of month" is part of the permanent collection of his former employer, the Museum of Art in Joestu Crystal Glass Glass of AlcorcĂłn and the Company, for the artist has named it "Flor realization of his work. de calibre andante". Acts as designer and producer, supervising
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Established artists. Ivana Houserová.
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He was born in 1957 in the Czech city of Jablonec nad Nisou. The molten glass in mold of Ivana Houserová evokes feelings of harmony and an always present closeness of nature that is derived directly from her positive outlook on life.
She delights in her work with sensitivity and modesty with a symbolic depth based on the recognition that no day is a normal day. The decoration "Noodle" literally gives life to his sculptures, models the relief with softness and gives many shades of color, underlining the dynamism of the
movement in the glass structure. The work of Ivana Houserová can be seen as a natural spring with magic. Surrounded by a great healing power that is modestly hidden next to a path of the forest, a spring whose waters never get tired of observing.
Emerging artists. Megan Stelljes.
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glass when he had the opportunity to apprentice himself to a glassblower while still in high school.
Willenbrink-Johnsen.
From this experience, she decided to pursue a career in glass and now specializes in sculpture and jewelry.
The artist Jeremy Bert introduced Stelljes into the neon and has since established his own neon shop, creating sculptures with neon and hot sculpted glass.
"I started working with jewelry and glass together to exaggerate everything I love about glass, the way it captures and reflects light, its saturated colors and its striking brightness," said Stelljes. Megan Stelljes uses her art to explore her own values and emotions that are continually influenced by changes in social scenes. He originally fell in love with
Megan attended Emporia State University in Kansas, where she earned her BFA degree in glass education. After graduating, he was apprenticed to Karen
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Living in Arlington, Washington, he now works at Gray Barn Studios.
His work has been exhibited at the Neon Art Museum, Sabbia Gallery, Pilchuck Gallery, as well as Vetri. Stelljes was selected as one of the 100 artists to be included in New Glass Now, a global study of contemporary glass opening at the Corning Museum of Glass in May 2019.
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The best craftsmen of Catalonia.
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The president of the Generalitat of Catalonia, Quim Torra, together with the counselor of company and knowledge, Àngels Chacón, delivered last December 20 of the prizes of the Craft Prizes of Catalonia in an act held in the Palau de la Generalitat.
Luesma & Vega are currently a reference in the production specialized in avant-garde gastronomic tableware. The artisan studio was born in 1991 and currently has its headquarters, a craft workshop of 1500m2, in Molins de Rei.
The aim of these awards is to recognize the artisan work and the companies that have stood out for their work and bring elements of innovation and prestige to the sector.
After a period of business expansion, it is currently present in 32 different countries and its commitment to focus on the design and production of specialized and made-toThe prizes consist of 6 categories and the recipients measure crockery has made of the Craft Prize have been it work with clients such as Bulli, Can Roca Winery, Luesma & Vega, for having Mugaritz, Arzak or Jose revolutionized the world of artisanal crockery dedicated Andrés, among others. to the kitchen, and having The rest of the prizes have positioned their workshop as been the following: one of the current references Award for the best in the world of glass and of ceramics at the international handmade brand for "Barretina 100%" by Xavier level and for having Corominas achieved a symbiotic union between the world of crafts Emerging Talent Award for and the world of haute Pau Jurado and Lorenzo cuisine. Guardia, students of the
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EASD Pau Gargallo School in Badalona. Prestige Award for the College of Jewelers, Goldsmiths, Watchmakers and Gemmologists of Catalonia. Resto Award for the Sot Ceramic Workshop. Impulsa Prize for the artisan Maite Maestro. In the same act the Diplomas of Master Craftsman were also delivered, in the professional and informative modalities. With these distinctions, the Generalitat wants to recognize the professional career of the Catalan artisans and their mastery. Among the six craftsmen honored with the Diploma of Master Craftsman Professional 2018 is Xavier Grau i Montserrat, a glassmaker trained at the Glass Center Foundation of Barcelona, specialized in leaded glass and etched glass plaque.
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Conference on the House of the Polish.
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On January 18, a talk-talk about one of the elements of the industrial historical heritage of the municipality was held in the Assembly Hall of the City Hall of San Ildefonso: the House of the Polish. A patrimonial value in oblivion, about whose recovery the consistory wants to make pivot one of the cultural axes for the period 2019-2021 and opt for the cultural 1.5. At the moment it is in ruins and for that reason, the mayor has delegated in the now not assigned councilor and president of the artistictechnological Association of Friends of the Glass in the Farm, Ricardo Hernanz, the works of coordination of the project of recovery of this mansion, that began in the summer of 2018 with a first intervention of sanitation, debris and consolidation of the environment.
the surroundings.
municipality of San Ildefonso.
The importance of the House of the Polish is that in 1761 hosted the polishing machine of John Dowling, a hydraulic polisher that through wheels and gears allowed to take over the work of 100 workers.
After them, Sonia Fernández Esteban and Amparo Martín Espinosa, components of the firm Groma, spoke about the archaeological study they are doing on the current remains of the building and its surroundings, to try to obtain the most reliable elements that allow knowing the complete structure and composition of the building, as well as the water collection and evacuation system that operated the hydraulic polisher.
All a feat in his time, to the point that D'Alambert and Diderot pointed out in his Encyclopédie as one of the most advanced machines of the eighteenth century. Hence, a good part of the interest is to recover the traces of the hydraulic system (catchment, canals, Cambrones river intakes) both inside and outside. In the talk-colloquium the Mayor of San Ildefonso, José Luís Vázquez Fernández, intervened to present and close the event.
Additionally, and in a fortuitous way, and focusing the work in the whole area, they found defensive systems of the Civil War: bunker, trenches and a shooter's nest, also incorporated into the memory of their work.
Our President and our Secretary were present in Paloma Pastor, director of this talk-colloquium to show the Technological Museum their support for this project, of Glass, and María Jesús The following thing has been Callejo, specialist in Art which, when it can be seen to incorporate the ruin to the History with a long academic completed, will be of great archaeological inventory, for curriculum in her Haber, value and a great which it has proceeded to presented their studies and contribution to the culture of this first prospecting, in glass in our country. conclusions about the charge of the company history, functioning and their The images that were taken GROMA, so much of the assessment of this important of this act can be seen plant of the building, like of heritage value of the through this link.
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Close the workshop of the Spanish Village, in Barcelona.
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The flame of one of the last blown glass ovens in Spain has been extinguished for the time being. The specialized workshop in this area of Poble Espanyol has recently closed and during these days the machinery is being dismantled. The site management is now studying various projects and ensures that there will continue to be a space dedicated to the activity of glass. "The concept will be renewed and updated to new times and trends more related to design and art," Poble Espanyol sources point out. It is still unknown if there will be a glass oven and if the current location will be refurbished or this activity will be located in another space.
shop, was open to visitors and from a walkway could contemplate the craft work. All kinds of decorative pieces were manufactured -from horses to porrones- and for different sectors, such as catering, lighting or decoration. "The explanation they gave me is that we had no orders from outside and the crisis has punished the sector a lot. Glass that is imported from other countries is much cheaper. Also the tourists who came did not spend much, "assures Asensio.
This furnace was one of the unique spaces of the enclosure and was inaugurated in 1929 on the occasion of the International Exhibition of the hand of the Apparently, the economic reason Mallorcan family of glass craftsmen Gordiola. Initially the would be one of the main workshop was in the entrance of reasons for the closure of the the enclosure on the left and company that managed the since the late 80's was in the workshop so far, according to current location. expert sources. With the dismantling of the blown glass One of the times of maximum oven also disappears one of his splendor was in the 60s and 70s master craftsmen: Juan Asensio. with a six-mouth oven. Throughout its history, those He started working as an responsible for the workshop apprentice at age 13 and now have been changing hands and with 67 he has no choice but to retire. "I got fired. I do not claim a during a period a cooperative was formed with about thirty job, but I would have liked to workers. There were orders of all continue. I've been in the kinds and of different workshop all my life and I feel personalities. For example, bad because every time we are Salvador Dalí, who used to go to less craftsmen, "he laments. Poble Espanyol several times a The workshop, which had a year, designed a bottle that was
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transformed into glass or the designer Javier Mariscal ordered a personalized light bulb. The blown glass oven with fixed structure and industrial production in the workshop of Poble Espanyol is considered the only one of these characteristics in the city of Barcelona. In the Catalan capital there are other ovens that also work with blown glass but they are mobile, like that of the artist Ferrán Collado, or smaller ones without serial production like those of the 40plumas workshop. Outside Barcelona city and in Catalonia, there are examples similar to the Poble Espanyol workshop with active kilns in the Glass Museum of Vimbodí (Tarragona) or Sant Andreu de la Barca with the company Nat Vidriera. The tradition of glass has had a great importance in Catalonia. "In general, industrial blown glass has dropped dramatically in the last 30 years and large companies in the sector in Badalona or Mataró have disappeared," explains Jordi Vidal, president of the Catalan Association of Glass Arts. On the other hand, Vidal emphasizes that "the bulk" of artisan artists has increased in recent years "with smaller workshops and other ways of producing glass".
