A complete history of Steuben Glass.
Created by Steuben on Dec 23, 2010
Last updated: 09/19/11 at 03:12 AM
For Steuben, Allen has designed a crystal Piggy Bank just as whimsical as his other work, most notably his cast metal piggy bank for Areaware. Allen says of the Steuben pig that “he is very cute and very Steuben.” Instead of a coin slot you put the money into the pig’s snout. As Allen says, “He is just hungry for your money!” Steuben is launching a companion piece to Allen’s Piggy Bank this fall, called A Penny Saved. Allen is more than happy to “capitalize on what Steuben does best – handmade glass.”
http://steuben.com/crystal-glass-objet-and-desk-accessories/piggy-bank/
Harry Allen, the designer behind Steuben’s playful Piggy Bank, enjoys the sweet smell of success by winning a coveted FiFi Award for his Marc Jacobs’ BANG fragrance bottle design. Sponsored by the Fragrance Foundation, the FiFi Awards honor companies who have made creative achievements in the fragrance industry.
http://steuben.com/news-and-events/?r=162
On Wednesday, June 15th we were pleased to celebrate Sonoma-Cutrer’s 30th anniversary at our Flagship store in New York. We were joined by Mick Schroeter, winemaker for Sonoma Cutrer. For 30 years Sonoma-Cutrer has represented “a passion for Chardonnay like no other winery.”
http://steuben.com/luxury-blog/sonoma-cutrer-winery/
The new Luminescence Collection, Steuben’s first offering of colored crystal in over 75 years, now has a permanent place in the world class Corning Museum of Glass. Excited to learn more about this announcement, I talked over the acquisition with Tina Oldknow, Curator of Modern Glass at The Corning Museum (CMOG), which houses over 50,000 pieces of glass and crystal dating back to ancient times.
http://steuben.com/luxury-blog/corning-museum-glass-colored-crystal-bowls/
On June 8 the Forbes Celebrity 100 Event was held at Drai’s Hollywood. The Forbes event was in honor of its Celebrity 100 List – particulatrly to honor these Forbes award winners: Gene Simmons, The Kardashians, and DumbDumb Productions. Forbes partnered with Steuben to recognize these celebrities with a personalized crystal star award, plus a trip for two to celebrity hotspot Los Cabos, Mexico. This was a first for Forbes to hold an event such as this.
http://steuben.com/luxury-blog/forbes-celebrity-100-awards/
hat Do you Give the Pontiff Who Has Everything? A Steuben Crystal Cat
Matt Lauer and Al Roker arrived in Rome on June 1st, for a Today Show special on Pope (and cat lover) Benedict XVI. Lauer was introduced to the Pope by New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, who made the trip with them. After a blessing from the pontiff, Lauer presented Steuben’s crystal Curious Cat as gift for the cat lover.
http://steuben.com/news-and-events/?r=226
In time for wedding season, the venerable American crystal company Steuben launches a bridal registry in conjunction with MyRegistry.com. Blushing brides everywhere can register for their favorite crystal glassware, vases, bowls, and more, all at the convenience of their desktop.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/steuben-launches-bridal-registry-122170014.html
Steuben visited GlassRoots, a glass foundry in Newark, NJ with designer Taf Lebel Schaefer. She taught a special workshop on modelforming & planning and producing a mold/pressed or blown glass piece.
http://www.glassroots.org/news_details.asp?id=248
The new Luminescence Collection, Steuben’s first offering of colored crystal in over 75 years, now has a permanent place in the world class Corning Museum of Glass. The three Steuben colored crystal glass bowls joining the Corning Museum glass collection are: Sunset Trilium Bowl, Indigo Spiral Bow and Smoke Olive Dish.
http://steuben.com/crystal-glass-collections/luminescence/
What happens when two great American iconic brands come together? History is made. This happened when Grand AM commissioned Steuben to create the perpetual trophy for the Rolex Sports Car Series. This new perpetual trophy will be awarded yearly to the overall seasonal points champion. This adds to an already long list of Steuben crystal trophies commissioned by Grand Am.
http://steuben.com/luxury-blog/grand-am-car-racing-crystal-trophies/
Steuben was commissioned to design the crystal apple for the 2011 NYU Tisch Big Apple Award Gala. Billie Crystal was honored at the event and celebrities including Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg were present.
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Steuben hosted an evening of great music, games, art & drinks to benefit Urban Glass. Tequila Avion mixed up some fabulous drinks while the Tin Pan Band performed with the Lady Luck dancers. Designer Ivan Lee Mora also premiered his exquisite glass corsets at the event.
