Glass Inspirationa Consol Creation

S T E M S I N G L A S S

Inspiration brought to life

Glassin

Use glass to make

statement;

let it add style to

your setting

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Stems

by Franz Grabe

Years ago while at Versailles Palace I was

struck by the different hues in the tiny glass

panels of the French-doors and windows.

In no particular artistic application, these

delicate panes looked like a contemporary

art installation. The tiny glass panes and their

unexpected beauty became decorative in their

own purpose, without trying to extend beyond

anything more than their practical reason for

existence. I was deeply impressed with this

unpretentious display, and I appreciate most

applications of glass even today with the same

understanding.

Today, glass is a much finer product, but its

beauty still lies in its practical application: to

contain, to support, to see beyond containment,

to blur the hard vision of reality, to hold, to

allow light and to present any product with

beauty. The aesthetic value and expression of

glass is mostly linked to its practical purpose.

Glass allows by its nature of translucency, the

opportunity to create inside, on top or around

it. Its ability to reflect creates atmosphere,

needed for any event; it allows opportunity as

vast as its endless possibilities. It’s for these

reasons I love and work with glass.

We create today; tomorrow we start from nothing. That’s the process. And our success. Franz Gräbe Flower Couture … always looking at new trends, always reinterpreting them and thus conceptualising their own unique style. “Dispos-able art” as they call their work. Momentarily beautiful, fleeting, and then gone. Resident florist to establishments such

as The Westcliff, The Saxon, Park Hyatt and The Sandton Sun, to name a few, as well as private clients, weddings and functions on request. His work is described as “perfect and innovative beyond anything ever seen”.

Foreword

Franz Grabe

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Breathtaking beauty with glass centre stage

Glass can be infinitely reused without ever losing its strength or good looks

Glass ~ the obvious choice

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“When you put glass on a table it

evokes a specific flair of elegance,

sophistication and style.”

Franz Grabe

Choose a healthy planet. Choose to preserve not pollute. Choose to reuse and recycle. Choose glass!

Organic inspiration with glass

Glass

– consistently

creative –

consistently classical

Glass – adding a

sense of style and

occasion to every

setting

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Preserve our planet by reusing glass bottles and jars

The class of glass

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Glass – adding timelessly elegant finishing touches

Glass for every occassion

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“Cut-glass equals vintage and

romance, clear glass indicates

contemporary design, red and

bronze glass create a rich Baroque

effect, while black and white glass

create an instant perception of

sophistication and top-end design.”

Franz Grabe

Glass doesn’t age, so along with its lifespan, the opportunities are endless. Turn a glass jar into an atrium, a vase, a table centrepiece – the only limits are that of imagination

“I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.”

Glass: simply wash it

and reuse it – again

and again

Add elegant,

innovative glass

touches to your table

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Claude Monet

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CREDITS:

IFC: Flowers in glass vase ~ modern-wedding-ideas.co.uk; Yellow Daisies ~ weddingobsession.com

Page 01: Purple & mauve fkowers in square vase ~ timelessflorals.ca; White flowers & lemon slices ~ pinterest.com;

Teal jars with purple flowers ~ weddingobsession.com

Page 02: Mixed glass table setting ~ heatherjowett.com; Black vase with flowers ~ craftandcouture.com

Page 04: White wedding table ~ my-home-remodelling.com; Blue vase with purple flower ~ katelynnscreations.blogspot.com

Page 05: Row of yellow flowers ~ house-apartment.blogspot.com; Yellow country table setting ~ enecousas.blogspot.com;

Yellow roses with teal jars ~ blondeblueblog.com; Shower of lime flowers ~ Franze Grabe

Page 06: Growing plants in glass ~ Consol; Mauve flowers in vase ~ timelessflorals.ca; Floating candle with orchids ~ projectweddinging.com

Page 07: Green bottles with pine cones ~ mydesigndump.blogspot.com; Hanging jar with white flowers ~ pinterest.com

Page 08: Orange, pink & teal flowers ~ adorninc.wordpress.com; 4 teal jars ~ weddingchicks.com; White daisy ~ thoughtstew.blogspot.com

Page 09: Orange flower jar with raffia ~ marriagebouquets.com; Tulips in hanging jar ~ diyweddingplanning.blogspot.com

Page 10: Pink flowers in water ~ projectwedding.com; White wedding table setting ~ indulgy.com/ever-ours.com;

3 pictures of white and clear glass with pale pink flowers ~ all from craft and coututre.com;

Page 11: Multi shape glasses with pink flowers ~ ruffledblog.com; White painted bottles with pink flowers ~ pinterest.com

Page 12: Black & white table setting ~ pinterest.com; Wood and glass centrepiece ~ pinterest.com;

White flowers in round vase ~ weddingobsession.com

Page 13: Table with branches and white flowers ~ blueskiesandbunting.blogspot.com; 3 different colour bottles ~ aliciadoll.blogspot.com

Glass Inspiration: Stems in Glass

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