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Activities Museums I.
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Activities Museums II.
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Activities Museums III.
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Activities on the MAVA. 8th Study Trip.
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The 8th Glass Studies Trip that is being organized from the MAVA will be to the German region of Bavaria. The Glass Route or Glasstrasse is an area east of the Lander - very close to the border with the Czech Republic where populations are concentrated with factories and glass museums, with both traditional, historical and contemporary collections of extraordinary interest.
The details of schedules and program of visits are closing with the points of destination at this time, so it will not be until later that they will send it full. With the group, David Duque -Technician of glass of the MAVA- and the director of the Museum of companions will travel, they will prepare some visits and they will make of translators when it is necessary.
indicating the reference to the trip: AV 1186/00490/19.
In any case, if there is any doubt or incident, the employees of the English Court can contact the person in charge of the trip, Leticia Moreno Commercial Delegate, on the mobile phone 620.661.744.
On the other hand, and in order to keep track of travelers who have made their reservation effective, It will also be counted it will be necessary to fill with local guides. in the attached In addition, the region Registration Form, and offers superb landscapes, In order to guarantee the send it to LETICIA architectures, and an place on the trip it is MORENO at internationally known necessary to make a leticiamoreno@viajeseci. gastronomy. reservation of 30% before es with a copy to MAVA. January 31st. That is, € In the attached file you The trip is limited to the will find all the information 309 per traveler. first 30 entries, by strict about dates, route, Payment will be made in order of payment. services and price: € any office of Viajes El 1,030 in a double room Corte Inglés of Spain, with full board.
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Much more than Easter eggs.
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Famous for the eggs that became the icon of czarist Russia, the work of Carl Fabergé goes much further. This is shown by an exhibition at the Museum of New Jerusalem, in Moscow, which can be seen until March 24.
simple, it was done very simply, since there were difficult times in the country," says Arina Gundrova, an employee of the New Jerusalem Museum.
Another gem that can be seen in the exhibition is the Imperial Blue Tsarevich, made in 1917, of gold, Among the jewels he made diamonds, rock crystal, glass for the Romanovs is the egg and jade, and which that commemorates the tenth represents the constellation wedding anniversary of that was in heaven when Nicholas II and his wife, in Alexei, the son of Tsar 1904, made of gold, Nicholas was born II. diamonds, colored enamel, velvet and ivory. The museum manager is aware of the risks of Also the one that was the mounting such an exhibition, last order, in 1917. with such valuable works. "This is the last egg that was "Of course, the security is of made for the Imperial family a high level: an alarm (Romanov), the egg is system, special glasses, unique because it is very
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additional guards ... Everything that happens in the showroom is under surveillance," explains Vasily Kuznetsov, manager of the New Jerusalem Museum.
Today, Fabergé eggs are worth millions. In 2007, one was sold for the record amount of 18 and a half million dollars, 16 million euros. But it was not always like this. Fabergé was the owner of the largest jewelry company in Russia in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Their products were mass produced and purchased as gifts by different sectors of the population.
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Guadalupe Romero, in México.
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As a child, Guadalupe Romero did not dream of being an engineer, astronaut, bombera or doctor .... she knew that she wanted to be an artist: "Since she was very young she had that ease of working with her hands, of painting and learning everything very playful; I'm not going to sit still. "
provide more light to the circulation of the place. Today we can find magnificent stained glass windows, to mention some, the Gran Hotel de México, which is a multicolored piece assembled in France by the artist Jacques Gruber; those located in the Palace of Fine Arts; the one located in the Iron Palace of the Historical Center; At age 17 he decided to study at and, the Toluca Cosmovitral, the School of Crafts of the which consists of 45 tons of National Institute of Fine Arts. glass. She had to wait a year to enter and learn about the different For Guadalupe Romero, "the workshops that are given there office of stained glass has had its to be able to decide on the one low and high in Mexico", so she she fell in love with, the stained tries to renew the technique and glass window. re-highlight this work. Leaded among the various techniques Guadalupe says that the stained that Guadalupe uses when glass "taught her the light" so working with glass; also, it relies she decided to work with that on others where fire painting, technique. The stained glass or copper or Tiffany tape, the leaded is the most traditional vitrography and the laminate technique to make stained glass: intervene. pieces of colored glass assembled with a lead cañuela The Mexican artist participated in represent different figures. the restoration of the stained glass windows of La Parroquia This technique, explains del Verbo Encarnado and La Romero, comes from the Sagrada Familia, which date Romantic era (11th and 12th back to the beginning of the 20th centuries), but it had its peak century and are located on the with the arrival of Gothic corner of Orizaba and Puebla architecture (late twelfth streets, in the Roma century). From there they began neighborhood in the City from to spread throughout Europe Mexico. until they arrived in Mexico in 1868. One of the oldest stained Recently, Romero presented his glass windows in Mexico City is fifth individual exhibition in the Colegio de San Ildefonso, "PUZZLE, where the light it is called La Bienvenida, it was germinates in twelve pieces", made in 1899 by the Real which took almost 6 years, due Establecimiento de Bavaria FX to the exhaustive and delicate Zettler of Munich, Germany, to work he put into the works he did
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for it. In this exhibition, the artist recreated 12 pre-Hispanic pieces, whose originals are exhibited in the National Museum of Anthropology and one in the British Museum. "This exhibition is a tribute to Mexico and our ancestors, to ourselves and to the roots that some have forgotten, but which we express to the surface; a way of knowing that we bring in the blood, to the place we honor and with which in the world we are recognized as a deep culture, of wide variety in its forms, colors and flavors, and with an inexhaustible historical legacy ". The twelve pieces that make up this exhibition, explains Romero, cover the majority of pre-Hispanic cultures. "The works were reproduced with their own style and interpretation and spreading a different way of creating contemporary art based on glass. The work Feelings, reinterpretation of the "Bicephalous Serpent", was the most complicated that he made, because for it had to perform 3,830 pieces of glass, which were cut by hand and placed with surgical tweezers. Guadalupe Romero has more than 20 years of career, but mentions that it was not easy to get here because "it is not that the government does not help you, what happens when being an artist is difficult to find spaces; so I advise new artists who have perseverance and faith in their project, believe in him as if he were your soul mate ".
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Stained glass windows of Sta. María del Mar.
been randomly preserved from the earthquakes, bombings and riots that have permeated the history of the city. Saved by a wall In the summer of 1922 the architect Joan Bassegoda i Nonell was directing, at the request of the Board of Works of Santa María del Mar, the restoration of the chapel of San Salvador. During this process it was decided to remove the altarpiece from the chapel in order to undo the window blinded above the altar. At that moment two stained glass windows appeared. Bassegoda immediately noted that it was medieval stained glass, although some parts showed signs of having been restored with techniques and materials of the s. XVII. In addition, he also noted that the other panels that completed the window had the date 1712. For all that it was deduced that the stained glass windows that had been discovered had not been bricked up until at least the middle of the 18th century. These stained glass windows were sandwiched during the The Catalan churches have The stained glass windows of baroque redecoration of the chapel, which allowed them to suffered numerous a large church remain intact until their destructions. Santa Maria del The Basilica of Santa María rediscovery in 1922. Mar lost a good part of its del Mar contains one of the original stained glass. But there best sets of stained glass art in From the 14th century are two panels, the Ascension Barcelona. According to the historian Joan of Christ and the Lavatory of Ainaud de Lasarte, the panels the Apostles, which have been However, most of the preserved to this day thanks to specimens date from modern of the ascension and the times and, above all, from the lavatory could be dated the fact that they were walled between 1341 -date of the middle of the 20th century. up in the eighteenth century endowment of the chapel of and did not suffer the The destructive action of the Sant Salvador- and 1385 -date subsequent destruction. first days of the Civil War was of consecration of the church of catastrophic for the windows of Santa María del Mar- . Now, after a process of cleaning, framing and lighting, the basilica, since the great fire that was produced melted The same author established these Gothic stained-glass certain stylistic coincidences the leaded of many of its windows once again appear between these panels and the inside the temple, as a result of stained glass windows. stained glass window of a collaboration between the In the storeroom of the Calvary today preserved in the parish (Riosta Barcelona), basilica, however, two original chapter house of the royal Vitralls Bonet and the Museu panels from the 14th century monastery of Santa Maria de d'Història de Barcelona. were preserved, which are Pedralbes, in Barcelona, which inserted squarely into linear You can see in the museum the researchers coincide in Gothic. space that the parish is forming dating, also, in the second in the stands of the apse, These panels represent the quarter of s. XIV. where you can also see the ascension of Christ and the In the year 2000, the panels Gothic virgin from the portal of washing of the apostles and, Sombrerers and the sculptural according to the researchers, formed part of the itinerant exhibition El vitral, the art of remains of the late ciborium of are the last fragments of color and light organized by the main altar, the eighteenth stained glass from the Obra Social La Caixa. century. basilica's time, which have
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Forum for the conservation of stained glass.
