Stained Glass Windows for a Church in Africa
Stained Glass Windows for a Church in Africa At the beginning of the year, we took on a project to design and create a series of stained glass windows for a church in Rwanda, Africa. The process began with a contact from the United States, which led to a series of detailed emails outlining the […]
Door with Mackintosh roses
Door with Mackintosh roses After visiting our atelier in Bolsena a couple of times, Marta and Pierluigi decided to commission us a door with Mackintosh roses for their home in Rome. Chorles Rennie Mackintosh (born in Glasgow in 1868 and died in London in 1928) was a Scottish architect, designer and painter. He is considered […]
Horse stained glass window
Horse stained glass window In this article we want to show our horse stained glass window created recently exclusively out of passion. Animals have always been sources of inspiration in art, but certainly the most represented animal was the horse, either due to its importance as a means of transport or as an efficient instrument […]
Stained glass with crows
Stained glass windows with crows This year we were asked to create four stained glass windows with crows for a staircase of a beautiful house in the castle hamlet of Bolsena. At first, the request seemed somewhat original since in Western culture the crow is often associated with ominous messages and bad luck. However, by […]
Memories in Stained Glass
Memories in Stained Glass I decided to write an article about Memories in Stained Glass, a name I invented for this very original and romantic project. Lynn and Phill live in England and are building their home. The building will be built in stone following a traditional style and Phil and Lynn wanted to install […]
Angel for cemetery chapel
Stained glass with angel for cemetery chapel in Rome Ciampino. Leaded stained glass window hand painted with different colors grisailles fired in various passages at 650°C for a practically eternal duration. The panel was inserted in double glazing created with safety glass. IKO Studio creates unique and exclusive stained glass windows, for cemetery chapels, contact […]
Stained glass window with flowers for a door
Stained glass window with flowers for a door We were contacted from Norway to create a stained glass window with flowers for a door. Our customers had clear ideas, they wanted an artistic door with their four favorite flowers, a yellow echinacea, snowdrop, a lotus flower and a red rose, and a leaf decoration. Having […]
Modern stained glass with the lake
Modern stained glass window with lake Bolsena We are lovers and connoisseurs of the lake and when we were asked for a modern window with the lake of Bolsena it didn’t seem real. A couple of Dutch tourists who come every year to spend their holidays on the beautiful lake of Bolsena asked us for […]
Stained glass with birds
Stained glass with birds IKO Studio has created a series of stained glass with birds, so we decided to create a page on our blog that collects these works. Birds have always fascinated or terrified humans for the ability to fly denied to humans for centuries. For this reason birds have been represented in art […]
Lamps with butterflies
Lamps with butterflies We have been commissioned two lamps with butterflies for an apartment in Rome. The request was to create two 55 cm high table lamps with different butterflies painted on glass in warm colors, from lemon yellow to amber and orange. IKO Studio is fortunate to collaborate with other craftman in the area […]