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THE END of July saw Solaire Resort North in Quezon City mount a formal ceremony naming The Mangrove — an artwork by American glass sculptor Nikolas Weinstein, located at its lobby atrium — as the ...

The glass art at Solaire Resort North in Quezon City earns a Guinness World Record for the largest glass tube installation with a towering height of 88.32 feet The glass art installation “Mangrove” at ...

The artificial flowers packaged in a palm-sized glass tube cost less than $2, but at a North Seattle convenience store, the clerk keeps them in a Plexiglas case, knowing how easily the popular items ...

A glassmaker is partnering with his fellow small businesses in the area to sell his beautiful creations locally made at a Lowell, Massachusetts art studio. A refurbished factory is the home of Lucas ...

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It’s already been a year since the Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2024 couture show, where makeup legend Pat McGrath and her team broke the internet by sending models down the runway wearing a ...

Detectives have launched an appeal for witnesses after a woman was knocked unconscious when a glass bottle was smashed over her head on the London Underground. British Transport Police (BTP) said the ...