Glass workshop of Renate Sievers-Weiß: fusing work, hand-wound glass beads and glass washbasins.
Glaswerkstatt - Krefeld
Krefeld (Ortmannsheide 103)New on Amplifa
About the Glass Workshop
The Glass Workshop Krefeld is run by the glass artist Renate Sievers-Weiß and has been producing utility and art objects from glass since 2001. The core process is fusing, the joining and melting together of different glasses into flat or three-dimensional objects. In addition, hand-wound glass beads are made, which are used in the company's own jewellery collections. Since 2003 the portfolio has also included mould making and the production of glass washbasins, and since the same time the development of the Glass & Steel theme. The gallery and workshop have been located at Ortmannsheide 103 in Krefeld since 2006; regular workshops in glass fusing and glass bead winding are also held there, in which more than 2,500 participants have learned to work with glass in around 750 courses since 2000. The works are presented in the company's own gallery, at exhibitions such as the Krefeld Flachsmarkt and at art markets.
- Site
- Krefeld
- Processes
- Glass fusing (joining and fusing of glasses, utility and art objects), Glass bead winding (hand-wound glass beads), Mould making and production of glass washbasins, Glass & Steel (development of the Glass & Steel theme since 2003), Workshops in glass fusing and glass bead winding, Glass fusing (utility and art objects), Glass bead winding / jewellery collections, Workshops (fusing and glass bead winding)
- Materials
- Glass, Steel, Glass fusing, Glass bead winding, Glass & Steel
- Founded
- 2001
- Industries
- Arts and crafts, Gallery/art trade, Workshops/courses
- 01
Fusing (joining and fusing of glasses)
- 02
Glass bead winding
- 03
Mould making
- 04
Production of the objects (utility and art objects, glass washbasins)
- 05
Refining/combination with steel (Glass & Steel)
- 06
Exhibition in the company's own gallery and at art markets
- 07
Workshops and courses
Materials and Processes
Glass fusing
Joining and melting together of different glasses into flat surfaces or bodies, a technique dating back to ancient Egypt.
Glass bead winding
Hand-wound glass beads for the company's own jewellery collections.
Glass & Steel
Combination of glass and steel developed since 2003, among other things for glass washbasins.
Locations
Krefeld
DEGallery and workshop
- Materials
- Glass, steel
Works and Objects
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glass fusing (joining and fusing of glasses, utility and art objects)Casting | – | – | – | – | Glass |
| Glass bead winding (hand-wound glass beads)Casting | – | – | – | – | Glass |
| Mould making and production of glass washbasinsCasting | – | – | – | – | Glass |
| Glass & Steel (development of the Glass & Steel theme since 2003)Joining | – | – | – | – | Glass, Steel |
| Workshops in glass fusing and glass bead windingEngineering | – | – | – | – | Glass |
Additional services
History
- 1997
Introduction to glass fusing
- 1998
Participation in courses and seminars on glass fusing and mould making
- 1999
Independent work in own workshop, participation in various exhibitions
- 2000
Leading fusing courses on a freelance basis at the Katholisches Forum Krefeld (from autumn)
- 2001
Glass bead art and production; opening of the gallery in Krefeld, Ostwall 191–193; from winter, glass bead winding courses at the Katholisches Forum
- 2003
Mould making and production of glass washbasins, development of Glass & Steel, relocation of the gallery to Dionysiusplatz 12-16
- 2006
Relocation of the gallery to Ortmannsheide 103 in Krefeld