PORCELAIN PLUS
New York based artist Dan Levy de-
signs elegant tableware. Since his
background is in sculpture, his
forms and shapes are unique. His
pieces are porcelain which are slip
casted and then hand decorated.
The details are 22 karat gold and
are hand applied. These functional
pieces are dishwasher safe with a
non-abrasive detergent. "We feel we
are very fortunate in discovering
Dan Levy because he succeeds in
interpreting our Chelsea Passage
(home and gift accessory depart-
ment) approach to getting the
unique and refined table. Unlike
most of his contemporaries he
works in porcelain adding another
dimension to the handmade craft,"
says Phyllis Pressman, senior vice
president of Chelsea Passage, Bar-
neys New York.
Merchandise available at Barnet's
New York, the Somerset Collection.
SCULPTURED
GLASS
Designs of glass artist Stephen Jon
Clements of Tucson, Arizona, are ar-
chitectural. He often works with Di-
croix glass, a glass coated with thin
layers of different metals to a thick-
ness of one-millionth of an inch.
The glass changes colors when the
viewer changes position. In addition
to decorative pieces, Clements
makes perfume bottles and vases.
"He is very innovative. He does
something new," says Ruth Letzer
of the Private Collection Gallery in
West Bloomfield. Ruth Letzer
opened the gallery in 1991 because
"I wanted to introduce the Detroit
patrons to affordable art glass and
other mediums by national and in-
ternational artists previously un-
available in our area."
CONTEMPORARY
VISION
Artist Jon Orlich learned and honed
his craft of stained glass art in his
Lathrup Village basement in the
mid-1970s. After working in Califor-
nia and Virginia, he returned to
Michigan to pursue his business. "I
strictly work in contemporary
stained glass design. I make it ho-
mogeneous with the environment,"
says Orlich, who bevels the glass
himself. When Orlich isn't working
on stained glass, he's busy making
glass drum sets.
Merchandise available through Jon
Orlich, 626-9268, or (703) 665-
0915.
BELLE OF THE
BALL
Summer entertaining can be glori-
ous with the perfect party dress. Tal-
bots at the Somerset Collection has
a wide selection of special occasion
dresses in addition to their career
and sportswear collection. Accord-
ing to Catherine Schreiner, general
manager of Talbots in Troy, Talbots
even has dresses for the wedding
party. "We can coordinate the
bridesmaids and mother-of-the-
bride dresses from all our stores."
The organza turquoise gown in the
photo has sheer sleeves and rhine-
stone button cuffs. This exclusive
Talbots' design sells for $198.
Merchandise available at Talbots.
Merchandise shown available at the
Private Collection Gallery, West
Bloomfield Plaza.
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