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Fortunately. M. A. Carretero.

It is the reaction I had

when I informed the Di-

rector of the Family

Counseling and Legal

Madrid that is installed

on the second floor of

MAVA , the characte-

ristics of the service

they would provide .

Something like the re-

action we've had most

of the Spaniards when

the possible rise of 11%

in electricity tariff was

rectified and then we

were informed that it

would " only " 2.3%. And

all so happy .

It will not be a PEF ( Fa-

mily Meeting Point ) if

"only" Family Service

and Legal Affairs .

"Solo" have disappea-

red from the second

floor of MAVA two

works :

"Snow White " and

one of the prizes

Glass Biennale

2006.

The only collateral da-

mage that affects us as

members of the Board

of Directors of our Asso-

ciation is that

we 've run out of physi-

cal space in our head-

quarters for the "launch"

of our office.

Now, eight offices on

the second floor of the

museum are being used

by the Social Services of

the Community of Ma-

drid (CAM ) installed in

this plant .

Obviously , the above

claim of the authorities

of our CAM was the ins-

tallation of a PEF , which

would have resulted in

the relocation of the

sculptures presented in

the space of the mu-

seum , given the expec-

ted problems regarding

any of the behavior of

people who come to

this type of space , ac-

cording to information

received in connection

with the collected expe-

riences of other similar

areas.

Now the transfer of the

works are no longer ne-

cessary , since the Social

Services cited work by

appointment flocking to

isolated individuals or

couples with some fami-

ly problems for the rele-

vant advice .

Therefore, it is as if some

new visitors to the Mu-

seum should be added

without any additional

risk to the works on dis-

play in it is added.

Before the obscurantism

of the Department of

Culture and the lack of

response to our request

last November , I had a

meeting with PSOE

Councillor for our City

Council to inform them

of all the details we

know in relation to the

assignment to the Com-

munity of Madrid on the

second floor of our mu-

seum and have been in

with her in an upcoming

visit by the MAVA for "in

situ " the purpose of this

assignment.

My interest in this infor-

mation is provide it to try

to alleviate possible obs-

curantism of our Depart-

ment of Culture and try

to know the future ac-

tions of the government

team of our City Council

in relation to the mu-

seum, because it is all

about the incomprehen-

sible office locations of

these social services in a

cultural space as the

MAVA .

Interestingly, at the mee-

ting , the councilor has

expressed his surprise at

the call he received

shortly after the Museum

Director ago asking help

because on several pre-

vious occasions inten-

ded to communicate

with said official for infor-

mation on the Museum

up and always got silen-

ce in response. It seems

that , once again , the

proverb that confirms

"When you see your

neighbor 's beard

burn ...... "

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Avda. Los Castillos, s/nAvda. Los Castillos, s/n

28925 ALCORCÓN.28925 ALCORCÓN.

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Intellectual Proper-

ty Law

TITLE VIII

RIGHT ' SUI GENERIS '

ON DATABASES

Article 136 Term of

protection

1. From the time it

terminates the ma-

nufacturing process

database , and shall

expire fifteen years

from 1 January follo-

wing the date on

which the process is

finished year.

Two . In the case of

databases available

to the public before

the expiration of the

period provided in

the preceding para-

graph, the term of

protection shall expi-

re fifteen years from

1 January following

the date on which

the database it had

been made

available to the pu-

blic for the first time.

Three . Any substan-

tial change shall qua-

lify the database re-

sulting from that in-

vestment for its own

term of protection.

BOOK III

Protection of the

rights recognized by

this Law

TITLE I

Actions and procedu-

res

Article 138 Shares

and urgent precau-

tionary measures

The right holder may

request the termina-

tion of the unlawful

activity of the offen-

der and demand

compensation for

material and moral

damages in the terms

provided for in Arti-

cles 139 and 140. You

can also encourage

the publication or

broadcast , in whole or

in part, the court or ar-

bitral resolution media

at the infringer .

You can also ask in ad-

vance the adoption of

precautionary measu-

res for immediate pro-

tection as provided in

Article 141 .

Both measures specific

cessation as precautio-

nary measures may be

ordered against inter-

mediaries whose servi-

ces are used by a third

party, although the

acts of these interme-

diaries do not in them-

selves constitute an of-

fense , subject to the

provisions of Law 34/

2002 of 11 July , servi-

ces of the information

society and electronic

commerce . Such

measures should be

objective, proportiona-

te and non-

discriminatory.

A very sad loss.

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On January 28, our good friend di-

ed and Secretary of our Associa-

tion, Teresa Fernández Romojaro.

A traitor was undermining the can-

SPECIAL INTEREST:

Part of the month

I Piano Cycle

Does it promote Ecovidrio

unemployment?

Concert at the MAVA

Activities on the MAVA

News

Our activities

Glass recycling

How does

C O N T E N T S :

Part of the month 3

Established artists 4

Young artists 4

I Piano Cycle 5

Does it promote Ecovidrio

unemployment?

6

Research line 7

Activities in Museums 8

Activities in the MAVA 11

Concert at the MAVA 12

The CNV takes flight 13

Yolanda Tabanera 15

Nativity in MNAD 16

Factory New Baztan 17

News 18

Culture 2013 18

Concert at the MAVA 19

Donation to museum 19

The glass museum 20

Business Opportunity 21

Stained glass in Miraflores 22

Glass recicled 23

Make this light 24

Cultural tours 25

Culture 2014 Programme 25

Window shattered 26

Exhibition 1950 27

Other trends 28

Romanian glass in Peril 29

Shattered Glass Panel 30

Malaga to Sao Paulo 31

Curious project 32

P. Rico and Guatemala 33

How does 34

Crystal nature 35

The Obsidian 36

Project Gold 20 37

A rounded work 38

The Pelli Tower 39

Vertical Glass House 40

Directorate 41

Important issue: the Intellectual Property Law (XXXIV) M.A.C.(XXXIV) M.A.C.(XXXIV) M.A.C.

U R G E N T N E W SU R G E N T N E W SU R G E N T N E W S

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cer slowly until exhaustion, despite

the fierce struggle that Tess was

presented over time.

In addition to exercising its functions

very effectively in our Association,

also acted as President of the Asso-

ciation of Separated, Divorced and

Widowed Alcorcón entity in which I

participated as a founder.

A clear example of kindness, hones-

ty, selfless service to others and

friendship.

Alcorcón loses a clear example of

what should be an effective and

transparent management.

All who knew the sorely missed.

Tere, rest in peace.

17-01-13. Requesting inventory of parts that make up the per-

manent collection of MAVA.

11-06-13. Chance of receipt by the MAVA documentation on

glass offered by the President of the Spanish Association of

Science.

11-11-13. Requesting information on the agreement with the

Madrid social services to install the MAVA.

Writings unanswered by the Department.Writings unanswered by the Department.Writings unanswered by the Department.

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(Kaunas , Lithuania, 1926 / Li-

ves in New York, USA ) .

Elskus albino studied at the Ins-

titute of Decorative Arts in

Kaunas .

After World War II , he moved

to Germany to study architec-

ture and painting at the Scho-

ol of Arts and Crafts in Frei-

burg .

In 1979 he emigrated to the

United States. There, between

the cities of Chicago and

New York, makes the four ye-

ars the program lasted win-

dows.

Throughout his career he has

taught at various universities

and institutions in the U.S. , in-

cluding the School of Design,

Rhode Island, in Provicende ,

State University Fullerton, the

Museum School in Boston Stu-

dies Window " Sunburst " Virgi-

nia and Experimental Glass

Workshop in New York.

Therefore, he has trained ma-

ny generations of artists

among which has left its

mark .

Elskus albino is also author of

The Art of Painting on Glass,

published in 1980, in New

York.

This is a classic text , widely re-

ad by those interested in the

art of painting on glass, both

traditional paint used by me-

dieval artists - under - secret

for centuries and the contem-

porary .

For years an active member

of the SGAA , Stained Glass

Association of America- Ame-

rican Association of Stained

Glass .

In the work of collection of

MAVA , Albino Elskus procee-

ded to paint the surface of

flat glass as if it were a can-

vas .

The color is applied by mixing

it with water and gum arabic,

working it as if you were pain-

ting with watercolor.

Contemporary painting on

glass is a very rich field of ex-

pressive possibilities in Albino

Elskus having one of his best

and most veterans representa-

tives.

In 2003 he was invited to make

a presentation of their work by

the Director of Round Top

Center for the Arts in Damaris-

cotta, Manie .

Actually it was a retrospective

exhibition that gathered his 50

-year career.

It could be stained glass ,

paintings on glass, panels ,

drawings, cartoons and pho-

tographs of their missing work .

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happiness and satisfaction , I

started thinking of a figurine of

my parents when I was a kid. It

was a small figure of St. Mary or

Madonna . Not being in any cu-

rrent religious orientation I reali-

zed that this object had made

me a gift: an evocation in my

thoughts of peace, tranquility

and inner strength. Without reali-

zing it, I did the work that

brought me to these feelings,

creating objects that could , like

the statue , give peace, and

quiet contemplation . As time

has passed , I began to explore

how the shape, color and pat-

tern can also evoke darker emo-

tions .

Tullman's work is organic and

inspired by nature.

Outside of work in the study

of glass, some of his favorite

pastimes are gardening and

visiting farmers markets.

"If we look at five of the same

flowers will be slightly different

depending on your environ-

ment and genetic mutations.

If you look at five pieces of

glass I do with the same color,

and the molded form, will be

a little different, as a reflec-

tion of my own mood, envi-

ronment and imperfections. "

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Janusz Pozniak was born in Swin-

don , England.

He received a Bachelor of Arts

Glass West Surrey College of Art

& Design and received a diplo-

ma DATEC Southport College of

Art

Since 1992 , Pozniak has worked

professionally in association with

many renowned artists including

glass Dante Marioni , Benjamin

Moore , Dale Chihuly, Lino Taglia-

pietra , Sonja Blomdahl and Dick

Marquis.

Pozniak has been a visiting ar-

tist / professor at the School of

Design , Tyler School of Art, and

the University of Rhode Alfred ,

and has been

won numerous awards from insti-

tutions such as Pilchuck Glass

School , Haystack Mountain

School and Artist Trust.

He is known for his outstanding

technical ability as well as his

quick wit , sometimes scathing .

Pozniak 's recent work shows a

different side , the more intros-

pective side of the artist.

As the artist says : " I always

hoped that my job was to lead

people to react , feel and think .

To convey a specific emotion ,

sensation or feeling. While strug-

gling with personal issues of

Established artists. Janusz Pozniak.

Young artists. Ben Tullman.

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Our web

Our web

Ben Tullman Ignite is creative

director and one of the foun-

ders of Ignite Glass Studios.

He grew up in the suburb of

Wilmette, Chicago and was

fortunate to find working with

glass when he was a high

school student.

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I Piano Cycle "Castle Valderas”

Since last Saturday , January 25 ,

until March 1 , has been held at the

" Manuel de Falla " , Alcorcon , I cy-

cle the Piano " Castle Valdez " or-

ganized by our organization , by

the " Miguel Angel Colmenero "

said Foundation and Conservato-

ry , working with this event the De-

partment of Education of our City .

