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Mats Jonasson (yu-na-son) has spent a lifetime working with glass.
In 1959, at the age of 14, he joined the Maleras Glasbruk AB in Maleras, Sweden as an engraver. His father, who also worked there, knew his son was an excellent artist and recommended him for the job. Ten years later, Mats moved to Kosta, and then returned to Maleras in 1975. Since that time, his love of nature has manifested itself in his acclaimed crystal sculptures.
Jonasson begins his work with a drawing. He then carves a plaster replica of the finished piece. Unlike plaster or resin collectibles, a silicone mould will not work with molten glass – the mould created from Jonasson’s replica is iron.
He then works on the iron mould directly, using diamond drills and files to clarify its details.
The full lead crystal used in the finished piece is a special blend developed by the Swedish Glass Research Institute. This crystal is known for its extraordinary refraction and brilliance.
After casting, the glass is annealed for 15-20 hours. Any pieces with imperfect
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Mats Jonasson
Mats Jonasson (born 1945) is a Swedishglassdesigner.[1] Coming from a glassworkers family, he started to learn glass engraving when he was 14 years old.[2]
He is notable for his engraved lead crystal sculptures of flowers and wildlife that are manufactured by the glassworks in Målerås, Sweden and are marketed around the world.[3][4] He is represented with several works at the Småland Museum in Växjö, Sweden.[5] One of his larger public sculptures is the Glass Angel in the children section at the Skogskyrkogården ('The Woodland Cemetery') in Ljungby.[6]
In 1981, when Kosta Boda, the owner of Målerås glassworks, wanted to close down the production in Målerås, Jonasson and his colleagues bought the glassworks to keep it running.[3][7][8] A few years later, Orrefors Glassworks (now merged with Kosta Boda), made a new bid for Målerås glassworks. This time the residents of Målerås, united around the local glassworks and formed a cooperation with Jonasson as CEO, to strength
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Blown Glass
In the melting pot the hot glass glitters and sparks and lights up the whole factory with a warm red glow. The glass blower gathers the melted glass on his pipe and, in the smoke from the wet wooden forms, blows the glass to perfection.
To become a master glassblower demands talent, education and many years of experience. Only then can the professional blower recreate the designer's intentions and message to the world. In the Kingdom of Glass, glass-blowing is often a family affair, the skills being passed on through the generations and it is this continuity that guarantees that mouth blown glass objects continue to find new owners around the world.
Cast Glass
A work of art glass sculpture, which is cast, starts life in the designer's sketchbook. Then a model is made as a basis for the finished mould design, which is improved and polished at all stages and in every detail to reach perfection for casting.
Before the hot crystal is poured into the finished cast, the mould has been heated to reduce temperature difference and, thus, thermal shock. All ca
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