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the showcase with respect to all the historical materials that These changes are in addition are inside and around it? How far can we go without to those introduced by decreasing the integrity of the restorations, reconstructions piece? How to make alterations The Forum is organized by the and interventions of different in the surface or the structure Catalan corpus vitrearum and size and degree. of the work respect its antiquity the international scientific All these factors affect the committee for the conservation stained glass windows that we and originality? At what stage, or level of quality, does an of stained glass windows, see today. Those responsible intervention gain historical together with the Catalan for maintaining this heritage value? Institute of Studies. face a series of decisions with Other local institutions also all the interventions they make, Call for documents participate in this meeting which are of great importance Please send by email the proposal of your national (Generalitat, bishoprics, City for the future reading and Council ...). understanding of these pieces. committee to Catalan by July 31, 2019, marking your THE REGISTRATION IS ON The theme of this forum will presentation "Forum 2020". THURSDAY, JULY 9TH. focus on the preservation of Initial proposals are for For those who also attend the the "identity" of the historical documents or posters of no cvma colloquium, registration stained glass in the more than 2500 characters will be open on Monday, July 6, intervention process. (including spaces) in length. If 2020. The search for balance your proposal is accepted, you between the values Site visits are scheduled for are expected to provide an JULY 9, followed by a two-day incorporated in these pieces is article of 26,000 characters a matter of great importance program of documents and for the correct conservation of (including spaces). No oral presentations at the Institut d presentation will be accepted this fragile heritage. 'Estudis Catalanes (c / del without the submission of a Carme, 47. Barcelona) This Forum will offer the satisfactory article. opportunity to reflect and Preserve integrity Languages: oral presentations, provide new solutions to this The fragmentary nature and complex topic. The answer to prepress articles and posters fragility of the stained glass this issue is a key factor in the will be accepted in the three windows are widely accepted. creation of conservation plans, official languages of the corpus vitrearum: English, French and To a greater or lesser extent, which can guarantee the correct transfer of the piece to German. historical stained glass In 2019 an application form will windows, exposed to physical future generations. How be sent. attacks and erosion conditions should we combine the over time, have suffered conservation requirements of The 11th Forum for the conservation and technology of historic stained glass will be held at the Institut d 'Estudis Catalanes, Barcelona.
damages that have altered their appearance.
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Masters of glass.
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From laopiniondemurcia.es
Every Saturday, first thing in the morning, the ovens of the Museum of Glass of Cartagena (MAVI) are set in motion for, at eleven o'clock, open their doors to the citizens and show a historical art in the port city: the blowing of the glass to make artistic pieces of excellent quality. This is attested by the history of some of the pieces exhibited in the museum. And, how could it be otherwise, it does so from the fishing district of Santa Lucía and from the handicraft association of glassmakers. There was located the old factory of Santa Lucia, one of the economic engines of Cartagena in the second half of the nineteenth century. Now, from the museum, they try not to miss the practice. Opened in 2011, the hall exhibits almost 180 years of history of glass craftsmanship in an attempt to be, in addition to exhibition space, a center that disseminates the historical techniques of this art. Also a space that instructs those interested in maintaining the tradition and revitalizing a guild that placed Cartagena on the national and international map of these practices. They say that such was the importance of the Santa Lucia factory that, in 1862, Queen Isabel II went to visit her with her son, who was his successor as Alfonso XII.
it is advisable to contact the center to arrange any visit. As for the route, on the one hand, an upper room in which is the bulk of the exhibition of pieces and which covers dates from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. It is an exhibition with more than 200 pieces, distributed in 15 showcases in which one can be lost among strokes, colors, shapes, compositions of pieces of a delicacy such that only looking at them suggests that they can crack at any time.
in the facilities we could cover expenses, although since 2015 the courses have also been reduced and without subsidy we can not," they say. A situation that has led the City Council to take action on the matter. In fact, the Municipal Services area announced last year that it had set to work so that the contract for the transfer of use of the building to those in charge of the museum also contemplated maintenance costs by the Consistory. A measure that, according to the center, has not yet started.
On the ground floor, also included in the visits, is the work area, where courses and exhibitions are held, showing, step by step, how these unique pieces are created. There, in addition to the ovens, there are all kinds of cutting and cutting tools so that visitors can discover the manufacturing process through which each object passes from the heating in the oven, to the blowing and coloring, the cooling, the cutting and carving.
Now, the hope of the managers is that the idea of Municipal Services go ahead, since, as they say, nothing has been done at the moment.
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Activity Visits of educational centers and training courses from the neighborhood
However, even though all the citizens who come to the visits leave the museum with a unique experience gained, the exhibition room does not go through its best moment. After a few years in which it was part of the basic circuit of visits in the city, it has long been forgotten. Thus, a little over a year ago, the current managers of The objective of its creation was to become the key piece that guarantees the museum were about to hang the the generational change in a centenary closed sign. And it is that, the expenses derived from the activity of trade. Something more and more the center had to be assumed by the complicated. own managers. In fact, they talked The museum, unique in the region, has about 7,500 euros per year in cleaning two different spaces that can be and repairs, without municipal help. covered by one euro-two if the visit includes guide and demonstration, for In 2015, with the change of Government in the city - PSOE and which you must book in advance at MC entered the Executive after 20 679154036 and 968501069 or email years of City Hall of PP-, they lost the museodelvidriosantalucia @ hotmail. municipal aid of 5,000 euros that they com-. The schedule of visits is restricted, from Thursday to Saturday received since the current managers from 9.30 am to 1.30 pm, as specified took over the museum in 2011. "With by the Murcia Turística portal, although that help and with the courses we do
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"We will be expectant, since in other occasions we have met with the City Council and they have promised us improvements that have not arrived yet", they have lamented from the museum, while they try that the tradition is not lost.
The Museum of Glass (MUVI) of Cartagena, unique in the region, is not only an exhibition hall where you can walk alongside unique pieces. It is also a space to learn a centennial trade through its courses. Despite the fact that the number of training programs has now dropped, the visits of educational centers arranged with the Community continue to give the museum a formative air that keeps alive one of the objectives that was marked in its opening: To be a key piece that guarantees the relief generational in the trade. From the Community have created diptychs to promote the museum, through the General Directorate of Commerce of the Ministry of Enterprise.
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The Roman glass in museums in Madrid (XLVI).
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although, in these cases, the Corporations or professional trade is usually linked to the associations are formed by all craft profession because it is common that in certain places those associations whose where these products are members are united by a manufactured there is a store certain profession that is or tabernae. common to them, no matter how much to define a Among the components of the professional school its Collegia Opificum, Mercatores purpose, its nature, its origin and Negotiatores are people and its organization, and adopt from different social classes: the name of the industry or the free, slaves and freedmen. In trade exercised by its a certain house the artisan members. In this definition slaves can constitute a given by Waltzing (21) three domestic school considered sections appear: the Decurias Funeraticium College because of subordinate employees of its objective is funerary. Roman or municipal Membership in the schools, at magistrates, the military the beginning and for a long colleges and the colleges of time, was free; only one artisans, artists and tantum and the annual fee of merchants. They are the the association had to be paid. opifices, artĂfices and Many freedmen made use of mercatores or negotiatores, them as a prestanone. who are associated in schools Among those registered, we in all kinds of arts and crafts. do not find a differentiation of This section is where we would status, nor a distinction include the glass between free and non-free manufacturers' colleges, the people. Promotion is practiced perfume manufacturers' within the school and with it colleges and the perfume and the social phase eliminated glassware collectors' colleges,
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from being able to participate in the politics of the city and the State is replaced. Many freedmen, in the last years of the Republic, become protagonists in a short time different productive sectors. The fact gave answer to his yearnings of economic recognition, but not social. The Colegium has a particular Cursus Honorum, and ascending within it also meant obtaining social benefits indirectly because the schools are not intended to be part of the urban organization, but if in certain periods their influence decreases in others it increases considerably . The schools appear as doers in theory of a policy that can be considered democratic: they admit to enrolling in the school freely, they enhance employment contracts, they try to obtain lucrative leases and certain privileges and exemptions, but everything remains in theory, practice It was very different
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Green Glass. The family of Oscar Muñoz always devoted himself to glass crafts and one day the need led him to create Green Glass, a company that seeks to prove that garbage does not exist.
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"I could not pay my college credit and I had to live on something; then I thought of trash as an engine. I got up at 5 am every day and I recovered glasses that people threw. " So he created a business model based on the sale of glasses made of glass bottles, which already has a
million dollars a year. "Beyond the lucas, I want to change the world. With sales, we help causes such as risotherapies, forest reforestation and help sessions against street harassment, "says Óscar. With a physical store in the district of Providencia, in the Chilean capital, Santiago, and another planned in the Parque Arauco, they will expand to 9 countries in Latin America and their next markets to conquer are the United States, Europe and Asia.
Culture 2019.