The planned series of concerts in

the Auditorium celebrate our Mu-

seum, but it was impossible to get a

piano suitable to install in that spa-

ce , is expected to be realized in

the Auditorium of the Conservatory

of our City.

The inaugural concert was given

by Angel Alvaro , born in Bilbao in

1996.

He began his musical training at

the age of 9 with Master Eduardo

Ernand .

Then he entered the Conservatory

Amaniel , Madrid , where his studies

with Professor Elena Aguado conti-

nues , earning the honors last year

in most subjects.

After finishing the elementary gra-

des , he was awarded the Prix

Amaniel .

It has expanded its training with tips

from famous musicians and inter-

nationally acclaimed Sebastian

Marine, Miguel Ituarte or Mariana

Gurkova .

He has performed in Madrid, Sala-

manca and Teruel, in addition to

having been part of the Cultural

Program of the Valencian Commu-

nity.

He has given recitals at venues

such as the Manuel de Falla Hall of

the Royal Conservatory of Madrid,

Conde Duque Center Auditorium

Móstoles , the International Institu-

te , the Academy of Fine Arts of

San Fernando , Madrid headquar-

ters Pianos & Artists , and the Institu-

te Cervantes.

Among the many awards he has

received for his forays into other

fields of culture, are those related

to his literary and philosophical

work , as the 1st prize of the Narrati-

ve Competition has won for four

consecutive years in the IES Beatriz

Galindo, where he completed his

ESO studies in a bilingual program ,

obtaining the qualification of 10 in

all subjects, and thus receiving

Honorable Mention Award of the

Community of Madrid.

It has also recently won the 1st prize

in the " Olympiad Philosophical

Community of Madrid" , so that their

trials have merited publication in

the prestigious journal " Paidéia " .

The interpretation of this first con-

cert piano cycle was of extraordi-

nary beauty , showing a broad pre-

paration, since the characteristics

of the works that were part of his

repertoire demanded highly deve-

loped .

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1ª part and 2ª

The privatization process of co-llecting glass in Alcorcón has cle-ar benefit among which , as we shall see , Alcorcón citizenship is not found.

Meanwhile, the mayor is trying to divert the attention of public opi-nion to the realm of labor - it is true that there will be layoffs in the grant that is being done to ECOVIDRIO - workers ESMASA association have gone on strike in protest against the model of private management of a public service that today is perfectly via-ble publicly managed through ESMASA .

To understand this it is necessary to briefly explain the BUSINESS of glass recycling .

Glass recycling is a nice activity that citizens we build awareness of the environment to save the planet with a few do BUSINESS.

Who does business ?

Begin by the end. Under EU ru-les , companies that use glass to package their products are MUST , according to the Packa-ging Law , to finance the collec-tion system packaging.

Owners packers who know the system , created an association " nonprofit " called ECOVIDRIO .

Packers members of this asso-ciation are made in exchange for the payment of dues to the asso-ciation that assures them that the packaging used in their proces-ses are recycled 100 % com-pliance with the regulations .

ECOVIDRIO primarily offers three services : Recycling , Awa-reness and Prevention . For the case we will focus on the section where this association Recycle offers two possibilities:

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Does it promote Ecovidrio unemployment?

of internal irregularities that alle-gedly resulted in adulteration in the final price of the glass .

Recall that are packaging compa-nies , the same companies that manage ECOVIDRIO , they buy recycled packaging their products and they are interested in the pri-ce of glass waste not fluctuate (depending on if people recycle more or less glass will be more or less supply and waste - glass ) . I mean, these business interests would be able to control the price of glass waste and therefore eli-minate possible fluctuations in the price of recycled glass.

Packers through ECOVIDRIO would happily be the only institu-tion in Spain that offers glass waste . Yes, through public auc-tion.

It is a monopolistic practice in which a single company controls the supply of waste glass , the basic raw material for recycled glass , so that the field of packa-ging on the price control is assu-red.

Can we still think ECOVIDRIO has no profit ?

Furthermore, selective collection figures are record in Alcorcón , 1973.76 ANNUAL TONS ( 11.6 kilos / capita / year) and are a hearty "booty" in terms of reve-nue for this monopolistic associa-tion .

Revenue today are collected by the company ESMASA publicly owned and therefore likely to co-ver social services, education, aid to the unemployed, etc. .

If revenue for ECOVIDRIO beco-me , citizens not only be deprived of these services but also have to bear the fee that the City will have to pay for the services this organization is already offering ESMASA efficiently and benefit of all citizens of Alcorcón.

In connection with budgeted figu-res by the City , in 2013 listed as income from sale of glass and € 45,000 in 2014 include € 0 , so that income by outsourcing servi-ce glass collection is lost.

Considering the layoff policy that runs the City Is all credible point that reducing the provision of ser-vices is to maintain ESMASA template ?

Template does not seem to agree with these benefits . So the ques-tion of this article.

Through ECOVIDRIO : With this option the association is respon-sible for all removal, installation , maintenance and cleaning of containers, at no cost to the Ci-ty .

Through the City : In this case , the City funded ECOVIDRIO the difference between the traditional collection system (no waste se-paration ) and the model they call " new " apart. A model that has already been implemented in Alcorcón few years and running without problem.

That is, in the case of Alcorcón , neither option is practical becau-se the city is already adapted to the garbage collection ( including glass ) .

Citizens have paid our green is-lets, we have our own speciali-zed collection trucks and workers in the field.

Alcorcón already has its own In-tegrated Waste Management System . So ... What does ECO-VIDRIO a glass collection in the city?

We are still investigating and found that ECOVIDRIO shares plus the packaging is another avenue of income.

Is the most important according to its latest annual report and ac-count for 38 % of the total ( over € 26 million ) coming GLASS SA-LE collected through the system that they implemented in cities.

Question of income or monopoly question ?

It is also worth mentioning that ECOVIDRIO was sentenced to pay a fine of 1 million euros by the National Competition Com-mission for a crime , among ot-her charges , including a series

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Estefanía Sanz Lobo.

A special case of the bubble

is controlled using coarsely

transparent glass , used in

sandwich between other glas-

ses , which produces a parti-

cular texture to enclose va-

rious air bubbles inside.

Is a detail of the work of pre-

paring a controlled bubble

with ground glass in Fig. 1.

In Figu. 2 , the result after ba-

king.

The creation of controlled

bubbles can also be carried

out in the cooking surface of

the work pieces of glass from

Hull , whose convex shapes

catch the air inside.

In this case it is necessary to

ensure that the two will merge

together glasses are compati-

ble.

When a relief is created on a

sheet of glass, either by a

thermoforming process or be-

cause some graphics is recor-

ded on the glass surface can

be achieved by melting the

glass controlled bubble with

another sheet on top.

This film, to merge, occlude

the air outlet in specific areas,

creating a bubble structure.

The image of Fig. 3 is created

by recording in the glass with

a diamond drill bit , then under

another glass fusing.

A very thin film of bubbles on

the drawing is created.

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Fig. 2

Fig. 3

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Activities on the MAVA. Congress.

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Concert at the MAVA.

On the part of the Conservato-

ry , and so far , we have only

had the pleasure of having the

large group of saxophones that

played a memorable concert

on March 16 last year, show that

you can see through this link.

Unfortunately, we can not say

the same of the Conservatory "

Manuel de Falla " of our city of

Alcorcon , who , despite our in-

sistence , does not seem to in-

tend to collaborate with our mu-

sic projects.

Last January 24 was held in the

Auditorium of the tenth concert

MAVA " MAVA Concert " pro-

gram, which our Association has

developed monthly.

This time , we enjoyed the music

played by three string groups for-

med by students of the Conser-

vatory of Music " Teresa Bergan-

za " of Madrid.

The group acted secondly also

incorporated a flute player .

The works performed each of

the groups were: Lento Allegro

movement of the Quartet in G

major, Mozart 's Adagio and

Allegro Quartet in D major, Mo-

zart and the first three move-

ments , Allegro ma non troppo ,

and Molto Vivace , the Ameri-

can Quartet in Dvorak.

On this occasion, and as proof

that this concert program is con-

solidating more and more, the

attendance was very promi-

nent , estimating an attendance

of about one hundred people ,

who applauded enthusiastic

each of the works that these

young performers executed

masterfully .

We must continue , as could not

be otherwise , thanking the co-

llaboration of the Fundación Mi-

guel Angel Colmenero , and es-

pecially its President , Julio Folla-

na , in the organization of these

musical events.

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The CNV takes flight (I).

the address " with full responsi-

bility and harmony ."

Records of employment regu-

lation from the previous step

left behind, the settings are gi-

ven for completed , accor-

ding to the secretary of the

board " not covered " in the

near future , although it is pos-

sible "some small cut , but in

no event traumatic ' .

Sale of production

Emilio Cabanes , director of

the Foundation of CNV, and

the Board have now set eyes

on the marketing of the pro-

duct , whose prestige is un-

questionable.

José Ramón Álvarez notes

that prior to the sale experien-

ces get stored the stock has

been "very positive" , both be-

cause liquidity has contribu-

ted to the coffers of the Foun-

dation as " advertising and

promotion, because we have

found that people who

thought Royal Glass Factory of

La Granja was closed. "

Two weekends in Madrid, in a

municipal facility of the Barrio

de las Letras and an art galle-

ry of the street Nunez de Bal-

boa (which came counselors

Silvia Clemente and Pilar del

Olmo), and the sale of parts in

the Casa de los Picos during

Christmas past have had " so-

me success " and are an indi-

cation that there are other

possible ways of marketing,

such as that undertaken by

agreement with the city of Se-

govia parts for sale in the visi-

tor Reception Centre.

As Alvarez points out, " one of

the key factors is to enhance

brand value " and leverage

with it - because " the factory

is a leader in all the world" -

the international market.

The Foundation has already

initiated contacts to have

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balance income and expen-

diture . "

Essentially qualifies the Secre-

tary of the Board, "is that the

Royal Factory has not had to

close , it can function as a

normal business and not

spend more surprises or sca-

res ."

Standardization work

The ' tidying ' of the Royal

Glass Factory of La Granja has

involved settle the debt with

the template - three payslips

more outstanding amounts of

the agreements of the ARE - ,

an amount of around 300,000

euros , plus settlement of obli-

gations to suppliers , either

through direct payment or in-

dividual agreements , amoun-

ting to about half a million eu-

ros.

The template is now 47 full-

time workers under the direc-

tion of Emilio Cabanes ' dedi-

cated 24 hours seven days a

week "to carry to fruition the

Foundation with the help of

the entire team of EOI , and a

special attention to the finan-

cial director, human resources

and legal counsel of the insti-

tution , said Alvarez.

And in this new era, which be-

gan last July to take over the

management EOI , is also

being important the

"normalization" of relations

with the council, working with

"We plugged all leaks and

started surfing at cruising spe-

ed ."

The ship goes. The National

Glass Centre (CNV) Founda-

tion facing this fiscal year with

a ' unbeatable ' expectations

under the direction of the

School of Industrial Organiza-

tion (EOI) , part of the Ministry

of Industry.

