Sam Herman was a true polymath: an artist, a sculptor and teacher, whose international career spanned. nearly half a century. But it was with his progressive work in glass that he broke new ground, changing the paths of 20thcentury art and decorative arts. I first encountered Herman's art in glass in the early 2000s and was immediately entranced by its curving, often anthropomorphic forms, its vibrancy of colour and sheer 'glassiness'.
Herman was always true to the nature of his chosen material, allowing it to speak for itself-in glass the forms reflected the nature of molten glass. 'Why make glass look like something that it isn't?' he asked. As such, although he used hand moulds and paddles, he didn't blow glass into moulds, or press, cut, engrave or enamel glass. Instead, he allowed this mercurial and magical molten material to express itself during the making process, adapting his preconceived ideas as this happened. 'Glass is a dance of immediacy,' he said, and watching Herman at work was to witness a truly dramatic performance.
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Collecting Dioramas MINIATURE WORLDS
From elaborate taxidermy museum displays to humble folk art creations, a diorama can transport us to another time and place
Pride of place LEEDS CREAMWARE
In its heyday the pre-eminent rival to Wedgwood's Queens ware, Leeds creamware is still much revered by collectors for its understated elegance
Bohemian Rhapsody
An exuberant approach to decor, with rooms enveloped in colour and pattern, has brought this historic home merrily into the 21st century...
THE ANTIQUES THAT SHAPED ME Rory Hutton
The accessories designer on his love of silver spoons and Sévres porcelain
European HERITAGE B&Bs
Is there anything more inspiring than staying somewhere that's both beautifully stylish and imbued with history? Rhiannon Batten explores five gems across Europe, from Sweden to Spain...
STAR SALES
A Hitchens painting, a museum-quality teapot and a Parisian chocolate box are all top of the lots
Textile designs by artists
Influential 20th-century fine artists and sculptors, from Picasso to Barbara Hepworth, gained additional status as textile designers until decline set in during the 1970s
Period DRAMA
A painstaking renovation has brought this 1725 former Huguenot silk weaver's house in London's Spitalfields back to life
An artist's RESIDENCE
Rustic details and a restrained palette lend a sense of simplicity to this lovingly restored Friesian bakery
Carefully Curated LIVING
This lovingly restored Gustavian manor has become both home and showroom for its owners, Maria & Jan Åke, who deal in European antiques