Last January we went to the Mapfre Foundation to see the exhibition "Rediscovering the Mediterranean".
Sunyer, Julio González or Giorgio of Chirico among others.
d'art moderne de la Ville de Paris, the National Museum Reina Sofia Art Center, the Kunstmuseum The exhibition, produced by Winterthur, the Columbus Museum Fundación MAPFRE, has been of Art or the Museo di Arte Moderna The Mediterranean as a theme, but possible only thanks to the support e Contemporanea di Trento e also as a reference to the past, is of more than seventy providers who Rovereto. the proposal of this exhibition with have collaborated in it. works by Claude Monet, Vincent It has also been essential the These include the Musée d'Orsay, Van Gogh, Paul Cézanne, Pablo generous and extraordinary Musée national Picasso-Paris, the Picasso, Auguste Renoir, Pierre disposition of the private collections Musée Matisse Nice, the Center Bonnard, Joaquin Sorolla, Joaquim that have agreed to provide works Georges Pompidou, the Musée of an extraordinary quality.
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Contribution of GAS.
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The British International Festival of Glass announces a new award for the British Glass Biennial of 2019.
2020 GAS Conference. us. Support international artists in a new and Brandi P. Clark, Interim meaningful way. We are Executive Director of delighted with this new GAS, said: "Supporting partnership! " artists from all over the Glass Arts Society, world is the core of the For the chance to win, based in Seattle, has Glass Art Society's send work until the confirmed that it awards mission, and working deadline of February 24. an "International Award" with the International https:// with a fantastic prize of Glass Festival for the biennale.submittable.co $ 1,500 and an invitation British Glass Biennial is m/submit. to be present at the a great opportunity for
Chanel turns to Verescence. Chanel has entrusted Verescence with the manufacture of its red glass bottle for the limited edition of Chanel Nº5. Cast in a glass tank, the red glass reveals its coloration after a complex manufacturing process that requires precision to match one of Gabrielle Chanel's favorite colors: red. The iconic red glass bottle N ° 5, available in 100 ml, was manufactured at the Verescence glass factory in Mers-les-Bains (France). Red glass has been manufactured exclusively by Verescence for more than 30 years.
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The glass in Museums: Zadar.
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The museum is one of the newest attractions of the Croatian city of Zadar and rightly so. It is located in the Cosmacendi palace, from the 19th century, and has stunning views that overlook the Jazine harbor.
You can also see the glass vessels that are used to celebrate the mass and the jars in which the holy water is stored.
It is disconcerting that a medium as delicate as glass can survive the earthquakes and wars that have plagued this The museum contains region for millennia, but one of the best this impressive museum collections of Roman has thousands of objects glass outside of Italy, with on display: glasses, jars, a large number of jewels and amulets. glasses, flasks and vials recovered from Many of the larger glass archaeological sites in urns were removed from Dalmatia. the local Roman necropolis, where Highlight the delicate cremated remains were containers used by kept. Roman ladies to store perfumes, skin creams The design is excellent, and essential oils. with large light boxes and
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ethereal music to enhance the experience. Take the opportunity to see the replica of Roman glassware for sale, as it will undoubtedly enter one of the most elegant souvenir stalls in the city. It is very interesting to go to the upper floor to see the blowers that create impressive glass objects.
We suggest you find out when the daily demonstrations are going to take place, and plan your trip accordingly, especially if you are traveling with children, as it will keep them absorbed.
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Recycling. Forecasts.
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The Integrated Management System (SIG) of Ecovidrio sees possible to reach a rate of glass recycling in Spain of, at least, 95 percent in 2030 and even reach one hundred percent recycling rate in 2050, according to the CEO of the entity, José Manuel Núñez -Lagos.
then mayor of Madrid Enrique Tierno Galván deposited the first container. "Today 80 containers per second are deposited in Spain," he said.
On the other hand, it has defended that part of the success of the SIG have been its campaigns of awareness and mobilization to the citizens - more than 300 a year - and Thus, ensures that regardless of the to the hotel trade, because the method of harmonized calculation Spaniards consume half of the glass applied between the twenty-eight in the accounting of recycling, "Spain will containers in bars and restaurants. achieve comfortably the objectives set Precisely, has said that since 2009 Ecovidrio has sensitized 65 percent of by the European directive because it all hospitality establishments in Spain, has the right plans to meet in any circumstances." "It's not a toast to the with 60 daily visits. However, remember that it is the task of the sun, we're going to question the administrations to ensure achievement of the recycling rate in transparency in the management of Spain," he said in an interview with waste and believes that citizens "have Europa Press. to know" what they pay and that "it is In fact, it underlines that Spain is not fair for everyone to pay the same". already at 73 percent, above 70 Therefore, it calls on public percent of what is required by the administrations to move towards a European Union by 2025, and trusts that the data for 2018 will close for the system of equitable payment, in which fourth consecutive year with a growth those who generate less waste and of 5 percent. hundred. "We have high those who manage them adequately recycling rates, which grow from year pay less. "The Administration has to enforce those rights of the citizen but to year", has valued Núñez-Lagos must also make them fulfill their duties chest out of the results, after the and obligations, both parties have to twentieth anniversary of the entity, perform a proper waste management," since in 2000 the Spanish recycled he says. In this regard, Ecovidrio 31.3 percent of the containers. demands that administrations put in In this sense, remember that 6.6 kilos place measures based on the principle of glass per inhabitant were recycled of responsibility of the parties and, compared to the almost 17 kilos per according to Ecoembes - which year, which have avoided the manages the packaging and paper atmosphere of more than 7 million and cardboard - is committed to tons of CO2, the equivalent of implement a payment system for withdrawing from circulation almost generation. two million cars for a year. "In 20 years Also, it sees possible to implement the management of glass waste in Spain has changed dramatically," said other complementary measures such as increasing the discharge rate or the general director, who explained improvements in the management of that one of the successes was to bet on "making it easy" for citizens, so that the organic fraction. In that sense, he denounces that the society focuses it has gone from the 56,000 igloos of only on glass containers, which the year 2000 to the 218,000 represent 7 percent of the total, and containers in 2018. plastic containers and paper and In this context, he claimed that it was cardboard, - those of Ecoembes--, that the Glass Association that promoted represent the 8 percent. Between the collection before the birth of them, according to Núñez-Lagos, they Ecovidrio, and it was in 1982, in the account for only 15 percent of urban neighborhood of Moratalaz, when the waste, compared to organic, which
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account for 34 percent of the total, among many other fractions of waste that also believes that they should improve their management. "The creation of Integrated Management Systems, based on Extended Producer Responsibility has been a success, but this should also be done in other fractions," he insists. Thus, he pointed out that one of the "keys to the success" of Ecovidrio is to carry out the direct management of the glass collection of 60 percent of the Spanish municipalities in which it takes into account "culture and customs" particularities. Therefore, Núñez-Lagos believes that it is not "necessary or convenient" to implement a deposit, return and return system (SDDR) for glass because the GIS has achieved high recycling rates and that "they grow year by year. year". In any case, he sees "very well" that any Administration or responsible "analyze carefully, rigorously and seriously" all the possibilities and measures for the proper management of waste. Precisely, this week the Government has shown in a parliamentary response its intention to study this possibility. The CEO of Ecovidrio has set an example to Madrid, where the entity has collaborated since March 2018 with the City Council to undertake a door-to-door initiative in the hotel trade. Through this project, in which the Consistory has informed 11,000 hotelkeepers of the municipal ordinances and has made a follow-up, while Ecovidrio has provided 2,000 special cubes to the innkeepers and has installed 500 new containers in 2018. "The result of the initiative has been a success, and now 95 percent of the hoteliers in Madrid have recycled glass," said Núñez Lagos, who is confident that the "maturity" of hoteliers will make the capital stop. to be "in the tail" of recycling and will grow this year by 11 percent.
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In this section we detail the activities which take place this month, corresponding to the cultural visits related to the glass and outputs that we as provided in the program CULTURE 2019.
Cultural visits.
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Our activities.
CULTURE 2019 program. creators travel to France and Germany, where they come into contact with the most advanced cultural movements and even integrate some of the groups that break with the art of the past, to which they incorporate their knowledge of a tradition such as that of icons or a interest in rural issues. On the other hand, the social environment that leads to the October Revolution of 1917 contributes to the emergence of some of the most radical artistic twists of the twentieth century. This is coupled with the daring role of some Russian collectors, who acquired numerous avantgarde works in the galleries of Paris and encouraged In this month of February we together important works of will visit the Mapfre those artists who broke with the dissemination of this new art in the Russian Foundation in Madrid to see the established molds and the exhibition De Chagall a moved ahead of modernity in capitals. From the poetic lyricism of Marc Chagall to Malévich: art in revolution. Russia. the extreme abstraction of The exhibition, curated by At the beginning of the 20th Kazimir Malévich, this Jean-Louis Prat, offers a tour century, Russia consolidated exhibition is a journey through one of the most itself as one of the axes of through that evolution of influential pages in the the artistic avant-garde, modern art, marked by evolution of modern art. From where some of the most experimentation, attempt the poetic lyricism of Chagall revolutionary proposals of and enthusiasm. to the extreme abstraction of modern art and design Malévich, the exhibition brings emerge. Numerous Russian www.amigosmava.org
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Print glass in 3D.