The phrase is the secretary of

the board of the foundation,

José Ramón Álvarez , and

graphically define the status

of CNV and the Royal Glass

Factory , the February 4 ap-

prove the closure of the ac-

counts for 2013 and the bud-

get this year that will strengt-

hen the new strategies.

In These include foreground

boosting the marketing of pro-

ducts of the Royal Glass Fac-

tory of La Granja, both in

Spain and internationally , a

new approach to production ,

especially from the point of

view of design and innovation,

and with them , the renova-

tion of the Museum of Glass.

Alvarez ensures that "the worst

is over ." The lines of action set

out in the viability plan desig-

ned by EOI makers and strate-

gic plan are being followed

almost to detail and the pros-

pects for this year are to in-

crease revenue, applying cost

containment program and

decrease debt ' to get 2015

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Madrid outlets and open new

marketing channels abroad,

and in this area a visit to the

Royal Factory made in De-

cember that the U.S. ambas-

sador in Spain falls .

Although Alvarez states that

have work to do and the bet

is research and development,

along the lines of glass color

and design , with the aim of

increasing the collection of

china and make "a change of

production, with a design mo-

re modern " that adds to the

historical pieces , in addition

to expanding the possibilities

of manufacturing and mainte-

nance of lamps , as have the

Royal Palace of La Granja

and could assume other pala-

ces.

Market studies are done and

there are plans underway to "

enhance the glass sector

throughout the province ."

Remodeling of the Glass Mu-

seum

The new management does

not seek only the manufactu-

ring cost , but also cultural .

" It has huge potential , the

ability to see in operation a

factory eighteenth century

created Carlos III , the only li-

ving with the Royal Tapestry

Factory in Madrid , is a resour-

ce that can not miss , we must

not destroy our own history » ,

says Álvarez .

History is alive in the collec-

tions presented by the Mu-

seum of Glass , whose renova-

tion is planned in the viability

plan and the strategic and

wherein one of the first steps

was to establish a schedule of

late.

The project , together with re-

habilitation of the north faca-

de and under the roof of the

building , has been delayed a

few months due to weather

conditions ( heavy rains came

to flood the rooms ) , but it will

be one of the important acti-

vities this year .

Remodel the museum is a

must because " is outdated

and needs to better manage

the funds, which are gorge-

ous, to be interactive ," remar-

ked Alvarez.

And while a rearrangement of

the visits will be undertaken to

separate making demonstra-

tions to tourists.

The current intention is to

match guiding the redevelop-

ment of the museum with the

repair of the building , which

will entail the closure to visitors

for a few months , but without

making the teaching or inte-

rrupted.

Higher education

"The permanent teaching staff

'is another of the strategic gui-

delines set by those responsi-

ble for the School of Industrial

Organization because stu-

dents " are the quarry to nurtu-

re professionals . "

The degree of glass technolo-

gy offered by the School of

Glass , which depends on

one's Foundation CNV, consi-

dering it " a gem " and this

course has once again inclu-

ded in the educational offer of

first year teaching , so this

course is taught first, third and

fourth .

At this time , management is

preparing occupational and

vocational training workshops,

with dissertations on glass de-

sign and nature , science and

art and theoretical study of

the glass , plus intensive cour-

ses ( the first is scheduled to

begin in February) ranging

from novice to thermoforming

torch , the hot melt and glass

recycling .

The Board

So, the meeting held on 4 Fe-

bruary the Board of Trustees of

the National Glass Centre will

give new impetus to all this

planning .

His secretary, José Ramón

Álvarez , stresses that the effort

contributions of all employers

had been " extraordinary and

made it possible to the new

course to the foundation ."

The Board is made up of five

representatives of the central

government , five of the Junta

de Castilla y León, National

Heritage , the Provincial Coun-

cil and the City of Royal Site of

San Ildefonso, and internal re-

lations are now "best ."

Positions are for private emplo-

yers, and what is being studied

is what may be the private

contribution .

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On January 15 opened in the

MAVA exposure Limen LIMBO

7x7 works by Yolanda Tabane-

ra .

The exhibition, which occu-

pies half the space of the

temporary exhibition hall of

MAVA , landscapes consists of

objects, installations and

sculptures.

The landscapes of objects

have always been present in

the work of this artist, but have

become more common in

their presentations from a

scholarship -residence at Be-

llevue Saal in Wiesbaden, in

the summer of 2010.

As the end of his stay , he ma-

de an exhibition entitled " The

night will be nothing ," which

recreated a forest with real

elements : leaves, dirt , logs ,

drawn from around the pla-

ce , which incorporates disso-

nant elements : balls and odd

shapes glass , intervening de-

cisively in transforming the

landscape to make it yours.

The title chosen by the artist "

Limen LIMBO 7x7 " , refers to

the time of transit , the thres-

hold of a new personal and

creative stage .

In MAVA exposure , there is a

combination of facilities and

material objects placed on

different surfaces or on the

floor , open work in process ,

combined with more finished

and closed as the Cave

sculptures of water and fire ,

or Torsos tattooed , glass blo-

wing and engraving.

In presenting this exhibition ,

Yolanda said that one of the

reasons why it was reluctant

to make this exhibition in this

museum because it was not

like that fits into the category

of glass artist who has a con-

notation that no so interes-

ted .

Taking into account the tech-

nical characteristics of the

works in this exhibition inclu-

des glass do not think you can

run this type of danger.

He also said that the glass is

not an essential part of his

work. That uses it , but you

can stop using it at any given

time.

Unfortunately , many of the

artists in our country who have

been making works more

depth than these works have

had to stop using the glass

because they can not endure

this pitiless crisis.

His works , said also , can ope-

rate in this museum because

they have some glass, but

can also work in other areas.

They can run , obviously be-

cause they are already expo-

sed , but we do not form long

queues to visit these works.

Yolanda likes to use the wax in

his works , both by melting and

shaping it because you like

the folk art, liturgical art .

He began working with glass in

2002. At the beginning of a ve-

ry simple way , with blown

balls, Regarding glass artisans

level estimated to have a very

interesting generosity.

We estimate that both the le-

vel , it seems that you are

haunted, as they do not reach

and therefore we also have

frequented , overflowing ge-

nerosity and nobility in their

behavior.

Considers that it shows much

what you like , you can not

hide .

Anyway, considering the crisis

we have been experiencing

and the MAVA can not esca-

pe , makes the cut in expenses

of all kinds requires bring sam-

ples that have nothing to do

with that once occupied the

showroom temporary mu-

seum , I welcome this exhibi-

tion will , at our discretion , un-

noticed by the history of this

our Museum.

Yolanda Tabanera in the MAVA.

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Nativity, of Archímedes Seguso (IV).

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Article by Maria Josefa Almagro. MNAD.

.. / / ..

The black king is placed stan-

ding, his head covered by a

turban fully bearded and gol-

den on top of it bears little

gold crown of wavy glass .

Is dressed in a golden robe

and he carries a blanket over

black with gold highlights also

achieved with foil gold dust .

As Melchor , also boasts tiny

gold oval beads embedded

in the hot glass mass .

In their hands together pre-

sents a golden vial should

contain myrrh offered as a gift

to the divine child.

Laminated clear glass and

black glass powders gold in-

laid with decorative ovals

hot . (Fig. 1 ) .

Pastors .

N º s . Inv . 7006 and 7007 .

Dimensions: 14x9 , 5 cm. and

19,5 x12 cm.

Figurine Shepherd kneeling

with hands clasped in prayer .

He is wearing gold pants and

dark jacket .

Colorless glass sheet glass with

powdered gold in the glass

mass and dark glass .

Face, hair and hands very

clear light gold foil.

Gold pants and dark jacket

with plenty of rugged glass

glossy gold dust . (Fig. 2) .

The second figure appears

Shepherd Rack attitude.

It is very similar to the above ,

both shades of glass as in the

art.

VA also wearing gold pants

and shiny black coat decora-

ted with gold dust .

Bring your offering in a dark

golden sack loaded on the

shoulders .

In respectful attitude holding

her hat with both hands

against his chest.

Slightly laminated clear glass

gold head, hands and feet,

gold pants and jacket with

gold foil dust jacket and hat

colorless glass laminated glass

with dark rough and thick she-

et gold dust . (Fig. 3 )

.. / / ..

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Factory New Baztan (VI).

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Culture 2014.

Masked Ball at the Museum of Glass in Málaga.

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and the key to its success is

the psychological representa-

tion of the character and his

soul and spirit.

In his works he often uses diffe-

rent materials like canvas fa-

brics of different colors , wo-

od, leaves, paper , stones ,

coins ... to give just a few

examples.

His innovative use of different

materials gives some plasticity

and increases the compact-

ness of the characters.

Alejandro Hermann, his great

master Leonardo Da Vinci is a

true genius who believes .

In several of his paintings use

the characteristic of Leonar-

do's painting style chiaroscu-

ro : the delicate transition from

light to shadow one shade

lighter when merges with

another darker.

The use of contrast between

the enlightened accused vo-

lumes and shadowed box .

This painting technique allows

you to more effectively high-

light the central figure illumi-

nated by a light source out of

the picture plane .

Last January we approach

the "Casa de Vacas " Cultural

Centre in the Retiro Park, to

see the exhibition of the works

of Alejandro Hermann .

In order to experience the

paintings of Alexander Her-

mann, explore their artistic ta-

lents and exceptional style ,

you have to live the strength

and beauty that they trans-

mit .

Alexander, born in Buenos Ai-

res , Argentina , residing for

more than thirty years in va-

rious parts of Europe and the

last decade living in Marbella.

He says of himself that he is a

simple man , struggling to be

at peace and harmony with

the interior and art, which he

defines as a mixture of expres-

sionism , realism and spiritual

dream .

His works have been able to

visit collective , private and in-

dividual in different places like

Marbella , Sevilla , Barcelona ,

Pamplona , London , Salzburg,

St. Moritz, Lugano Innsbruck

and others.

Despite the multitude of styles

and materials with which the

artist works , all his works have

one thing in common: they

inspire the viewer to think .

One of the most impressive

works of Alejandro features,

Dinner, concert and dance are the perfect in-

gredients for a magical and

fun night.

- The recital will be given by duo: Teresa Garc-

ía Molero (piano) and David Guillen Monk

(trumpet).

- The menu will consist of:

Input: Bresaola with insalata di frutta.

P. Principal: Risotto al funghi.

Dessert: Pavlova in rosso.

* Ladies: long dress.

* Knights, tie or bow tie.

* A must bring mask.

Price: 55 €

You need to buy the tickets in advance.

Capacity limited.

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Saturday, February 22 at 21:00. Masquerade

Ball.

They want to welcome the Carnival featuring

a "Festa di Gala to Veneziana".

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Concerts in the MAVA.

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Chilean Museum Donation.

works, we describe the origin

and development of the ins-

truments that will be used in

the event through history.

And at the end of the con-

cert, the audience will enga-

ge in dialogue with the artists

on the various aspects of their

training, activities, etc..

this time we will continue to

have a slide show with pictu-

res of the composers of the

works that will play with other

musicians and go projecting

images during the concert.