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Steuben celebrates its latest artist collaboration with a reception unveiling three new sculptures by reknown artist Ross Bleckner. The three works Interaction, Pharmakinetic and Forgotten are featured here in Whitewall Magazine, and are most definitely unforgettable.
http://steuben.com/news-and-events/?r=131
As someone who harbors a deep affection for all animals, I was honored to be able to attend this very special event. On September 28, 2010 Steuben gave several hundred people in New York the opportunity to make a difference half-way around the world by sponsoring a fundraiser for the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) and celebrating the release of “The Big 5”; 5 crystal African wildlife figurines. The endangered species of the Cape Buffalo, Rhinoceros, Elephant, Royal Lion and Leopard were once prized by hunters as kill but now the Five are considered the focus of wildlife Safari tourists to admire and photograph.
http://steuben.com/luxury-blog/african-wildlife-conservation-support/
The New York Times asked Harry Allen, along with other designers, to create a new Tony Award. Allen dreamed up a custom crystal award by Steuben worthy of a standing ovation.
http://steuben.com/news-and-events/?r=106
Steuben creates 20 individually autographed crystal bottles for the launch of Mary J. Blige's perfume, My Life.
http://events.lelaluxe.com/2010/07/mary-j-blige-celebrates-fawn-with-her.html
Harry Allen Design, with Steuben Glass, has created a bar set inspired by the children’s nursery rhyme, Sticks and Stones, that will be exhibited in a group design show, Breakable. Presented by the American Design Club and Heller Gallery in New York, the exhibit is on view at Heller Gallery through May 28 at 420 West 14th Street in New York.
http://steuben.com/news-and-events/?r=136
On April 27, 2010 Tom Cruise presented a Steuben designed award to producers Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall at L.A.’S PROMISE GALA dinner. The evening was a fundraiser for MLA Partner Schools, a nonprofit organization working to improve schools and empower neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
http://steuben.com/news-and-events/?r=133
Major League Baseball commissions Steuben to design the Ted Williams Award given to the Most Valuable Player of the All Star Game.
http://www.luxist.com/2009/10/26/celebrate-the-2009-world-series-with-steuben-crystal-baseball-ba/
The Breeders' Cup and Steuben Glass, the premier American hand blown glassmaker, announced that they have entered into a four-year partnership, designating Steuben as the Official Crystal Trophy Provider of the Breeders' Cup and its properties (Breeders' Cup World Championships, Breeders' Cup Stakes and Breeders' Cup Challenge). The 26th Breeders' Cup World Championships, Thoroughbred racing's most prestigious global event, consisting of 14 races and $25.5 million in purses, will be held on Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif. The event will be televised live on ABC and ESPN and to a worldwide audience in more than 120 countries.
http://steuben.com/news-and-events/?r=158
Steuben is currently a part of the collections of 47 major museums around the world including the Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Smithsonian and The Cooper Hewitt.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
To benefit the Noguchi Museum and Sculpture Garden in Long Island City, New York, Steuben reintroduces The Cat, a copper-wheel engraved plate originally created by sculptor and designer Isamu Noguchi in 1940 for Steuben's landmark 27 Contemporary Artists in Crystal exhibition.
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Furthering a longstanding tradition of collaboration with renowned architects, artists, and designers, Steuben engages the internationally acclaimed jeweler and industrial designer Ted Muehling to create a 16-piece collection of vases, bowls, candlesticks and barware. The Muehling Collection takes its inspiration from natural forms including tortoise shells, bamboo stalks, and flowing water.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
2003 marks the 100th Anniversary of Steuben. The Museum of the City of New York mounts Glass and Glamour: Steuben's Modern Moment, an exhibition focusing on Steuben work from 1930 - 1960.
http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W-oyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RwgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=2491,4235021&dq=steuben+100th+anniversary&hl=en
James Houston is honored for this forty-year career as a designer for Steuben. Five new Houston designs are introduced to mark the anniversary and The Artic Fisherman, a poetic chronicle of Houston's years in the Artic is published.
http://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/19/books/true-north.html
Steuben creates a masterwork bowl in gold and crystal for the Merchant Ivory film The Golden Bowl starring Uma Thurman and Angelica Huston.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
Steuben opens a new flagship store in Manhattan at 667 Madison Avenue (at 61st Street). The move provides an opportunity to completely redefine the history of Steuben glass with a retail experience in a state-of-the-art setting.
http://www.allbusiness.com/manufacturing/nonmetallic-mineral-product-mfg/6693799-1.html
Renowned Venetian glassmaker Lino Tagliapietra spends two weeks on the Steuben factory floor in a landmark "artist-in-residence" program, producing his designs in Steuben crystal. More than 60 one-of-a-kind pieces are produced. The Lino Tagliapietra exhibition in the New York City store entitled Clearly Lino Tagliapietra: Masterworks in Steuben Crystal is hailed by the press both in the U.S. and abroad.