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A research published in 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing ensures that 3D glass has been printed, which offers much more control over the hot material and the final product. Promising 3D printing technology has been showing great advances in recent years, from plastic items to metal parts and even lithium-ion batteries. Now, according to research published in 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, 3D glass has been printed. According to Phys.org, MIT researchers Chikara Inamura, Michael Stern, Daniel Lizardo, Peter Houk and Neri Oxman made a system for 3D glass printing that offers much more control over the hot material and the final product. G3DP2 The system, called G3DP2, "is a new AM platform for molten glass
that combines a three-zone thermal control system digitally integrated with a four-axis motion control system," the researchers say.
in both decoration and construction.
Researchers take special care to control the glass extrusion system to ensure that it cools and crystallizes The advantage of this new without injecting impurities system is that it presents or structural problems. production capabilities on "In the future, by combining an industrial scale "with an the advantages of this AM improved production and technology with the reliability rate, while at the multitude of properties of same time guaranteeing unique glass materials, the accuracy and such as transparency, repeatability of the product, strength and chemical all previously unattainable stability, we can begin to for glass," they added. see new archetypes of G3DP2 uses a closed and multifunctional building heated box that contains blocks," the creators wrote. the molten glass and . another thermally This year, Defense controlled box where it Distributed founder Cody prints the object. Wilson launched an online A moving plate causes the store of three-dimensional object to fall lower and printed firearm plans. lower as it is printed and All designs are sold for US the print head moves over $ 10 dollars. This price it. includes a patented USB The system is interesting drive called Defense because it actually Distributed, which contains produces transparent glass a file with drawings and structures that can be used shipping to the US.
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Other trends. Mercedes Sosa.
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She never thought that she would make a living singing, and in fact she started doing it by chance, but Mercedes Sosa ended up defining herself as "singer before singer, because singer is the one who can sing and singer who should do it". Descendant of emigrants and natives, that mix made her known as 'La Negra', for her black hair and marked features, but also as 'La voz de América Latina' and 'La voz de los sin voz' for her style and its letters of protest and denunciation.
including, in addition to folklore, other genres such as tango, pop and rock. .
After the military took power in Argentina in 1976 and established the dictatorship, she Haydée Mercedes Sosa, her real was forbidden to sing and was even detained without charges name, was born in Tucumán, in with great international pressure the northwest of Argentina, on to free her. Faced with this July 9, 1935, in the bosom of a humble family of a working father situation, in 1979 he decided to in a sugar factory and laundress go into exile, first in Spain and then in France. mother. She was going to be called Marta Mercedes, but her Sosa returned to Argentina in father changed the first name in February 1983, when the the Civil Registry at the last dictatorship was dying and after moment. Despite this, at home the Falklands war. He performed 13 historical recitals in a packed they always called her Marta. Teatro Ópera de Buenos Aires, Mercedes Sosa's career began On January 31, 1965, Mercedes at age 15, when she was pushed which became a cultural act in Sosa, who would become the favor of political change, at the by a group of friends to star of Argentine folklore, same time that it meant a participate in a song contest on changed her life at the Cosquín renovating act of Argentine local radio. He did it under the Folk Festival in Argentina, when pseudonym of Gladys Osorio, for popular music by including songs singer Jorge Cafrune invited her fear of his father. It was to sing and musicians from different to take the stage. His improvised her and to end the contest, musical currents such as tango performance received such an and rock. whose prize was a contract for ovation that the contracts rained two months of acting on the As her international renown from that moment and his career, station. crossed borders, Mercedes Sosa which would span 60 years, took advantage of these began to be contemplated at the He recorded his first full-length opportunities to collaborate with album in 1962 and began to international level. artists outside of America. become popular throughout Sosa was one of the pioneers of South America thanks to his Precisely Joan Báez described the Nueva Canción movement, a expressive voice and the lyrics of her as "a brilliant singer with a style of socially conscious music the songs he played on everyday tremendous charisma that is both based on popular elements that problems and the vindication of a voice and a person; she is first flourished in the 1960s. She the rights of the most simply the best. " enjoyed her greatest commercial disadvantaged. Sosa won innumerable success and political influence recognitions and awards not only when performing throughout her In 1963, from the Circle of for her art, but also for her Journalists of Mendoza, life. career songs of that genre commitment to human rights: Mercedes Sosa launched the like Al Jardín de la República, Movement of the New Songbook among them, the Latin Grammy Song with everyone, Alfonsina for the best folk recording in the and the sea, Thanks to life, Like with her husband, Óscar Matus, years 2000, 2003 and 2006, Armando Tejada Gómez, Tito the cicada, Zamba not to die, I besides being a Goodwill Francia and other artists, who only ask God, The mace, Ambassador for Unesco for Latin would become known as the Everything changes, Sleep America and the Caribbean. negrito or Narrow street, among New Song Movement. On September 18, 2009 many others. In 1965 her husband left her, Mercedes Sosa was hospitalized Throughout his life he published leaving her with her only son, Fabián, but on January 31 of that in Buenos Aires due to kidney more than 70 works between dysfunction complicated by a liver year, she obtained the studio albums, live recordings recognition she deserved for her problem. The state of health of and compilations, and made the artist, aged 74, was getting artistic quality at the National musical collaborations with worse until she died at dawn on Festival of Folklore of Cosquín. almost a hundred artists, October 4. www.amigosmava.org
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The bears of tolerance.
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Guatemalans are looking forward to the arrival in May of the traveling exhibition United Buddy Bears, already considered a cultural milestone in 2019. The country of eternal spring will be the first in Central America to share principles of the show such as tolerance, friendship and dialogue between cultures, confirmed the capital city. The tour of the bears, as it is known worldwide, will be installed in the emblematic Plaza Central from May 17 to June 2, on the occasion of the Cultural Festival Paseo de la Sexta, which every year promotes the community with free admission. The 148 sculptures, two meters high and 45
kilos, convey one of the slogans that distinguish the exhibition, 'we have to know each other better to understand each other better, to trust each other to live better'.
and to local aid organizations.
The German embassy and private companies will support this exhibition of tolerance, which began in Berlin in 2001 and has left its Each piece of glass mark in Paris, Tokyo, responds to an New Delhi, Jerusalem, individual creation by Buenos Aires, Rio de country, but when Janeiro, Montevideo and reunited with the others, Havana, among others it becomes a collective cities. work of art, which The bears are usually reinforces the message presented in a circle or of unity in a more visual in a row to symbolize the and palpable way. cooperation that must exist between peoples The copies represent the states recognized by on a global level. the United Nations, and Here they will arrive in in the case of the days before the Guatemala, the author elections, scheduled for is María Fernández. June 16, so it will be an United Buddy Bears ideal occasion to leave donates the aside the polarization and conflict that this contributions of its sponsors to the United process always Nations Children's Fund generates.
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Manacar Tower.
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block on which Torre Manacar sits, a task that took them two years.
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The Manacar Tower has 32 levels and 12 underground floors supported by steel and concrete. When digging them, so much land was generated that Villanueva estimates that if the trucks that were used to remove it were aligned, the line would reach the center of Querétaro.
"Many neighbors were upset by the noise and dust, even though we covered the trucks and washed the tires, but now, having the tower next door will raise the value of their homes between 25% and 30%," he says. Arup designed a concrete core that rises along the structure, and connects the metal framework, allowing plants with 15 meter gaps. "We are in a more resistant area of the city, even so structural piles were made and all the excavation with concrete launched to withstand large earthquakes and category two hurricane winds," explains Villanueva. When in 2012, Pulso Inmobiliario decided to build a tower, it was clear that it must be an iconic work that would return a modernized version of the emblematic mixed-use complex that the architect Enrique Carral had created in the same area to the south of Mexico City. . With this idea in mind, the company went to the architect Teodoro González de León (1926-2016), the architect of reference buildings such as Reforma 222, Torre Arcos Bosques Corporativo (known as 'El Pantalón') or the remodeling of the National Auditorium. "We chose it because it was the best example of contemporary Mexican architecture and we wanted a building that would change the face of the south of the city," says Enrique Villanueva, Development Director at Pulso Inmobiliario. González de León designed a complex triangular figure that looks towards the roundabout of the axis that make up the avenues Insurgentes Sur and Rio Mixcoac and that, at the same time, seems to rest on its side or unfold in it, depending on
the angle in which it is seen. Its geometry dressed in glass plays with sunlight, conferring a white or gray color, as the day passes.
Villanueva details that the height -of 144 meters- was determined by the distance between the property and the other corner.