In addition to reporting the

most important aspects of the

lives of the authors of the

The next day 21 celebrate a

new concert in the Auditorium

of MAVA.

This will be the eleventh and

we have been programmed

in our project "MAVA Con-

cert".

Given that we develop our

concerts in educational plan,

The process of making the pie-

ce, takes fifteen minutes after

melting the material in an oven

at 200 degrees thousand.

Guillermo Méndez told "well as

are handmade, there is none

equal to another."

He also recounted anecdotes

and client names, such as "the

poet Pablo Neruda bought ma-

ny chunks of chicha to give to

their friends around the world."

Between 1922 and 1980, the fac-

tory has developed products, full

of personal stories, which gave

an account of customs and

ways of life.

He was also a real testimony,

which was likely to appreciate

art and design.

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tion which will be added to the

Collection of Decorative Arts

and Sculpture.

The donation is for a piece of

glass chicha, with details of

bluebells and bunch of grapes.

He arrived at the offices of Juan

Antonio Pincheira National Histo-

rical Museum, glassblower, and

Guillermo Mendez, glass carver

Missing Glassware Yungay.

They brought with them a dona-

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The glass in Museums: Dordives.

The Glass Dordives Museum is

a municipal museum.

Located 1 hour from Paris ,

which is unique in France.

The museum was inaugurated

on May 10, 2006 .

Dedicated to industrial glass ,

the Museum invites you to dis-

cover the glassworks Loing

Valley .

The collections are divided in-

to two levels , an attractive

and amazing environment.

Venue , the Museum of Glass

is also a place of study and

the transfer of know -how in

the glass thanks to its docu-

mentation center and de-

monstration of glass-blowing

workshop .

Preserve , enhance and do-

cument collections is the first

mission of the museum.

The collections of the Museum

of Glass is unique and should

be preserved , restored , ca-

taloged and documented.

The collections of the Museum

of Glass to date include more

than 1,500 objects and thou-

sands of documents on file.

These collections are enri-

ched by numerous donations

from individuals and busines-

ses each year.

To value the assets of the

glass is the second mission of

the museum.

For the team of the museum is

not the only objective to pro-

vide access to the permanent

collections but also temporary

exhibitions .

One room is dedicated to this

function. Two exhibitions are

held annually.

The transmission of knowledge

and the glass art is the third

mission that the museum has

been proposed.

The Glass Museum is a living

and sharing place .

Therefore, a workshop glass

blowing torch is integrated in

the museum .

Made by three French glass-

makers , demonstrations are

an opportunity for visitors to

interact with the master glass-

maker .

Lectures and video about the

fascinating world of glass are

also an opportunity to discuss .

Another objective of the mu-

seum is the study and docu-

mentation of their collections.

A computerized data collec-

tion was performed .

Updated and enriched with

new data regularly.

The museum is also a center

for documentation and infor-

mation only .

Specializing in the field of in-

dustrial glass , the documenta-

tion center and museum has

over a thousand records and

photographs.

The documentation center is

available by appointment to

anyone who requests it.

Musée du Verre et Métiers de

ses

12 avenue de Lyon - BP6

45,680 Dordives

Tel : 02 38 92 79 06

Fax: 02 38 92 76 90

Mail: musee.dordives @ wana-

doo.fr

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A Good Business Opportunity.

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New models of Virtual Fairs

are positioned in the market

as an essential platform to

promote internationalization ,

increasing online sales and

cost savings in all kinds of sec-

tors.

What advantages has the

idea of developing a Virtual

Fair in the online world ?

Internet is a crucial business

tool to get everything you can

imagine in a fair or face Con-

gress except handshake and

human , always irreplaceable

proximity .

Geographic limitations are no

longer a problem when you

hire these virtual spaces ,

which are characterized by a

small outlay and costs of im-

plementing a wide range of

online communication tools .

Also, a virtual fair can be ex-

tended in time to the organi-

zer sees fit , being able to

conduct business 24 hours a

day , twelve months a year.

Increased international op-

portunities and cost reduc-

tion , as major advantages

over physical show. But wit-

hout neglecting the require-

ments of the organizer and

the objectives set by the parti-

cipating companies.

A Virtual Fair allows to reach

emerging markets whose pu-

blic face not attend a fair in

our country and , most impor-

tantly , can transact , buy and

sell online with tools such as

attractive Reverse Auction ,

the Outlets Online Stores and

Exhibition .

A platform where visitors logs

are immediate , measurable

and sharable among the ex-

hibitors at the fair .

Where the "virtual PA " keeps

attendees informed at all ti-

mes , via smartphone, those

events , auctions , conferen-

ces or promotions that may

be of interest , through noti-

ces previously authorized by

the visitor.

In short, a platform for doing

business with the planet , en-

joying all the comforts and im-

proving travel costs and as-

semblies.

A perfect complement to the

existing shows or congresses ,

and also an opportunity to

companies and associations

that can offer this new plat-

form to its partners such as

trampoline sales and comple-

ment to traditional marketing

and sales actions .

Complot.net agency over 15

years experience specializing

in creative , advertising and

technology, wants to position

itself in the market as a partner

of its customers on the path to

business success by develo-

ping these shows or Virtual

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They offer the opportunity to

provide added value to busi-

ness exhibition emphasizing In-

ternet resources .

More records , more space for

sponsorships, more transac-

tions for participating compa-

nies , more revenue for the or-

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In addition to the fairs, Com-

plot offers editorial services ,

electronic documentation for

exhibitors, systems identifica-

tion and control of users , aug-

mented reality ( Street Marke-

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For more information:

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The stained glass of the Cartuja de Miraflores (Burgos) (VII).

Bulletin of the SECV.

In the glasses studied , the

P2O5 is present in concentra-

tions of about 1.2% by weight,

somewhat less marked in the

glass of type 5 , which is bet-

ween 3-10% by weight .

MgO concentrations ranging

between 3 and 4 % by

weight .

The role of MgO in the glass

structure is similar to that of

CaO , and which also acts as

a stabilizer modifier / glassy

oxide network .

From this point of view , the

content of MgO CaO could

be likened to , in which case

the overall percentage of sta-

bilizing oxides would stand in

the range 26-31 % by weight.

This exceeds the range indica-

ted for CaO in the glass type 5

classification of Müller et al.

However, the glasses studied

could fit into this category ,

since even present greater

differences in the contents of

other oxides , with respect to

other types of glass proposed

by those authors.

It is therefore glass transition

between the medieval period

and the Renaissance , in

which the concentration is re-

duced K2O and Na2O is gra-

dually increasing.

Moreover, the Al2O3 content

in the glasses studied is bet-

ween 1 and 3% by weight .

The incorporation of this oxide

increases the stability of the

glass network.

Therefore, the percentage of

glass-forming oxides must

consider the sum of the con-

tents of SiO2 and Al2O3 ,

which in this case is raised by

about 60 % by weight , which

is also consistent with the type

5 of the Müller classification et

al.

The other minor components

( MnO , Fe2O3 and

CoO ) are oxides that behave

as chromophores glasses , eit-

her intentionally added ( MnO

and CoO ) or incorporated

with the raw materials as im-

purities (Fe2O3 ) .

The manganese oxide percen-

tages varying between 0.7

and 2.6% by weight , while

they do Fe2O3 0.5 to 1.0 % by

weight .

The contents of certain man-

ganese oxide by XRF agree

well with the chromophores

assigned by UV / Vis spectros-

copy .

In any case , the concentra-

tions of manganese oxide se-

em very high, which suggests

that possibly were added as

bleaching or " soap glazier ."

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Recycling. New plant in Areosa.

The glass recycling plant laun-

ched by Environment Daorje

Areosa (Cerceda -A Coruña)

will increase by 80 % the an-

nual tons of this material reco-

vered in Galicia.

With the commissioning of

these facilities will Galicia re-

cycled 38,000 tonnes a year

to 68,000 .

Those 30,000 tons to be reco-

vered in the new plant repre-

sents 62% of the inputs glass

intended for treatment. These

inputs come , first , selection

of mechanical gravity tables

performing at the Recycling

Plant , Treatment and Fuel

Processing ( PRTE ) , and se-

condly, what has already

stockpiled in the non-

hazardous waste landfill Com-

plex environmental Cerceda

managed by Sogama .

The Regional Minister of Envi-

ronment , Planning and Infras-

tructure , Agustín Hernández

attended the commissioning

of this new glass processing

plant and noted that this new

plant will " get a solution to an

old problem thanks to the

agreement with Ecovidro and

Daorje " .

Hernandez added that " This is

a solution that also trigger re-

covery figures glass in the

community , allowing us to

meet the objectives of the

Waste Management Plan and

Community placing our head

in the national ranking of kg of

cullet per capita over the

next few years .

" Galicia will become the

fourth largest region with recy-

cling of glass, a significant in-

crease when you consider

that in 2012 stood at 12th.

This plan aims to recover the

glass that comes from the

black garbage bag ( collec-

ted in mass) , and will almost

double the tonnage of this

material are recovered in Ga-

licia.

The head of the Environment

stressed " the need to promo-

te in Galicia model more sus-

tainable management and in

line with European stan-

dards ," adding that " why we

launched the Plan of urban

waste management in Gali-

cia 2010-2020 a ambitious

plan to gradually we are gi-

ving compliance, taking steps

in the right direction. "

Facilities

The new facility, which has

300 square meters and requi-

red an investment of half a

million euros, is the first in

Spain designed to process the

smallest and fine fraction of

municipal solid waste , is less

than 40 mm , which is located

between glass .

The citizen does not always

perform a proper separation

of packaging, hence the

glass often end in the black

bag, for the non- recyclable

waste.

Once recovered Areosa

plant , the glass will be sent to

the sorting plant Verin Daorje

Environment (Ourense ) for

subsequent recovery in win-

dows.

These facilities bring a number

of environmental benefits ,

among them :

It greatly reduces the volume

of waste going to landfill.

Helps reduce air pollution by

up to 20 % , because the less

fuel is used to make new con-

tainers , slowing gas produc-

tion in the smelting process .

Promotes saving energy and

raw materials . In this regard, it

is important to remember that

the glass can be recycled in-

definitely without losing any of

its qualities.

In addition to these environ-

mental benefits from the eco-

nomic and social dimension ,

the plant will allow the crea-

tion of new jobs , a total of 8

between Cerceda facilities

and Verin , a fact that certain-

ly adds to the credit of the

project.

This is the first time in its history

that the Galician Society of

Environment ( Sogama ) pro-

motes an initiative of this kind,

with which you'll also gain sig-

nificant economic benefits es-

timated at about 450,000 per

year .

Agustín Hernández stressed

that this " effort of the Adminis-

tration needs the cooperation

of the public to further reduce

contributions to the tip of So-

gama and increase recycling

rates , which, on the other

hand is what is best for them

economically to municipalities

" .

He noted that since " the

Xunta de Galicia encourage

all municipalities to increase

their odds of either separate

collection of glass, as plastic

and cardboard , as well as

better environmental care ,

gain an economic benefit."

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Make this light.

