studio brichetziegler presents glass-blown sylvestre ornament

studio brichetziegler presents glass-blown sylvestre ornament
image © guy rebmeister

 

 

 

each year the CIAV, centre international d’art of meisenthal in france produces a glass blown christmas ornament. the latest creation is ‘sylvestre’, a mountain super-hero figure by studio brichetziegler. based on a long tradition, the history of meisenthal’s decorative baubles dates back to 1858 when a drought deprived the growing of fir trees. a glass-blower of goetzenbruck tried to compensate for this tragedy by producing round pieces that could be hung along the branches. this began a tradition, which has since been adopted by different cultures across the globe. ‘sylvestre’ references an evening star, traversing the sky he flies through snowy mist, over the top of trees and dives into the dark fir forest. from the edge of the woods to the living-room, he adorns the christmas tree with a happy grin.

 

 

‘sylvestre boule de noel 2013’
video courtesy of CIAV – meisenthal – france

 

 

‘sylvestre’ in frosted glass
image © baptiste heller

 

 

detail of the character’s helmet
image © baptiste heller

 

 

‘sylvestre’ in frosted glass
image © baptiste heller

 

 

back detail
image © baptiste heller

 

 

‘sylvestre’ in smoked colored glass
image © guy rebmeister

 

 

‘sylvestre’ in red colored glass
image © guy rebmeister

 

 

color range

 

 

hand blowing the glass piece
image © guy rebmeister

 

 

blowing process
image © guy rebmeister

 

 

blowing process

 

 

sylvestre in the forest
image © guy rebmeister

 

 

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