"Its triangular and slender facade On the back is the dome in oval loses the vertical in the first form, brought from Manchester, meters to gradually lean over the square to cover with its shadow England, which floods the six floors of the shopping center with the roundabout -located at the light, and in which the first giant junction-, whose original design was also the responsibility of screen of 360 degrees was Teodoro González". installed. Its location makes it visible at long distance. On the facade 35,000 square "Working with architect González meters of glass were used. was incredible," says Villanueva. "There were 3,500 pieces of "He was a sculptor and he made different sizes because of the difficulty of the design, they are more than 130 maquetitas from different glasses, so no plant is the tower and put them on a the same," he explains. A shelf, I could hardly see the fountain adorns the main difference, but he was saying which one he liked the most and entrance of the tower and connects in cascade with the why." lobby, inside the building. 30 companies participated in the There is the mural Los construction, among them FTA Danzantes, by the Guatemalan Design Studio, by Fernando painter Carlos Mérida, which Teruya, for the interior of the served as a backdrop for the shopping center, and the Manacar cinema and, after its Londoner Arup as responsible restoration, was placed 30 for the structure. meters high in the new building. With this high-level team, the The complex has 2,700 parking developers faced their first big spaces, with access to challenge: buying the 16 surrounding streets to avoid properties that make up the congestion and is LEED Silver certified.
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Stained glass windows of the Cathedral of Manizales.
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the formulation and structuring of the project that was presented to the Collegiate Body of Administration and Regional Decision, OCAD, a public entity that approves projects seeking funding through of the resources of the General Royalty System.
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The technical studies, financed and authorized by MinCultura in 2015, were part of the documents presented. The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary of Manizales is an asset of Cultural Interest of the National scope, declared in 1984. The emblematic religious headquarters has a collection of 70 stained glass windows from different houses around the world, which are located in the four facades of the building. Other actions of Mincultura for the preservation of the Cathedral In 2015, the Ministry of Culture hired, for a value close to $ 400 million, the preliminary studies, The Colombian Ministry of Metropolitan Basilica of Our the diagnosis and the proposed Culture will be the executing Lady of the Rosary of intervention of the stained agency and will supervise the Manizales', which was glass windows of the Cathedral recovery project of the 70 approved by the General of Manizales. This work stained glass windows of the System of Royalties, with an Cathedral of Manizales, which allocation of $ 2,923,725,754. contemplated the technical proposal for the restoration of will have more than $ 3,500 For its part, the audit will be more than 800 m2 of stained million contributed by the made with contributions from glass, which includes the National System of Royalties the Archdiocese of Manizales structural and architectural and the Archdiocese. that exceed $ 600 million intervention of the spans, the The Minister of Culture, pesos. weights and structure, as well Carmen Vásquez Camacho, as the replacement of glass "The Ministry of Culture will travel to the capital of develops guidelines that allow, and implementation of Caldas to formalize an decorative techniques. from the territories, the association agreement with the implementation of actions for Between 2016 and 2017, Archdiocese of Manizales, the protection, recognition and MinCultura contributed $ 1,000 which will be delegated to the safeguarding of the Colombian million to advance works Ministry as supervisor of the cultural heritage. Thanks to related to the maintenance of interventory in the project of this work, we seek to preserve roof, canals, terraces and conservation of the stained and promote our identity as downspouts. As for the glass windows of the Colombians. Manizales, with sculptural goods, a Cathedral and It will also be its traditional coffee culture, is conservation work was applied, responsible for executing the undoubtedly one of the cities among others, applied to the resources. that represents us in the original sculptures located on Through the Furniture Cultural country and the world, "said the roof. For this purpose, the Heritage Group of the Minister Carmen Vásquez City Hall of Manizales and the Directorate of Heritage, the Camacho. local Archdiocese also Ministry of Culture will It should be noted that in 2018 contributed resources worth $ guarantee the execution of the the Ministry accompanied the 330 million. project 'Conservation of the Governorate of Caldas and the Stained Glass of the Cathedral Archdiocese of Manizales in
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Basketball court with glass.
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The City Council of Madrid will cede the basketball court of the Park of Athens, in the Central district, whose soil will be reformed with materials from the recycling process of the glass containers of these containers.
With the glass containers collected in those containers and subsequently recycled, the necessary material will be extracted to carry out the renovation of the runway.
line and continue to make Madrid a more sustainable city and committed to the environment."
"Ecovidrio is a benchmark for sustainability," said Chus Bueno. We are very pleased It is estimated that 22,000 kilos of glass will be needed to start working with to undertake this reform. The Ecovidrio to be able to give NBA in Spain will collaborate new court will have a design our fans in Madrid a track that helps to raise in the reform and design of made by the NBA in the the new municipal runway, framework of the agreement awareness about the for public use by citizens. by which Ecovidrio becomes importance of recycling glass Official Sustainability Partner containers and their positive The City Council of Madrid, impact on the environment. " of the NBA in Spain. the National Basketball For his part, Borja Association (NBA) and The presentation press Ecovidrio, the non-profit conference was attended by Martiarena, said: "From Ecovidrio we are always entity in charge of the the delegate of the management of the recycling Department of Environment innovating and looking for new ways of raising of glass packaging waste in and Mobility of the Madrid Spain, will renovate a City Council, Inés Sabanés; awareness among the population about the municipal basketball court Chus Bueno, Head of NBA importance of recycling glass located in the Parque de Spain and of Basketball containers." Madrid City Atenas, in the downtown Operations in Europe, the district of the capital. Middle East and Africa; and Council has always opened Borja Martiarena, marketing its doors to initiatives that In order to reform the floor of mobilize the society in director of Ecovidrio. the court, materials from the defense of the environment processing and recycling of "The recycling of glass is a Thanks to the collaboration glass containers will be used, reality already consolidated with the NBA, the people of through an innovative and in our city and that increases Madrid will be able to enjoy a pioneering technique. every day thanks to the very special field: a field that commitment of citizens," said reminds them that their work In order to publicize the the delegate of Environment is very important to make initiative and allow Madrid and Mobility, Inés Sabanés. Madrid and the planet a citizens to take part in it, 40 more sustainable place ". giant basketball-shaped "The people of Madrid and containers and the slogan of Madrid increasingly recycle It is expected that the the campaign "Be the most more and better their waste recycled glass runway will be valuable player in recycling" in general and glass in ready for the next month of have been placed in the city. particular.With this initiative, March 2019. we hope to advance in this
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Motion Control of Siemens.
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Heye International (Heye) is one of the leading suppliers worldwide in the packaging glass industry. As this is an extremely competitive industry, Heye is exploiting the opportunities offered by digitization to create an innovative approach based on solutions. The objective: the digitalization and automation of glass manufacturing processes, from engineering to services. To achieve this, Heye relies on a close partnership with Siemens and on the use of proven components from the Siemens control portfolio. The Heye offer is based on three key areas: intelligent data, intelligent machine control and intelligent process control, which includes the servo drive control driver. This coordinates
the dynamic interaction between the double motor shears, the plunger servos and other components, so that a variety of glass can be cut in a fraction of a second and distributed to the stations in the individual section machine.
operation, as well as the management and creation of reproducible motion profiles.
The Motion Control and the HMI machine interface are designed with the TIA Portal (Totally Integrated Automation) software. This saves the Heye developers a lot of The machine produces a time and effort. In addition high volume of products, to this, the versatile unit is such as beverage bottles, suitable for processing a and consists of range of different independent and containers in one individual production machine, for all sizes and modules. Motion control types of feeders, and can is provided by Siemens reach production speeds control technology. of 250 cuts per minute. "This means that we and Manufacturers and our customers have an customers ready for optimal configuration for further digitization. further integration and The Motion Control digitization of the steps in system is made by the process," says Simotion D435-2 which Wilfried Seidensticker, controls a scalable Hot End Product Manager number of axes. A at Heye International. Simatic Comfort Panel TP1200 provides simple
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This month we include some pictures of the technique practiced by Megan Steljes.
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Crystal brushstrokes.
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The Municipal Government of the Mexican city of Chihuahua, through the Institute of Culture of the Municipality, invites the entire Chihuahuan community to the inauguration of the exhibition "Pinceladas de Cristal: Homage to Great Teachers", a sample of Felícitas Licón Aldaz at the that combines her experiences as a seamstress, housewife and admirer of great masters of universal art such as Monet, Van Gogh, Canavatti, Velazquez, among others. Originally from the city of Delicias and
currently located in the state capital, "Nena", as her friends call her, shows us that art is not a privilege for those who study for years in a school or university, but it is the tireless search How to say or communicate something, and in this exhibition, offers us a process of experimentation between mosaic and vitrofusion techniques. "Within the infinite possibilities offered by art, is to know ourselves and recreate experiences, styles, successes and failures in a work that can communicate a lot of meanings.
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"I started using buttons and other elements that I got from a spare lot from my old sewing factory, then I incorporated other elements such as colored glass, metal, wood, jewelery and seashells, until I reached the technique of vitrofusion consisting of in subjecting the glass to high temperatures in a special oven, "says the author. The opening ceremony of "Pinceladas de Cristal" will take place on Friday, February 1 at 7 pm at the Cultural Development Center, a gallery located on the corner of Independencia and Libertad. Free access.