Despite the many features that it

has left in our culture , we are

hardly aware of the extent and

force of Islamic culture . This ex-

hibition of the Focus- Abengoa

Foundation realizes both. The

provenance of the pieces draws

the dilated map which expan-

ded and established numerous

relationships with other peoples,

Mughals to Venetians. Moreo-

ver, books and objects ( com-

passes and astrolabes but also

surgical instruments ) recall the

influence of Arabic thought

brought to Europe the thought

of Aristotle , whose writings were

preserved , and a secular way

of understanding the world of

magic. If Aquinas renewed Euro-

pean culture with the ideas of

Aristotle, his teacher, Albert the

Great, drove magical practices

that were to have special

weight in the West until the birth

of modern science .

Going longer exposure , the

overall theme , the light, share

the three monotheistic religions,

Muslims , Jews and Christians. As

Hegel suggested , while the Per-

sian Zoroastrianism deified light

monotheistic religions thought .

They saw the light in the sign of a

force that keeps the nature and

transcends . That's announce-

ment of the sublime : the light it

receives and bathes that exists,

it does look and makes it live ,

yet it exceeds and overflows.

Hence the light impulse Christian

mysticism and Islamic . There is

however a difference in scope :

Christian culture sometimes re-

presents light (as do breakth-

roughs glory ) while Islamic , as

noted this sample produces the

present.

So simple bowls that are actua-

lly solar disc , or pieces where

epigraphy has a rhythm that en-

hances the brightness of the

enamelled surface is already

evident in the ceramic . Another

area of interest are scale : the

various metals with light reflec-

tions make clear . A fifteenth-

century Mamluk bowl also evi-

dence the value of geometry in

a culture that is not likely to figu-

re: diamonds curved network is

constructed so that way you fi-

nished decorating the bowl se-

ems to form it, shape their ellip-

soidal volume until it end in cy-

lindrical mouth .

Another area of interest are the

objects of jade , glass or rock

crystal. Transparency was al-

ways the messenger of light and

the sign of contemplative intelli-

gence. The objects of rock crys-

tal and precious stones also do

think old concepts of magic :

wizards believed the fire of the

stars ( bodies only had that ele-

ment, the most subtle of all)

could alter the grossest element,

the land , sowing inside conden-

sed light in rocks , gems .

Illuminated book also gives pau-

se. While in Christian culture

church hierarchy I managed , so

to speak , the holy book , inter-

preting it in catechesis through

so-called senses of Scripture , Is-

lamic culture was in line with the

wording of his book, sanctifying

somehow the text. So , books fall

Koranic verses with ornaments

that seem cult , by the inclusion

on the margins neatly com-

ments accepted. This turns each

page into a visual poem , some-

times simple and stark , as the

Koran at Kairouan , written in let-

ters of gold on blue -dyed parch-

ment , and sometimes with sop-

histicated processing, such as

due to calligrapher Jwaja Saifud-

din Asha ' i .

The last session of the sample, A

geometry of light, makes it pre-

sent in capitals , reliefs , tiles, fa-

brics , doors and blinds . At first

glance we are most familiar . But

that is not frequent visitors to the

Alhambra or stop at Medina

Azahara elaborate arabesques

and admire, regardless of their

studied rhythms are only part of

those works that actually thought

and did to invite the light to

complete. Every hour throughout

the day and year , raises a new

development , reiterating the

hidden affinity between light

and matter.

The exposure amount required

visit or visits any good fan . Not

only find history and find the

density of another culture, but

you can see a rich confluence of

intelligence and art, not only by

the conceptual effort geome-

tries , but also the connection

between art forms , life and na-

tural environment. A sample in-

deed ambitious , just be critici-

zed excessive use of directed

light. Certainly some exhibits re-

quire this type of light to be more

easily controlled , but many ot-

hers have been even more con-

vincing bathed by a general

light instead of removing focus

attention directed to objects

and too reminiscent merchandi-

ser .

Light / Nur . The light on the art

and science of the Islamic

world . Focus Abengoa ( Hospital

de los Venerables ) Foundation.

Sevilla . As of 9 February.

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Vetraria consists Carlos Mu-

ñoz de Pablos and his sons

Paul and Alfonso Muñoz Ruiz,

all graduates in Fine Arts

from the Complutense Uni-

versity of Madrid.

This will be our second visit to

this temple of the window,

because in the month of Ju-

ne 2011 we had the oppor-

tunity of visiting with a group

of friends.

The description of this first vi-

sit is available on our Bulletin

No. 35.

large canvases Tiziano these cha-

racters to his palace in Binche , on

the outskirts of Brussels.

The choice of subject was respon-

ding to political interests , as the Fu-

ries , eternally punished for defying

the gods , symbolized the German

princes who had rebelled against

Charles V and whom he had de-

feated in 1547.

The Furies , as a whole, enjoyed

considerable prominence in the

150 years since, during which they

took on different meanings in addi-

tion to the original policy .

From the late sixteenth century,

both in the Netherlands and Italy , it

was considered a suitable topic to

illustrate both the hardest difficulty

in the art ( they were huge nude

figures of powerful muscles in com-

plicated foreshortening ) , to repre-

sent the extreme pain , Case close-

ly related to the baroque sensibili-

ty .

The aim of the exhibition is to show

the birth , evolution and decline of

this theme in European art betwe-

en 1550 and 1700 over twenty

works of Italian artists , Flemish,

Dutch and Spanish , which include

the aforementioned Titian, Miguel

angel, Cornelis van Haarlem , Ru-

bens, Ribera , Salvator Rossa or

Langhetti .

The various works are distributed

around a copy of the Laocoon ,

Doloris exemplum par excellence

and inspiration declared most of

these artists.

The exhibition has been curated by

Miguel Falomir , head of Italian and

French Painting Museum and aut-

hor of the accompanying catalog .

In this February we will visit the ex-

hibition that the Museo del Prado

dedicated to " The Furies " .

An exhibition, sponsored by the

Fundación Amigos del Museo del

Prado, depicting the birth , evolu-

tion and decline of the theme of

the Furies from its entry into the Eu-

ropean art in the mid- sixteenth

century to the late seventeenth

century.

The exhibition includes twenty

works, among which a drawing by

Michelangelo from the Royal Co-

llection in London , and paintings

by Rubens, Rombouts , Glotzius ,

Assereto , Pink or Langetti .

The Museo del Prado brings his co-

pies of Titian, Ribera and chained

Ticio Gregorio Martinez, acquired

in 2011.

All these works illustrate why the

success of the Furies for 120 years,

when the elected rulers as

political allegory and painters as an

excellent vehicle to represent the

hardest difficulty in the art, both in

its formal aspect ( they were huge

nude figures in unlikely foreshorte-

ning ) as expressive as representing

the epitome of pain.

It is known as Furies four characters

of classical mythology : Tityus , Si-

syphus , Ixion and Tantalus, who

were among the many convicts

who populated the Greco-Roman

Hades. It was however in the Re-

naissance when these characters

were charged entity as a whole.

His emergence as such in the histo-

ry of art is dated to the mid-

sixteenth century and was responsi-

ble for Mary of Hungary , sister of

Charles V and governor of the Net-

herlands , who asked in 1548 to four

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Muñoz de Pablos, the firm spe-

cializes in the art of stained

glass and is located in Segovia.

Our activities.

In this section we detail the activities which take place this month, corresponding to the cultural visits related to the glass and outputs that we as provided in the program CULTURE 2014.

Cultural Tours.

Culture 2014 Programme.

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will try to make the visit could

not perform last month Vetraria

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Window shattered.

ble for the legacy of Franco-

Swiss architect .

"In a work like Ronchamp , which

brings him personally , in addition

to the architecture, it is a touch

of an artist. He was an artist in

every sense of the word. His dra-

wings are very closely linked to

Le Corbusier , "he adds .

The Foundation has called for ur-

gent measures to ensure the sa-

fety and regrets in a statement

that "no specific action has been

successful in ensuring the safety

of facilities and preserve one of

the most iconic and most fragile

elements of the Chapel ."

Also calls for greater efforts for

the maintenance and restora-

tion of the building, which also

suffers from problems of infiltra-

tion .

"We want to draw the attention

of the authorities and the various

owners over the fact that this

heritage is fragile , whether for

security or urbanism. This is a

work that is in danger , " Richard

adds.

Therefore expected to culminate

the initiative also promoted by

the Association points of Le Cor-

busier to achieve, after frustrated

past attempts, the registration of

this work on the World Heritage

List of UNESCO in 2015.

Le Corbusier agreed to rebuild

the Chapel of Ronchamp, in

eastern France, destroyed by

bombing during the war, and

ended in 1955.

The Franco-Swiss architect and

recreated on the summit of

Mount Bourlemont , " a place of

silence , prayer , peace, inner

joy " by his own definition .

This haven of peace however

suffered an attack by vandals ,

who left to smithereens the large

main window of the chapel.

Drawn and signed by the artist ,

half a meter high by wide, it was

the largest site .

The Le Corbusier Foundation has

called for urgent measures to

preserve the chapel, a petition

extends to all the work of the ar-

chitect.

About seven-thirty in the after-

noon on Friday, January 17th , a

nun of the neighboring monas-

tery built in 2011 and designed

by architect Renzo Piano disco-

vered degradation and gave

the warning to the gendarmerie.

The perpetrator of the attack

forced entry into the building ,

on the list of French landmarks in

1967 as part of the heritage of

the twentieth century.

They shattered the left main win-

dow , in which Le Corbusier had

drawn a moon with a human fa-

ce and the only chapel he had

signed.

The vandals also tried unsuc-

cessfully to enter the bookshop

church store and pulled a box

collection of concrete, which

was empty and appeared outsi-

de the building.

Thousands of pieces of stained

glass are now in the hands of a

glazier sent by the Regional Di-

rection of Cultural Affairs , to de-

velop a copy of the original .

Currently , the chapel , which

receives each year about

80,000 tourists visit and faithful,

remains open to the public.

It has placed a wooden board

to fill the void left by the win-

dow , waiting for the new copy.

The gendarmerie meanwhile re-

quested the cooperation of citi-

zens to give to the authors of the

act of vandalism, over which ti-

me seems to have little informa-

tion .

"It's terrible to see an original ele-

ment of the work of Le Corbusier

destroyed " the phone reacts Mi-

chel Richard , director of the Le

Corbusier Foundation , responsi-

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Exhibition 1950. The triumph of design.

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"Objects with glass."

In the month of March in Bue-

nos Aires presented the exhibi-

tion 1950: The triumph of de-

sign - signed Glasses : Den-

mark, Netherlands, Finland,

Italy and USA , Collection of

the National Museum of De-

corative Arts .

The National Museum of De-

corative Art counts among its

rich heritage with pieces of

glass and ceramics from the

1950s that were donated to

the Museum through the acti-

ve management of Dr. Jorge

Prieto Director of the Museum

between 1956 and 1963 who

interested and encouraged

embassies and collectors to

make such donations.

The term " design " derives

from the Italian disegno : dra-

wing. Design is a process of

creation and development to

produce a new object or me-

dium. Requires consideration

of functional , aesthetic and

symbolic aspects . Includes

several steps: observation , re-

search, analysis , testings ,

physical or virtual modeling ,

adjustments and prior to the

final production of the ob-

ject , especially in the indus-

trial sector adaptations.

