Grand Light’s Crystal, Glass, & Acrylic Studio

Grand Light custom glass casting process involves our glass specialists directing molten glass into a kiln casting, or casting into sand, graphite or metal molds where it solidifies. We frequently cut glass and acrylic of all types, to best fit your specifications.

Our artisans can also bevel edges in any profile, such as flat, double bevel, bull nose and more, to better meet project requirements.

Grand Light is exceptionally proud of its history of creating remarkably unique in design and carefully crafted blown glass pieces. Our hand-blown glass utilizes Italian Empoli, Cognac, Bohemian, Scandinavian, Art Deco, & Opalescent glass.

Grand Light’s glass etching adds elegance and visual appeal to any fixture. Grand Light custom frosting and etching procedures involve the use of media-blasting or acid application on uncovered areas of glass, creating an opaque surface.

The patterning process begins with the design stenciled and masked onto the surface of the glass or acrylic. Our artisans then utilize a media or acid application to create a three-dimensional effect that will transform any glass or acrylic component.

Custom stained and colored glass diffusers are a beautiful addition to any space. Utilizing a variety of techniques, our custom colored glass diffusers can be created in unique colors, finishes and styles.

Our artisans have extensive experience with recreating stained glass for of all applications, including replications of famed Art Nouveau artist Louis Comfort Tiffany stained leaded glass diffusers.

Grand Light artisans are experts at slumping glass, acrylic, and mica to closely replicate historic panels. Our processes involve using a kiln to heat glass/acrylic/mica, which then begins to slump or bend to the shape of a mold.

Slumped glass, acrylic, and mica designs are made uniquely to your specifications, for indoor or outdoor applications.

Grand Light artisans specialize in the cleaning of glass and acrylic diffusers by offering both hand cleaning and ultrasonic cleaning technology.

Ultrasonic cleaning is done using Brulin Aquavantage 815 GD industrial ultrasonic cleaning tanks with patented high performance generators followed with a delicate hand cleaning process. Additionally, our artisans utilize a proprietary cleaning solution before each component is rinsed and hand polished.

Grand Light artisans have decades of experience repairing broken glass and lead joints. Our restoration methods include lead came and UV Light Curing Adhesive repair. For UV repair, our proprietary resin must be injected into a crack or chip before being cured by our UV curing lamps.

As paneled or stained glass ages, the lead joints can become brittle or oxidizes, leading to broken or damaged joints and/or panels. Repairing this damage requires repurposing and cutting the existing material while soldering the existing lead.

We have extensive experience pinning and stringing crystal components on historic and custom lighting fixtures. Utilizing time proven techniques, our artisans install pinning wire, clips, and connecting rings on crystal components in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, and designs.

With decades of experience, our artisans dress a variety of crystal components of different shapes, sizes, and quality on historic and custom lighting fixtures. 

Some projects require the modification, fabrication, or addition of custom components, lenses, or frames to accommodate project goals.

In these scenarios Grand Light specialists will carefully modify existing or custom glass components without compromising the historical integrity of these glass components.

Whether a lighting restoration project involves the fabrication of custom molded glass pieces or recreating entire diffusers that had been lost or destroyed, Grand Light has been the leading architect and designer’s first choice for the finest historic glass replications and replacements.

By conducting extensive studies of existing glass samples, our glass specialists can determine whether to preserve, replace, or replicate historic glass. Our custom replications invoke characteristics of true antique glass (beautiful, historically accurate, unique in design, and durable), making it ideal for historically accurate restorations and period-style reproductions for a variety of interior and exterior lighting fixtures.

Our specialists will identify and research any missing crystal component on a historic lighting fixture and offer up a similar or exact grade, size, and shape to maintain a fixtures historical integrity.