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Restaurant with La Granja lamps.
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Some historians attribute to Saint Ignatius of Loyola a phrase addressed to the aspirants to enter the Jesuit order that he founded, recommending to them that of "in time of tribulation, it is not convenient to make a move", with which the saint asked his future companions to keep your convictions firm against the constant buffeting of life.
tapas and rations, has been the showcase of the restaurant during this time, and the Ruiz family has wanted to renew its appearance under the philosophy of 'change so that nothing change ', in the words of restaurant director Rocío Ruiz, who with her father yesterday proudly presented to the media the changes made in this establishment.
The restaurateur José María Ruiz exemplifies this statement with his work, which almost 40 years ago led him to open a small barrestaurant in the center of the city where he began a meteoric career that has led him to achieve national and international recognition as one of the reference establishments in Spanish gastronomy.
For this change of decoration, the management of the bar has wanted to leave in the bar the Segovian stamp that has characterized the establishment incorporating the sgraffito to adorn its walls.
The bar, in which several generations of Segovians and thousands of tourists have tasted wines,
School of Art and Design Superior based in Casa de los Picos, and the result shows the success of the work done. To complement this decorative bias linked to Segovia, the establishment incorporates half a dozen lamps manufactured by the master glassmakers of the Royal Factory of Crystals of La Granja according to the centennial blowing techniques that have made the Real Site glass famous worldwide.
The decoration, together with a reorganization of the spaces that improve the bar area for the convenience of the waiters and redistrubuye With the advice of the different areas of the Rafael Ruiz, expert and establishment, make the student of this 'José María' reinvent decorative technique, itself to offer its public a the family has relied on renewed space but with Pablo Arévalo for this the quality and attention work, which has had the that have characterized collaboration of a group its history during this of students from the time.
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Highest skyscraper in China.
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Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill has won the international competition for the Shimao Longgang master plan in Shenzhen, which will include the tallest skyscraper in China, with more than 700 meters high. Better known as ShenzhenHong Kong International Center, the project will be built between Longcheng Park and Dayun National Park in the Chinese city.
an event center that will be connected to one of the highest viewpoints in the world.
The new tower will be the heart of Longgang's master plan that will include a multipurpose complex that will offer a range of cultural activities and programs as well as commercial areas.
One of the main ambitions of the project managers of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Adrian Smith, partner and International Center is founder of AS + GG, said in a obtaining the LEED Platinum press release that "the certification. project is anthropomorphic in For this the tower will be character, representing and built with very high abstractly honoring the performance glass, reducing athletes who train and fight the unwanted heat gain for the opportunity to while the structure of the compete in class stadiums. building was conceived world [...] The result is a according to the solar muscular aesthetic conditions for a greater expression in glass with passive solar control. layers of texture that define At the same time, natural the elements of its final lighting strategies were shape ". considered to increase At its highest point, the comfort levels and reduce Shenzhen-Hong Kong energy consumption during International Center will have the day.
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In addition, the complex was designed so that the prevailing winds from the east and northeast are channeled to provide natural ventilation throughout the extension of the masterplan, qualifying the comfort conditions not only inside the buildings but also next to the spaces public in the project environment. The complex will have a large intermodal public transport center to facilitate the access of a likely increasing number of people to the site. In terms of water cycles, the building was designed to manage its own water consumption, storing rainwater also through the floor of the access plaza, leading to retention lakes where native species of plants and foliage should filter and recycle the collected water for irrigation of the gardens and reuse inside the buildings.
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38-story building in glass.
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In Hallendale Beach, Florida Lauderdale, "he explains. (USA), a city 40 minutes from Miami to the north, stands a 38 For this reason, in order to acquire this land, housing units -story building in glass. were purchased until obtaining It is the closest to the beach in the necessary area for this Broward County and is the project. Thus, those who live in perfect place to live a life of 2000 Ocean will have direct luxury. access to the sea. This is the residential project 2000 Ocean, of the real estate company KAR Properties, with more than 50 years of experience in the real estate market. The tower, designed by Mexican architect Enrique Norten, the creator of works such as the Business School of Rutgers University, in New Jersey (USA), or the National Theater School in Mexico, promises to be an engine of development for the Hallandale sector. According to the Argentine Edgardo Defortuna, president of Fortune International Group -the real estate development company in charge of this project-, the growth that Miami has experienced is an opportunity to continue promoting tourism and habitability in this sector. "Miami today has no limits. From Fort Lauderdale to Miami Beach it is perceived as the same population, regardless of whether they are called different because of ease of location issues. The possibility of doing things on the ocean is not easy, nor can getting land of this magnitude. Naturally, the developers have been running even to Fort
"The city has several projects on the way and is attracting a large audience, restaurants and developments like this. We are excited to have them and be by their side throughout the construction process, "said Jeremy Earle, assistant manager of Hallandale Beach. 2000 Ocean will have 64 residential units, which have been erected since last month, when the start-up of construction was officially celebrated. It is projected that the building would be ready in 2020.
the luxurious real estate project. These areas will have an outdoor terrace, a bathroom and a private pool, with summer kitchen. Residents can also enjoy an additional pool, a spa room, a steam room, an ice room and a gym, as well as an ocean view library, a restaurant and a juice bar run by The Wright Fit . Also, the kitchens and bathrooms will be made by the Italian company Minotticucine, which will offer two color palettes and the famous line of stones of its brand. The most economical 2000 Ocean residence is 2,600 million dollars.
"Our project is like a private oasis with a lifestyle by the sea. We are offering unique design, services and amenities with a focus on wellness Another novelty is that it is the throughout the property. 2000 first residential development in Ocean is setting trends for future developments and will the United States completely furnished by the Italian design offer an incomparable quality of life, "said Shahab Karmely, company Minotti, CEO of KAR Properties. characterized by producing each of its pieces by hand. The smallest houses will have Minotti is the same brand that three bedrooms, three furnished the apartment of the bathrooms, a private room, glass walls from floor to ceiling character Christian Gray, the and terraces from east to west. protagonist of the film production 50 shades of Gray. Those of five rooms will have, in turn, five bathrooms. EL TIEMPO attended one of There are also some the Minotti stores in Miami, penthouse residences with 360 located in the Design District sector. Luxurious chairs, sofas, panoramic views, which will allow you to see the sea from tables, libraries, beds and rugs, among other pieces, that any space in the home. All residences come with access do not fall below $ 3,000, will decorate the common areas of to a private elevator.
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Cover the Porticada Square of Santander.
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The City of Santander manages three options to cover the Plaza Porticada, all with a cost of more than 7 million euros and have obtained the highest score of the ten that have been analyzed in the technical feasibility study and alternatives commissioned by the Consistory . In the three alternatives, a glass roof with exempt supports is proposed, in two of them, and in the third adjacent to the public and private buildings of the square, which remain untouched in the solutions that are proposed. 10 different projects have been proposed by the architects of Arenas and associates in collaboration with FDA Architects. Based on a multicriteria analysis, a score has been awarded to each one of them. Among the criteria that have been scored are the economic, structural, urban, impact on the buildings of the Porticada, privately owned as the Chamber of Commerce and Liberbank and public as the Government Delegations,
Finance and Defense.
General Plan of Urban Planning that must be approved in order to undertake a work that, in the opinion of the government team, will from the Plaza Porticada a "new icon" of the city.
The result, three projects that have obtained more than 70 points and about them, a contest of Ideas is now being proposed so that those who present themselves to him can The City Council has drawn up present their best option and a timetable for this action, how they would develop it. which culminates in 2021, The project with the most according to the deadlines set votes, 84 out of 100, is a by the government team. spatial sheet of triangular Thus, it is expected that the mesh with double glass modification of the urban plan, curvature and with four which according to the town supports located about 7 meters from the facades of the planning councilor, Cesar Diaz, is simple, can be ready at the Porticada. Its aesthetic, the end of the year, and most attractive, reminds the simultaneously the contest of Smithsonian Museum in ideas will be convened from Washington. which the final project will Another option is a forged come and which will also square grid also made of glass involve citizens. and also with four exempt In this way, the final decision supports. will be the result of the The third is a spatial sheet of evaluation of a committee of triangular mesh with curvature experts and the opinion of the that would develop with glass citizens. and has six adjacent supports, that is, attached to the façade. It is expected that the contest will be resolved in January The three options will serve as 2020, after which the project the basis for the contest of will be drafted, tendered and ideas to be convened by the awarded, and it is estimated City Council, and will be that the work will last one year. developed in parallel to the specific modification of the
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Giant glass in Moscow.
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According to the official website of the City Council of the Russian capital, very soon in the city will appear an elegant glass skyscraper.