This exhibition culminates a se-

ries of themed temporary ex-

hibitions of applied arts and

industrial design produced

during the 1950s in our country

and in some European coun-

tries. In 2006, Sweden introdu-

ced Crystals . Design 1950 in

2007-2008 Lucrecia Moyano

Muniz . Argentine Design Ce-

ramics 1950 and 2011 in Swe-

den. Design 1959 that allowed

the visiting public enjoy this

valuable asset and that this

exposure is a magnificent end

to this cycle .

data:

From March 21 to June 1,

2014 .

Guided tours ( available at

the Museum ) .

Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 14

to 19 pm.

Admission $ 15.

Pensioners and children under

12 free.

Free admission Tuesday .

National Museum of Decorati-

ve Arts .

Avenida del Libertador 1902.

CABA - Buenos Aires - Argenti-

na

C 1425 AAS .

Phone 4801-8248 , 4806-8306 .

This exhibition is presented di-

vided into five thematic

groups: in which each country

is represented by its manufac-

tures and designers of the de-

cade mentioned .

Denmark : Manufacturing :

Holmegaard and Kastrup.

Glasses designed by Per Lüt-

ken , Jacob E. Bang, Bang Ar-

ne and Bent Severin . Dona-

tion Embassy of Denmark 1959

Netherlands : Manufacturing

Royal Leerdam . Glasses de-

signed and signed by Andries

D. Copier and Floris Meydam .

Donation Embassy of the King-

dom of the Netherlands 1959.

Finland : Manufacturing Litta-

la . Tapio Wirkkala glasses sig-

ned by Timo Sarpaneva and .

Donation Embassy of the Re-

public of Finland 1959

Italy : Manufacturing Seguso

Vetri d'Arte Murano and Veni-

ni . Designers such as Archi-

mede Seguso , Paolo Venini ,

Gio Ponti, Vinicio Vianello and

Richard Licata , Fulvio Bianco-

ni , Carlo Scarpa and Flavio

Poli . Donation Olivetti Argenti-

na S.A. 1962

U.S. : Manufacturing Steuben .

Glasses signed by Lloyd Atkins.

Grant and Leon Fourvel Rigo-

lleau Yvonnve Necol of Four-

vel Rigolleau in 1957.

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Other trends. Fourth Anniversary of El Greco.

The Greek with unpronounceable

name that took root in Toledo is

honored for his adopted land four

hundred years after his death . Do-

menikos Theotokopoulos died on

April 7, 1614 and, as in the case of

many other geniuses , his fame ca-

me as honorary laurel when he

could no longer enjoy. Such is the

account that you have , that the

old Manchego capital has named

2014 as " The Year of Greco" .

Although born in the island paradi-

se of Crete, Italy was the closest

witness to the artistic growth of the

young Domenico. Their home

ground immediately hung the label

" teacher " , which allowed him to

learn from masters such as Titian.

After passing through Rome was

leaving crumbs all over the Italian

geography, from Florence to Vero-

na, Padua and Parma through .

Italy was their playground until he

discovered the delights - and wo-

men -de Toledo. The personalities

of the time defined him as peculiar

and paradoxical, but paradoxica-

lly, his treatment this artist in its hey-

day .

While it was received with all

honors by monarchs and cardinals

eminences of the arts , did not lack

disputes. His penchant for colorful

abuse and their opinions on Miche-

langelo, who said it was " a good

man who could not paint ," not fa-

vored promotion. His character

and his long tongue went the op-

posite way for his wit , which is in-

creasingly gaining more followers.

However, not enough to quell the

rumors . Admired him , but did not

support him .

Spurred by the need for change of

air , the painter came to Spain at-

tracted by the smell of wealth. It

was known that the world's most

powerful monarch, Philip II , was

implicadísimo in decorating their

monumental Escorial Monastery.

But , despite its curriculum and sty-

le, Domenico failed to enter the

Escorial clan.

The detonator was his portrayal of

The Martyrdom of St Maurice and

the Theban Legion , a painting that

turned out to be too reactionary

for indoctrinating Spain of the

Counter . Philip the Prudent imme-

diately undid his brief contract with

the painter and, like all good histo-

rical epic , love for a Toledo artisan

encouraged him to pack . In Tole-

do had better luck and fell into

grace intellectuals and clergy, who

allowed him to live the most fruitful

period of his life .

The jinx of Toledo

As the popularity grew painter , To-

ledo lost its cultural role . The Court

was of the city and left it to the

Church. Clerical images gradually

flooded the industry in the area,

and our painter was feeding her

family thanks to the priests and

their " austere " orders. Paradoxica-

lly , some of these paintings , as Es-

polio or The Burial of the Count of

Orgaz , is the paradigm of a new

pictorial language , never before

seen in Spain . These two would

become the most famous works of

" the Greek " , although only a small

sample of his profuse floor exercise

in Toledo .

The five senses of El Greco

To mark the deployment activities ,

dove on the agenda anniversary

tributes and found surrender to all

your senses.

"The year of El Greco" will delight

hardcore with exhibitions, concerts,

gastronomic routes and restora-

tions. There are some of these pro-

posals.

To view the 2014 El Greco Founda-

tion has prepared a wide range of

exposures that can lengthen the

twelve months of the year . From

here include The Greek of Toledo, in

which more than 100 works by the

artist will meet at the Museo de

Santa Cruz . They may also be vie-

wing on Greco called Spaces ,

which are retained by the original

paintings . It is the first exhibition in

the city and the biggest ever . Pra-

do is also the memorial with its tem-

porary headquarters Greco Library ,

which aims to reconstruct the theo-

retical and literary roots artist from

the books that were in his posses-

sion. And for the clueless recom-

mend the El Greco Museum in Tole-

do , which organize events throug-

hout the year.

Ear , Music Centennial stimulate the

audience with more than twenty

concerts. It will feature Toledo sce-

narios as mythical as the Cathedral,

the Synagogue of the Transit, the

Teatro de Rojas, the Church of San

Pedro Martir and the new audito-

rium of the Palace of Congress.

For taste and smell, Greco Savor

your culinary program . Round ta-

bles, recipes , tastings, culinary festi-

vals and competitions that will be

only one protagonist: the Castilian -

Manchego cuisine .

To touch, several of the monuments

that display works by El Greco, and

some of his oil paintings are resto-

red. Two of these areas demand

collaboration. Are the Sacristy of

the Cathedral of Toledo and the

Tavera Hospital.

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Glass panel shattered Appel.

Awkward positions to make es-

timates , estimates can be

made of many types and con-

ditions.

As we can warn each day ,

mistakes or blunders are on

every corner .

This time it was an operator for

the city of New York , who alle-

gedly broke one of the panels

of the facade of the Apple

Store on 5th Avenue.

The news has come for twitter

and emails to various media in

those who reported that they

had seen a snowplow acci-

dentally damage a panel of

Apple Store, and how that has

been completely cracked pa-

nel .

Recall that the initial design of

this building , as beautiful as a

flagship was renovated in

2011.

Keeping your style and design,

just the initial 90 glass plates

were replaced by 15 larger

and better strength characte-

ristics.

This sketch remodeling cost $

6.7 million , if roughly with the

old account , divided by the

15 panels , you can exit the

damaged panel will cost Ap-

ple about $ 450,000.

Apple has made no comment

on when or how to make the

change , but what is clear is

that if the exchange while the

90 panels was performed at

15 , the store remained open ,

this event will also be open .

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The glass pieces are handma-

de in Romania are known

worldwide for their quality and

beauty.

The workshop is Adrian Sistem

outside Bucharest .

This work ten glassblowers en-

suring pride in their job and ke-

ep the tradition of his country.

Petru was Stefanescu who

opened the factory in 1992.

Today 80% of its parts are ex-

ported to countries like Mexi-

co , United States, France or

the UK.

Stefanescu says , however ,

that it is difficult to attract the

younger generation.

"We try to attract young peo-

ple telling our story , showing

our work, explains .

But very few are interested in

what we do.

A young and we are interes-

ted in handmade pieces . In

addition , Romania has not

designed a policy that takes

youngsters to engage in this

type of jobs . "

Stefan Hancu glass blowing

takes 60 years .

Work with borosilicate glass

tubes imported from Germa-

ny or the Czech Republic.

After subjecting them to a

temperature above 1500 de-

grees Celsius in glasses makes

teapots or stanchions .

For Stefan Hancu , a glassblo-

wer must have the precision

of a pianist.

"They are very delicate hand-

made pieces .

You have to like your job to

get it right.

You have to focus on the

glass, knowing when to cut .

You have to feel , "he says .

Mălureanu Ionut is 27 and en-

sures a passion for this art .

Glass blowing is ten years and

five years ago was selected

by Petru Stefanescu at a vo-

cational school to work in his

workshop.

Despite the crisis , last year

Adrian Sistem sold pieces

worth 400,000 euros.

But Stefanescu insists that if the

younger generation does not

perpetuate the occupation ,

the glass industry in Romania

could be definitely threate-

ned.

Romanian glass in peril.

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Malaga to Sao Paulo.

The race Acristalia SL Malaga

company has been brilliant des-

pite being a firm " born into the

crisis ," as regards one of its foun-

ders and managing director,

Juan Carlos Moreno.

Antonio Garcia and Moreno

himself is responsible for the

company engaged in the ma-

nufacture of glass curtains ,

which has become a leader in

providing mobile professionals

ceilings and panoramic terraces

enclosures .

In just six years, has closed Acris-

talia 2013 with a turnover of over

three million euros , presence in

more than fifteen countries and

an office in Sao Paulo ( Brazil ) .

There has not been a bed of ro-

ses, recognizes the managing

director of the firm, which recalls

how in 2007 , he and his child-

hood friend , Antonio Garcia,

were raised to launch your own

project.

" Antonio worked as a carpen-

ter , knew very well the area and

knew there was a niche we

could fill with a new business

model ."

An idea and a strong entrepre-

neurial spirit were the seeds for

the company begins to roll .

And both , which he joined soon

as coach Ricardo Garcia, Anto-

nio 's brother , were raised to

market a complete rotation of

glass shades .

Until then, only operating in

Spain a couple of foreign manu-

facturers, working directly for in-

dividuals.

However, these three friends set

out to do other joinery professio-

nals and glassware , which offe-

red a complete kit ready to ins-

tall. " We would have won a lot

of money quickly if we put on

the market a similar product

that already existed, but our ap-

proach was the medium to long

term and it worked ," he conti-

nues Acristalia manager .

Starting a business in crisis seems

tinánica task, but this trio of Ma-

laga was not intimidated . "In

2007 and blew strong gusts of

wind that wanted to ignore and

2008 and 2009 were really

tough ," told from the company ,

which found in financing their

main obstacle .

" We managed to save the day

and gather half a million euros

to start asking for money here

and there and with the support

of the IDEA Agency " recalls

Juan Carlos Moreno.

With the first budget , became

the first ship and necessary for

manufacturing its products ma-

chinery, as well as a small office

of just 60 square meters.