ABC News commissions Steuben to create an iconic piece as the symbol for its groundbreaking series “The Century” with Peter Jennings.
http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/1998/10/06/1998-10-06_touch_of_glass.html
Framed Vessel Collection by architect Richard Meier is introduced and wins the Chigago Athenaeum Good Design Award.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
Steuben’s Mobius Prism is presented by President Clinton as a royal wedding gift to Crown Prince and Princess Hirohito of Japan.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
Star Spangled Banner is presented by NYC Mayor David Dinkins to the Gulf War Generals Colin Powell, Norman Schwartzkopf, and Secretary of State Dick Cheney, at the "Welcome Home" parade festivities. Mayor David Dinkins also presents it to Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Clinton on the final evening of the Democratic Convention in New York City.
http://steuben.com/crystal-glass-objet-and-desk-accessories/star-spangled-banner/
The Archaic Vessel Collection by famed architect Michael Graves is introduced to great critical acclaim, resurrecting the concept of having renowned architects design for Steuben.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
A Steuben crystal egg achieves notoriety as the central focus of Risky Business starring Tom Cruise.
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/dvd/reviews/article_1431413.php/Risky_Business_25th_Anniversary_%96_DVD_Review
An engraved Steuben bowl, The Crusades, is chosen as the gift of state from President and Mrs. Ronald Reagan for the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
http://www.1bigpresent.co.uk/blog/?p=529
Steuben partners with the World Wildlife Fund.
http://www.worldwildlife.org/home-full.html
The Steuben Heritage Series is introduced in celebration of Steuben's 75th anniversary, recognizing an unprecedented demand for classic crystal objects. The first Heritage design is a faithful reissue of the popular Thompson candlesticks offered in a limited edition to established Steuben customers.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
Steuben: Seventy Years of American Glassmaking, a major exhibition organized by The Toledo Museum of Art opens at the Museum. The exhibit tours eight American museums over a two-year period, including the Smithsonian Institution. The exhibition reaffirms Steuben's place as the foremost American crystal of the 20th century.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
Tiered Prism is presented by President Richard Nixon to Premier Chou En-Lai on the occasion of the President’s first visit to China.
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The Great Ring of Canada, an example of consummate artistry in glassmaking, is presented to Prime Minister Lester Pearson by President Lyndon Johnson "For the People of Canada on the Centenary of Canada's Nationhood from the People of the United States of America." It is displayed at Expo '67, the Montreal World's Fair throughout the Centennial year.
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The Masterworks Series, one-of-a-kind objects in the tradition of Fabergé, is begun. The series encompasses nine major works between 1966 and 1980 including The Myth of Adonis by Donald Pollard and Jerry Pfohl; Four Seasons, Chinese Pavilion, and Sphere of the Zodiac by Donald Pollard and Alexander Seidel, and Innerland by Eric Hilton.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
The citizens of Atlanta present Martin Luther King, Jr. with an engraved Steuben bowl in honor of his winning the Nobel Peace prize.
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Poetry in Crystal exhibition opens in the New York store with a gala preview party to benefit the Poetry Society. Steuben commissions new poems from 31 poets selected by the Poetry Society of America for the exhibition. Included are, W.H. Auden, Robert Hillyer, Robinson Jeffers, Marianne Moore, and William Carlos Williams.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steuben_Glass_Works
Steuben’s The Performing Arts is given to John D. Rockefeller as part of the opening ceremonies of Lincoln Center.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
President Dwight D. Eisenhower presents Steuben’s Genesis to His Excellency, Juscelino Kubitschek, President of Brazil, as part of his state visit.
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Steuben opens a new store on 56th Street and 5th Avenue in New York City, done in a striking modernist international style. It is hailed as an architectural revelation.
Collector's Pieces, a collection of 31 new ornamental designs opens as the new store's inaugural display. The exhibition includes Moby Dick by Donald Pollard and Sidney Waugh, which marks a watershed in the history of Steuben glass with the use of engraving: no longer is the engraved decoration merely "an illustration on glass," but an integral component of the form.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9900E7DE1431F931A35750C0A961958260
Asian Artists in Crystal opens at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and then travels to the Metropolitan Museum in New York. After one month at the Metropolitan, the show embarks on a tour of the 16 participating nations
http://www.pargallery.net/3artarchitecture.html
Twelve designs in an ongoing series Studies in Crystal signify a change of design direction for Steuben. By 1970 the collection will eventually grow to include over two hundred works. Free from functional purpose, these pieces include both engravings on prismatic forms and free sculptural abstractions. While Steuben continues to produce a large and varied line of tableware, vases, bowls and other utilitarian objects, these new, purely decorative pieces allow the company to exploit glass' potential as a medium for sculpture.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
Steuben is the only American glassworks to be included in L’Art Du Verre, an exhibition at the Louvre Museum in Paris and shows nearly 150 pieces, more than one fifth of the exhibit.
http://www.louvre.fr/llv/commun/home.jsp?bmLocale=en
Arthur Houghton Jr., President of Steuben, is appointed to the board of directors of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is elected President in 1964 and ultimately serves as Chairman of the museum from 1969 until 1972.
http://www.nytimes.com/1990/04/04/obituaries/arthur-houghton-jr-83-dies-led-steuben-glass.html
Corning Museum of Glass opens in a building integrated into the Steuben factory, allowing visitors a glimpse of the craftsmanship and artistry behind Steuben. You can still see Steuben glass being made by visiting the museum in upstate New York.
http://steuben.com/world-of-steuben/timeline/
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