The total area of the building will be 400,000 m² and will include offices, apartments, shops, cafes, restaurants, a canteen for employees, a conference The date of delivery of area with capacity for 600 the aforementioned work people, and an is the end of 2020. underground car park for "The tower will have a 692 cars equipped with a recognizable silhouette car wash . and very specific This new highest characteristics thanks to skyscraper in Moscow its location in the limits of could be the first in the business center. The Russia to receive the complex consists of a "Gold" certificate (best part of basement and two category after "Platinum") towers. Between the of the international LEED towers, located in a system, which rewards vertical glass volume, buildings for their high there will be walkways, environmental quality. rest areas with a view of the city and winter Currently, the tallest gardens, "they skyscraper in the city is commented. the Vostok Tower of the Federátsiya complex This project, with 283 (Federation) of the meters high and 61 Moscow International floors, has been designed Business Center by the Muscovite branch (Moscow City). of the German architecture studio It has a height of 374 Werner Sobek. meters, while the tallest
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building in the world is Burj Khalifa, 838 meters, which is located in Dubai. The tallest buildings in Russia are: the Ostankino tower,
540 meters (Moscow) Federation Tower, 374
meters (Moscow) the OKO (the South
Tower), 354 meters (Moscow) the Mercury City tower,
338.8 meters (Moscow) the Television Tower,
326 meters (Saint Petersburg) the Eurasia Tower,
308.9 meters (Moscow) Until the end of the 19th century the tallest building in Moscow was the Ivan the Great Bell Tower, located inside the Kremlin. Until 1883 it was forbidden to build any building that surpassed the bell tower in height.
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Borosil trusts Lisec.
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Gujarat Borosil Limited is the only solar glass manufacturer in India. As it became known recently, this company decided to invest in a second hardening furnace Aeroflat of Lisec. Gujarat Borosil LImited is a company that aims to focus on the customer and offer glass solutions for photovoltaic modules and flat solar collectors for a useful life and leading efficiency in the sector. "We focus on niche markets, such as 2 mm hard glass applications. The production of the glass for the tubes in the necessary quality, the hardening and the perforation of the back panels are challenges that we have overcome. We offer 2mm hard glass and our goal is to meet the demands of module manufacturers that can be as small as half a cell, says Praadeep Kheruka, vice president of Borosil. The Indian firm faces the new trends towards which the sector is heading and for that it adopts new technologies and machinery that adapts to the needs demanded by the market. "We see great interest in glass-glass modules. At this time, orders are growing exponentially. The reason is the long lifespan of these modules. 60% of the defects in the modules are due to the poor quality of the plastic back panels. In addition, the joint between both sheets of glass is much better than between glass and plastic, which extends the useful life to up to 40 years. Modules with plastic back panels have a lifespan of only 25 years, "says Kheruka.
The experience of Borosil's vice president confirms that
factory, we have a big problem, since the production of flat glass can not be stopped and it always follows without interruptions. What I want to say is that the processes and demands of a flat glass manufacturer are very different from those of a glass transformer, which can stop their machines whenever they want. But, until now 231342 fits well Lisec was the indicated firm to into our processes. " respond to these needs. His Despite the existence of other experience as a provider of insulating glass solutions was a similar solutions in the market, for those responsible for Borosil, in guarantee for Borosil. "The the election of Lisec not only Indian users of Lisec insulating counted the quality and efficiency glass lines have had good of their solutions, but also the experiences with their work of all the members of the machinery. They are mainly small companies that speak very human team of the firm. "We look for a solution and, while on the well about these products. In one hand we buy a technology, other words, Lisec has a good reputation. This led us to visit the on the other we deal with people. Both spheres have to be in company and meet its harmony. This is something very managers. We were very important for us. In a commercial impressed with the design relationship both things must go approach used to harden the together. I really like that Lisec glass: pneumatic mattresses, has a special attention to its easy removal of the glass in case of breakage, easy learning clients, takes them seriously and deals with the commercial and easy handling ... The Lisec relationship in all spheres. It team won our trust. The understands the needs of its employees work well together clients and develops great and inspire confidence. Here technical solutions for them. As everything is in harmony: the mind, the heart and the attitude, long as Lisec employees continue to understand this, the "says Praadeep Kheruka. business will continue to flourish, Borosil is a glass manufacturer "says Kheruka. and most of Lisec's customers Some facts about Borosil are transformers. The fact that the productive needs of these Founded in 1962 two types of companies could Number of employees: 400/700 influence the choice of the appropriate machinery supplier, casual employees. in practice the possible doubts Turnover: Borosil Group: 93 were immediately dispelled, as million USD, EBITDA: approx. 18 the Borosil vice president million USD relates: "Lisec's customers are mainly transformers of glass and Export quota: 25% export only in 11 countries of the European not glass manufacturers. If a Union. machine does not work in our customers in this niche market expect the business to run smoothly and without having to worry about anything. "When customers receive the glass, they want to be able to use it without problems in their production. And this is where we want to differentiate ourselves from other glass suppliers. "
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The jewels of the Museum of the Lanterns.
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A rosary of light illuminates the streets of the heart of Vitoria every August 4th. It is the traditional procession of Los Faroles, in which the beads are large lamps that shine with their radiance some of the most important scenes of the Bible in the capital of Alava. These jewels, a total of 273 pieces of polychrome glass, rest in the museum of the Shoe store. An exhibition that registered a record number of visitors in 2018: a total of 28,000. The registration has doubled in the last four years. In fact, in 2014 there were 12,060 people who discovered their charms. For those who have not yet found this little treasure, here we give that last push. These are some of the most impressive pieces found in the Museo de los Faroles: The Great Cross The ends of its horizontal arm, united by a semicircular metal with vegetal decoration, have
two crystals engraved with the shields of Vitoria and Álava. On the vertical one rests an image of the White Virgin.
Columns of faith It has four lanterns that are decorated with plant motifs and formed by 22 white and green glass. A pyramidal structure containing 122 pieces of glass that is closed with a pentagonal lantern on which lie the shields of Vitoria and Álava. In the middle of the columns were placed four glass diamonds with inscriptions in reference to the texts of Jeremiah chapter 1, verse 18. Joyful mysteries The temple of these lanterns, made in the workshops of León Quintana de Zaragoza, is topped with glass spire of many colors. The floats have four pillars in each of the corners. They are composed of glasses of primary colors.
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Painful mysteries Created in the workshops of Leon Quintana de Zaragoza, they have similar characteristics with the floats of the Joyful Mysteries. Luminous mysteries It presents a classic iconography in shapes, scenes and colors. I saved her It is a square base temple flanked by colorful columns and various volumes. Our father A total of 15 lanterns were constructed in the shape of a Greek cross and white glass, surrounded by a halo of light with small rays and topped with a golden crown. In the center, you can read 'Pater Noster' in a circle of garnet glass. Ave Maria Of pseudo-spherical format, they have four circular faces of glass with the letters A M superimposed.
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Pure design.
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From eladelantado.com
The main room of the Center for Creativity of the Casa de la Moneda de Segovia houses the exhibition "Learning by Doing / Branding a Country" whose authors are the design students of IE University.
In addition, the results of the visual design class in which the corporate identity of a series of fictitious countries has been designed are shown. Organized by IE University's Design degree in collaboration with IE Campus Life, the exhibition was coordinated by Professors Andrea Caruso and Ritxi Ostariz, from the design studios Ciszak Dalmas Design and Estudio Ritxi Ostariz, respectively.
The exhibition, which can be seen with free entry until February 4, includes a set of artifacts that have been made by students in places such as the Royal Factory of Crystals of La Granja or the "Fab Lab" of IE University, the space of IE School of The pieces that are Architecture and Design. exhibited in Segovia have Among the works are been made, on the one vases, vases and jars hand, by students of the made using the technique subject "Introduction to of blown glass, refined Design Studio I: Learning door handles, scissors by Doing" in which the studios and different first-year students take models of chairs made of the first steps in the world wood. of design, learn to mount their first projects and
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begin to practice the necessary skills to be a professional in this field. On the other hand, the exhibition also includes works and analysis of second-year students who have participated in 'Branding a Country', a course that explores all the different stages of a design project, from the most strategic to the purely visual. In particular, IE University students conducted a brand campaign for a series of fictitious countries; the culture, language or geography of this imaginary country were the starting point for students to propose a banner, a web application, as well as slogans, logos and tourism campaigns, among other materials.
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Our Newsletter is worded in:
The Association of Friends of MAVA was incorporated on June 21, 2003 in
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accordance with current management. Castillo de San José de Valderas. Avda. Los Castillos, s/n 28925 ALCORCÓN MADRID
The purpose of this Association is to promote, encourage and support many cultural activities, in the broadest terms,
When glass culture
are related to the mission and activities of the Museum of Glass Art Alcorcon.
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Our goal is to develop and collaborate with other public or private entities in the promotion, protection and dissemination of art and culture. Our members may be fees, benefac-
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Presidente honorario Javier Gómez Gómez Presidente Miguel Angel Carretero Gómez Vicepresidente Pablo Bravo García Secretaria Rosa García Montemayor Tesorera Mª Angeles Cañas Santos Vocales Evangelina del Poyo Diego Martín García Francisco Martín García
tors, Full and juveniles.
José María Gallardo Breña