Engravings adorning the glass globe are archaic depictions of star constellations
from the times when giving scientific observation allegorical form was the most natural
thing. Most engravings are inspired by star atlas Uranometria by Johann Bayer dated 1603.
The word “uranometria”, from Ancient Greek οὐρανός (ouranós) ‘sky, heavens’,
and μέτρον (metron) ‘measure’, literally translates to “measuring the heavens”.

PROCESS:
Thick walled glass sphere was blown by hand from dark tinted crystal with the use of an additional step adding sodium powder producing large amount of small bubbles trapped in the glass mass. The volume of dark glass with myriad of tiny gas bubbles is to evoke the depth and continuation of the universe beyond of what’s visible or knowable.The design is engraved by one of the most skilled master glass engravers in the Czech Republic. Integrated LED light illuminates the engravings in a very subtle way.

engraved hand-blown glass, brass fittings,
steel ball bearings, stone base, 12V LED