Glass Manufacturing

In this arduous journey , innova-

tion was key to becoming indus-

try leaders. They began paten-

ting a glass curtain system that

was soon renewed market re-

quirements .

Three and a half years later,

they expanded the view of the

company with a new line of bu-

siness engaged in the manufac-

ture of tempered glass , so they

could autoproveerse the main

material for making roofs and

glass curtains .

Thanks to this commitment , An-

dalusia began staying small for

Acristalia and expanded its sales

network throughout Spain .

Hotels in the Costa del Sol and

restaurants like Jolastoki Bilbao

are some of its most important

customers.

However, " this was not enough ,

as the Spanish market during

these years was in decline ." So ,

after a major commitment to ex-

port began to be implemented

in other countries.

I jump into the international mar-

ket was also a change in its busi-

ness model . " We provide the

complete kit ready to install en-

closures offer the system and all

its parts separately so that our

customers in other countries to

become Acristalia brand manu-

facturers " , says Moreno.

His presence at trade fairs such

as the Madrid or Istanbul facilita-

ted their foray into European

and Latin American territory.

Today conduct business in Fran-

ce, Italy , Germany , Bulgaria ,

Russia , Czech Republic, Poland ,

Morocco , Chile, Peru , Mexico ,

Costa Rica and just signed his

last contract to provide compa-

nies Ecuador and Panama .

They have also opened an office

in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and are in

talks with new companies to

gain a foothold in the Middle

East.

Acristalia has experienced an-

nual growth of close to 40 % and

now has a staff of around fifty

employees and three members

who have not attained the age

of 40 . Gone are his first ship of

about 600 square meters in Be-

namejí (Córdoba ) and small offi-

ce of 40 square meters in Mijas

( Malaga).

Today , the operations center

has over 130 square meters and

five ships of over 4,500 square

meters give shelter to his factory.

" We just turned seven and we

look with confidence to the futu-

re. If we have been able not only

to survive, but to grow at a rapid

pace in crisis, no longer afraid of

anything , "reflects Juan Carlos

Moreno.

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Performing a curious project.

The Granada architectural Se-

rrano + Baquero presented in

Volume 1 of his project Pe-

chakucha Night 2013 " 33 dis-

placed glasses ."

In the words of Paloma Ba-

quero : "Two months ago we

commissioned a curious pro-

ject : managing the decom-

missioning of an academy

that was going to close and

build 8 classrooms in the base-

ment of the headquarters that

the company maintained , all

on a shoestring . "

"In the room to left found 33

glasses , which were to be re-

moved and thrown away. "

"Our proposal was the displa-

cement of these glasses with

them to build needed classro-

oms , giving a new life to this

material so that it will charge

a new meaning, creating not

only the shell but also acting

as a blackboard and projec-

tion surface. "

" During the work, conducted

between December 24 and

January 2 to coincide with the

holidays of students, one of

the partners decided he did

not want glass in his office, so

we had to disassemble 4

glass . "

"We think of an alternative use

for them, so that the work do-

es not produce any waste

and we continued the pro-

cess by which objects have

no predefined end but we

can reformularnos to infinity,

creating new stories and re-

configurations that well as

economic and energy- opti-

mal, we are of great interest

since they assume resonances

of their former lives . "

" Finally the 4 remaining glas-

ses were cut and stacked to

form a bank , so that students

the academy now sit on the

glass between giving local

class they left behind. "

"In any case we want the new

use have given these objects

to be definitive but we hope

that the process of transforma-

tion and re- started with these

actions continue , so that in the

future someone observe the

bank and may decide to be-

come a office with him, or

anything else. "

"The profiles that held the glass

in the first academy kilos were

sold to a junkyard , and we

know that they had just given

use or place that end. "

"The money we got from this

sale were our fees for the pro-

ject. "

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Puerto Rico negotiates with Guatemala.

The processors rum and malt

in Puerto Rico could buy glass

bottles entrepreneurs from

Guatemala , and thus save

on operational costs, while

strengthening the business re-

lationship with the Central

American country .

That's one of the many trade

possibilities that discussed last

government delegation Puer-

to Rico with President Otto Pe-

rez Molina and several minis-

ters of Guatemala the week.

In this mission, headed by the

Secretary of State , David Ber-

nier, attended by the Secreta-

ry of Agriculture Myrna Co-

mas , executive director of

the Company

Trade and Export (CCE )

Chévere Francisco , and di-

rector of Rums of Puerto Rico ,

Pedro Cuellar .

The president of the Chamber

of Commerce of Puerto Rico

(CCPR ), Jorge Cañellas , also

attended .

Guatemala , with 16 million in-

habitants , has the largest

economy in Central America.

It could represent commercial

and combined for the island

in sectors such as textiles, re-

cycling, plastics and technical

assistance in production in-

dustries such as coffee and

sugar cane opportunities , the

executive director of the

CCE .

Chévere indicated that some

local processors - in particular -

malt glass bottles imported

from Egypt .

" Guatemala said it has a high

glass production and may re-

place the bottlers Puerto Rico

at a competitive price," said

the head of the CDC , who

noted that Dominican Repu-

blic is one of the current mar-

ket for bottles Guatemala

glass .

Initially, Guatemala could

continue their journey from

Puerto Rico Quisqueya up ,

and later, if demand grows,

the product could come

straight from the Central Ame-

rican country , according

Chévere .

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How does.

This month we include some pictures of the technique practiced by Janusz Pozniak.

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Exhibition "Nature of Glass".

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The exhibition of works in mo-

saic " Ka'avo Itavera " Cecilia

Quinones will be discussed on

Monday February 18 to Tues-

day March 5 in the gallery of

the Cultural Center Citibank

(Mariscal Lopez and Cruz del

Chaco) , in Asuncion, Para-

guay . Access will be free .

Ka'avo Itavera ( Glass Nature )

brings together works that ad-

dress the theme of ecology

with reference to nature.

This series represents some

species found in Paraguay ,

and common objects , in so-

me households, such as a

container shaped concrete

swan .

The end of the sample is to

show nature in a fragile and

vulnerable state.

In the words of the speaker

Cecilia Quinones, the use of

venecitas ( mosaics ) Main

material made of glass paste ,

give the idea of fragility to all

works .

Vivid colors counteract the

dramatic environmental situa-

tion today , valuing even the

beauty of nature .

In the work Irupé , using glass

bottle , in addition to its stiff-

ness and the sharpness of the

material accounts for the po-

llution of the waters .

Swans in turn represent wildlife

and not necessarily those of

this country , but so , as the flo-

ra, is also in a vulnerable state

by pollution, incessant logging,

and deprotection of the envi-

ronment.

The fanciful colors of swans,

further removed from its natu-

ral context, the concept of re-

significarlos fragile inanimate

object.

This exhibition aims to highlight

the recent concern about en-

vironmental damage and glo-

bal society .

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Obsidian. Natural glass (I).

Obsidian is an element of na-

ture that by its brightness , co-

lor and contrast to the com-

mon hardness of rocks and

crystals that make up the wi-

der world of minerals.

From the geological point of

view , the Obsidian is a volca-

nic glass formed by the sud-

den confrontation of lava rich

in silica.

It is classified as " glass " be-

cause its atomic structure is

disordered and chemically

unstable , and therefore its

surface has an opaque cove-

ring called cortex.

In physical appearance, and

according to their degree of

purity and chemical composi-

tion , obsidian can be trans-

parent, translucent , shiny and

reflective , presenting colors

ranging from black to gray ,

depending on the thickness of

the part and the reservoir from

which comes .

Thus, can be found in shades

of green , brown , violet and

sometimes blue , along with a

variety known as " obsidian

mecca " , characterized by its

reddish-brown color due to

the oxidation of certain metal

components.

The inhabitants of ancient

Mexico turned to obsidian an

excellent material for making

tools and weapons such as

knives , knives and projectile

points .

When polishing , pre-

Columbian artists managed

reflective surfaces that produ-

ced mirrors , sculptures and

scepters , and earrings, la-

brets , beads and badges

with images of the gods were

decorated and senior civil

and military officers of the ti-

me were decorated .

The concept of pre-Hispanic

obsidian

Using data from the XVI cen-

tury , John Clark made a de-

ep analysis on the original

Nahua conception of varie-

ties of obsidian.

Thanks to this study now know

certain information that allows

us to classify it according to

their technical, aesthetic and

ritual attributes:

"White Obsidian " , gray and

transparent ;

" Obsidian teachers " otolte-

caiztli , green - blue with var-

ying degrees of transparency

and luster and sometimes pre-

sents golden hues ( for its re-

semblance to the chalchihuitl

was used for making orna-

ments and ritual objects );

Itzcuinnitztli , obsidian mot-

tled , yellow-brown - red ,

commonly called Mecca or

stained, with which projectile

points were made ;

"Common obsidian " black

and opaque that served to

make scrapers and bifacial to-

ols ;

" Black obsidian", Bright and

with varying degrees of trans-

lucency and transparency.

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ONE of the important virtues

of art is being able to change

the established order of

things.

Or to put it in financial terms,

now that the economy moves

to goose step to keep the dic-

tator in power Don Money,

offshore.

For non - advised if they re-

main , for the bombing of

economic jargon is merci-

less ... - it must be said that

offshoring basically consists in

transferring work centers to

unusual places, where they

have not been settled labor

claim .

It clarified the term , last Ja-

nuary was presented at the

Association of Architects Vas-

co- Navarro project Elgoibar

Ainara delocalized .

Economics and art: in his per-

son the two questions we tal-

ked about come together .

Not for nothing, has a degree

in Management and Business

Administration from the Uni-

versity of Deusto and in 2005

decided to redirect their ca-

reers and advanced study of

Fine Arts at the University of

Barcelona, with stays in New

York (The Cooper Union) and

Manchester (Manchester Me-

tropolitan University) .

The work presented has a

touch of alchemist turning

glass into gold.

Ainara Bilbao took his Gold 20

project, an idea born in Tude-

la company where a type of

glass that bears the same na-

me and is characterized by

gold, despite not contain

gold is produced.

Ainara got into it with a ca-

mera and edited a video that

sister almost lost tradition of in-

dustrial cinema .

A single projection is com-

pounded by the develop-

ment of three models : one in

Brazilian temple where he is

working with that material ,

another second, the tower

headquarters of HSBC in Pa-

nama , a project that was for-

gotten , and third , the simula-

tion of a skyscraper , like a

gold ingot in Abandoibarra .

Attended the presentation of

that particular work Ibon Agi-

rre , musician Tiny group ,

Alexander Iturregi , the Belgian

consul, Sylvie Lagneaux , with

his son , Eduardo Cano, Nader

Koochacki , Unai Zelaieta , Ai-

tor Gurtubay , Iban Guruzeta ,

Ana Elgoibar , Elena Vicario,

Leticia Lopez, Irati Bourgeois ,

Juan Angel Ruiz , Mikel

Sánchez , José Luis Antón Ja-

vier Martinez and a number of

curious and interested people,

colleagues and visitors Ainara

proved , once again, how

right houses the voice of stre-

et.

In the case before us today

could well be said that everyt-

hing is under the eye of the

beholder.

