Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
The Alchemist of Light: The Life and Legacy of Dominick Labino Dominick Anthony Labino was far more than a mere creator of objects; he was a true polymath who existed at the rare intersection of rigorous scientific inquiry and profound artistic expression. Born in 1910 in Fairmont City, Pennsylvania, to immigrants from the Turino area of Italy, his early life was steeped in the tactile world of craftsmanship. Before he became a world-r
enowned glass researcher and scientist, a young Labino worked as a blacksmith and an instrument maker, experiences that likely forged his deep-seated respect for the physical properties of materials. His intellectual journey led him to the Carnegie Institute of Technology, where he trained as an engineer, providing him with the technical foundation necessary to later revolutionize the medium of glass. His professional career was marke…