Brilliant Color: Glass Innovation and Design

$50.00 at de Young Museum.

Explores a glassmaking color revolution and its creators, inspired by nature and chemistry.Between 1880 and 1930, glass designers and manufacturers created vibrant and striking colors inspired by nature, objects from rediscovered cultures, and hues of the new and popular synthetic textile dyes. Glass designers, many of whom identified themselves and studied as chemists, revolutionized the possibilities of glass and its colors through experimentation and endless creativity. Hardcover, 208 pages.