And that everything is golden ,

a risky bet for cutting-edge ar-

chitecture .

Project Gold 20.

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A rounded work.

What value does a ball ?

- Balls are cheap toy market.

We are selling factory to 7 cents

a ball , after it sold the business

from 10 cents to a dollar. The

bag of 100 balls sell it to 7 pesos

and kiosks sell at 20 and 25 pe-

sos. We also have seasons in

which the pellets are more sold .

What is the time class is the sea-

son to play ball in March orders

balls start playing until August ,

September, October . After that

loosens and sell little, what we do

at this time is a ball for aerosols

and foam carnival , industrial

ball .

What were the most difficult ti-

mes for the production of pe-

llets ?

- The worst years were the 90 .

With our prices , entering the im-

port cost us a piece of glass as

well as market an imported ball .

The factory was about to close ,

it ceased production in those ye-

ars. The three - plus owners of the

factory , had to get a job outsi-

de. It was a very bad decade for

us . My old then made a decision

that was criticized many who

buy a machine for manufactu-

ring . We had a national machi-

ne that they had done and

bought a Chinese machine

technology that we use today is

in the 90s. In that moment I wan-

ted to kill, but today because of

that decision are manufacturing

400 thousand balls a day.

And the highlights ?

- The best time is today. Today is

a profitable business. Everything

began to change from the 2002

devaluation, and start compe-

ting again. From there he began

to improve the situation. Today it

matters very little and that helps

us a lot.

And at the factory to play?

In the factory - not play , the

truth is that employees work a

lot . It's a tough job, make six-

hour shifts , with the ovens at the-

se temperatures is very heavy

work. And we do not have time.

Yes guys come and grab the

balls off the floor and get to play

a bit on the street. The beads

that fall out of the van rolling ma-

chine going alone and go to the

street, and the guys around here

put the dig and play.

" My old man was traveling north

by Skip I think, and heard back

when he hit a ball to the other

told him ' tinka '. We will here say

" chanta " or " burning ", in the

north , however , said : "I Tinke "

for " you hit ." When I gave him

that name again , to " k " of kilo ,

not sure why . " Tinka , then k is

the last and only glass beads

factory in South America. Loca-

ted in the village of San Jorge ,

turned 60 in 2013 with a daily

production of 400 thousand balls

that are spread throughout the

courts , schools , sidewalks and

streets of the country. Lucas is 32

years old , is the son of Victor

Chiarlo , one of the partners and

founders of the factory and is

now part of the management of

the historical enterprise . Spea-

king with Laboral World, Young

explained how it works today by

one of the oldest games in the

world and cheap .

How did your dad with making

beads ?

- My dad always wanted to do

since childhood balls. He often

said that he never played mar-

bles because he had no mo-

ney , and that there was a drink

called Chinchibira , which came

with a ball inside. He broke the

bottle and clutched the ball .

And then the chances of life led

him to work in a glass factory

where he had to see how the

beads were made by hand ,

and that his vision he pushed

him to manufacture them . The

factory started in 1953. It was

here in San Jorge an old glass-

ware named Faica and two of

his employees, and Dominic

Vrech Chiarlo Victor , made a

certain amount of balls manua-

lly. Then they both began to

think how they could mechanize

the process and began to de-

sign the first machine for making

pellets.

Then , Sunday Vrech opened so-

ciety , he also put his own pellet

factory , which lasted until the

90s. In 1956 the company enters

Mr. Reinero , and since then the

factory has three partners : Vic-

tor Chiarlo Angel Chiarlo is his

brother, Ricardo Reinero . My

old partner and when they deci-

de to put the factory did not

have a handle and went to Ro-

sario to seek funding. Beyond

was a large bazaars Manavella

were called selling marble balls .

When they brought him the con-

cern that had the same glass

product , interested them . The

first ones were financed them,

until the factory started on your

own.

How are beads made?

- The first balls have a selection

process of the glass. We do not

manufacture glass, what we do

is recycled glass bottle and

glass . We buy scrap bottles

glassware as San Carlos . After

that is done is a labor of casting

ovens to 1,200 degrees. Then

comes the molded glass falls like

a stream of honey on molds

which are two rollers that are gi-

ving him the ball spherical sha-

pe . The colors are a few dra-

wers which are inside the furna-

ce and carrying a mineral which

when combined with the molten

glass make a chemical reaction

that gives color to the bead.

What models have balls ?

We have two types of ball : the

transparent colors on the outsi-

de and black colors out. And

then there is the industrialist who

is black, smooth ( to the light is

green), which is used to spray.

And there are two sizes : 16 mm

and 25 mm bolón .

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New face of Torre Pelli.

In the middle of last year everything

that Torre Pelli (whose first stone was

laid seven years ago ) would be

ready in the second half of 2014 ,

four years late.

But now estimates suggest that not

open until the first quarter of 2015.

Still, do not stop the works and has

already started the installation of

the first lamas Umbrellas windows ,

like a shutter that covers the top of

the window.

Terracotta colored slats that pre-

vent the sun from entering the buil-

ding and give the façade a special

and unique color.

Also, in the beginning, they would

be of a ceramic material , so the

Pelli Tower in Sevilla is the only in the

world with this type of material on

the facade of a skyscraper. But

plans changed .

Thanks to a photo on twitter from @

sevilla21web has seen how the first

lamas and parasols possibly test ins-

tall , but since CaixaBank has not

provided more information .

Confirmation that ultimately are not

ceramic , but aluminum is then

pending.

CaixaBank last summer had not yet

decided what the final appearan-

ce will skyscraper.

The ceramic plates shield against

bright sunlight and strong South that

would in principle to determine their

physiognomy differentiating it from

other giant concrete and glass was

still unknown , according to the

bank , because security is what

would prevail .

Then CaixaBank sources refused

schedule delays of work, but the

truth is that the works are exten-

ding .

The security, functionality , energy

and environmental sustainability ,

design and aesthetics would mark

the final decision, but the first is a

"sine qua non" for the rest , even if it

means without the ceramic extru-

ded aluminum substituting ( but

with great resistance modeling ) ,

widely used in skyscrapers for their

ability to work it and also - and this

is key - for its lightness .

He then denied that the change

was due to a material economic

issue , stressing that were the tech-

nicians who had recommended

aluminum.

The frames of the windows are alu-

minum Torre Pelli , but it must be

attached to the slats that initially

would be fine thanks to the cera-

mic tube that carry inside.

This earthen colored porcelain tiles

(light brown ) would be a charac-

teristic of Seville skyscraper, as well

as noted architect Cesar Pelli, him-

self in his last visits to Sevilla .

It was to be the first skyscraper in

the world with ceramic tile in its fa-

cade.

However, the project managers of

CaixaBank assured after that could

be replaced by ceramic extruded

aluminum (modeling but high resis-

tance) , that view would seem to

be identical also tarracota color.

He even said that after making a

decision, the entity that owns the

controversial building announce

what material would slats sun visors,

an ad that has not been produced

despite being already installing this

element of the facade, the last to

this part of the skyscraper is finished.

By now the efforts have focused on

the placement of the glass , which

is transparent, mirror and other to-

wers , with double layer , low emissi-

vity , so that in winter reduces inter-

nal heat output in summer allowing

for high isolation Exterior , hence the

saving in heating and air conditio-

ning , according to sources of the

project.

On the other hand , work on the in-

terior of the tower do not stop. Lifts,

electrical installations are ceilings ...

priorities , not to mention the metal

structure that crowns the tower,

which has a painting and can ap-

preciate the terracotta color that

will have the whole skyscrapers.

Buildings podiums at the foot of the

tower, also advanced , although it

seems less so. In the complex work

an average of 700 workers betwe-

en last year and this .

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The Vertical Glass House was

designed by Yung Ho Chang

as participation in the Resi-

dential Design Competition

organized by Shinkenchiku Ja-

panese architecture magazi-

ne in 1991.

Chang received an Honora-

ble Mention for this project.

Twenty years later in 2013, the

West Bund Biennale of Archi-

tecture and Contemporary

Art in Shanghai decided to

build it as one of its perma-

nent pavilions.

The Vertical Glass House is a

prototype of urban housing

and discusses the notion of

transparency in vertical, while

serving as a critique of the

transparency of the modern

movement horizontally or as a

home , always open to the

landscape, provides no priva-

cy.

The Vertical Glass House is on

one side and somewhat spiri-

tual : closed with transparent

walls and floors and the roof,

the house opens to the sky

and the earth, its inhabitants

positioning right in the middle ,

and creating a place for me-

ditation.

On the other hand , the Verti-

cal Glass House is material:

the vertical transparency con-

nects all its parts , furniture ,

stairs , in a home system and

provides another reading of

the modern theory of

"architecture as a machine

for living" .

The structure erected in

Shanghai was built in 2013 ac-

cording to the initial design

scheme developed by

Chang and Atelier FCJZ .

With a size of less than 40

square meters, the four-story

residence is closed with solid

concrete walls leaving little vi-

sual connection to your im-

mediate environment.

The walls were made of rough

wood formwork at external

joints and soft on the inside to

give a contrasting texture to

the surface from the inside

out .

Inside the bunker , a singular

pillar of steel is in the center,

with steel beams that divide

the space into quarters and

within each domestic activity

with concrete walls .

All floors of the house are

composed vertical glass glass

slabs 7 cm thick flying beyond

the concrete shell through

horizontal slots in the facade.

The perimeter of each glass

plate lights from inside the

house , therefore , the light is

transmitted through the glass

at night to give a mystical sen-

se of the passing pedestrians .

All furnishings were designed

specifically for the interior ro-

oms of the vertical glass house

to be faithful to the original

design and maintain a consis-

tent look to their structures and

stairs.

Air conditioning was added to

the house .

The Vertical Glass House will

be used in the Biennale house

as a guest room for visitors ar-

tists and architects while ser-

ving as architecture exhibi-

tion .

Vertical Glass House.

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Castillo de San José de

Valderas.

Avda. Los Castillos, s/n

28925 ALCORCÓN

MADRID

Nuestro Boletín tiene su

redacción en:

Al vidrio por la cultura

La Asociación de Amigos del MAVA fue

constituida el 21 de junio de 2003 de confor-

midad con la ordenación vigente.

La finalidad de esta Asociación es pro-

mover, estimular y apoyar cuantas acciones

culturales, en los términos más amplios, ten-

gan relación con la misión y actividad del

Museo de Arte en Vidrio de Alcorcón.

Nuestro objetivo es desarrollar activida-

des y colaborar con otras entidades públi-

cas o privadas en la promoción, defensa y

difusión del Arte y la Cultura.

Nuestros socios pueden ser honorarios,

benefactores, numerarios y juveniles.

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Presidente honorario

Javier Gómez Gómez

Presidente

Miguel Angel Carretero Gómez

Vicepresidente

Pablo Bravo García

Secretaria

Rosa García Montemayor

Tesorera

Mª Angeles Cañas Santos

Vocales

Evangelina del Poyo

Diego Martín García

Francisco Martín García

José María Gallardo Breña

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Nativity. Images.

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Yolanda Tabanera. Images.

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