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ROEG ARTS & CRAFTS FRONT DOOR AND TRANSOM Transom and door panels made for an Edwardian terrace house. The panels are made from a variety of coloured English Muffle glasses and original clear obscured Victorian glass for the border. "Simply Stained helped us to create a design for our front door which we love and feel is unique. Communication was excellent throughout and they responded so well to our changing requirements. Consequently, we have ended up with a beautiful design in gorgeous colours which has turned an ordinary door into a piece of art." Jo Roeg, Brighton	WHITSTABLE CHAPEL Five floor to ceiling windows made from a variety of Dynasty, Kokomo and Spectrum glasses. These panels are set inside double glazed units. Below the note of thanks from the client We are so grateful to you for creating such a beautiful window, we are continually surprised by the different movements and moods we find in it. Paula has even found the face of a cat! This pleases me enormously. You can be sure we will recommend you whenever we have the opportunity. Sister Marian Short
FLEUR DE LYS Made for a house in Guillier, France. This window used red and pale green mouth-blown glasses by Lamberts and then green pyramids below. The photo on the left shows the panel standing in front of some wired glass.	ARTS AND CRAFT'S POPPY Made to completely obscure the view, this is the smaller of two very similar windows made to sit above one another.
ARMORIAL BADGE & SHIELD Armorial bearings created entirely in glass (rather than painted and stained). Though you cannot see it, this large (9 sqft) window is set inside a double glazed unit.	ALPHONSE MUCHA SCREEN A simplified version of an Alphonse Mucha painting. Made from a variety of glasses by Armstrong, Kokomo & Spectrum. She's nearly 8ft tall and sits in our studio as a movable screen to block the sun.
HUMMINGBIRDS Two internal windows with a few flowers and a chalice vine to add colour when the view is drab.	TESSELLATION Internal window which was once an external one.
CHALFONT MATISSE Two windows inspired by paintings of Matisse. The two panels have been set in bespoke metal frames that allows access behind them where strip lights have been set all around the edge of the window embrasure.	PAINTED & STAINED GLASS COAT OF ARMS We replaced the central panel with a new one depicting the owner's Armorial Bearings.
ARTS & CRAFTS FRONT DOOR The stained glass panels in the door were designed by the client to go with the original fanlight. , we just made them up from a selection of Spectrum and English Muffle glasses, then fitted them.	JAPANESE WINDOWS Japanese themed Tiffany windows set between a dining room and conservatory for a house in Surrey. Made from a variety of glasses by Youghiogheny, Spectrum, Dynasty, Armstrong and Kokomo along with some clear float.
CUCKMERE & SEVEN SISTERS WINDOWS The windows either side of the front door are traditional stained glass, but they have been set inside toughened glass double glazed units. The other two windows are internal set between an office and laundry the other the 'smallest room' and the same laundry, they are not double glazed.	BUTTERFLY COTTAGE WINDOW A large Tiffany work (Copper foil) window depicting a butterfly. Made using glorious machine glasses from Kokomo and Armstrong and even more fabulous mouth-blown, hand-made glasses from English Antique Glass, and hand-mades also from Youghiogheny and Uroboros. As this window is made using the Tiffany method it is not completely waterproof and is set inside the outer one. Sadly the frame of the outer window could not be changed as the building is listed.
VICTORIAN STAR PANELS Retaining the original upper panels, we created three Victorian style panels for the front door and hall windows.	TIFFANY DRAGONFLY & IRISES A mixed Tiffany work (Copper foil) and Leaded window. The Irises and Dragonfly are constructed using the Tiffany Method and the border and framing are lead cames. This window is fixed inside an outer one.
GEORGIAN WINDOWS In total we made three sets of door panels in a Georgian house in East Sussex. Coloured glasses from Dynasty, Corella and English Muffle (Wissmach) were used in the front and back doors. The kitchen door had clear reamy from Lamberts.	DURRINGTON SUNRISE A leaded panel in the centre with coloured glass borders in the wooden frames.
VALLANCE DECO When we came to see this project the two side windows were filled with fairly modern 'hammered', obscured glass, so to give some more authenticity to the porch we created a design similar to the glazing in the internal porch doors, but using glasses to match the styles and colours of the panel in the front door. Luckily (and unusually) we had some clear Small 'Manchester Hammered' glass to exactly match the clear glass in the door panel.	DOB FIELD FARM Here, probably, are the two most 'smile-making' windows we have created. Firstly, larger than life size, is our artistic interpretation of a Bronze Turkey, set here in its home in the Yorkshire Dales. The second window was part of the same commission and is unusual as it has a very large single piece of glass for the sheep's body, much larger than we would normally use. What makes it look so good is the combination of back lighting from the window about 10 feet away and the down lighter above.
VICTORIAN ORIEL WINDOW Nine windows on a staircase, five of which we removed and remade or partly restored at the studio before setting back into the stone mullions. These late Victorian windows contain a variety of painted and stained glass parts as well as clear obscured and coloured glasses. The remaining windows were either just cleaned or repaired in situ and then cleaned.	BUMBLEBEE & SUNFLOWER An humble Bumblebee, sunflower and sun to brighten a dark bathroom with no view. Made from a variety of Spectrum glasses.
VICTORIAN ORANGERY Four reproduction Victorian windows for a first floor Orangery.	BLUE KLEE Stained glass for the garden! Designed with inspiration from the two artists Paul Klee and Kandinsky. This panel was made, with a matching stand, to add a different dimension to the garden!
JOHN DAYKIN MEMORIAL WINDOW This commission was a very different one. I was approached by Cliffe Veterinary Practice in Lewes to create a memorial to a long serving, but recently retired, vet at their practice who had died in very sad circumstances. The commission had to depict two major elements. Firstly cattle as that was what John Daykin specialised in, along with that he a had a passion for, Czechoslovakian steam trains, so I came up with a design that depicted both cows and a steam engine in a landscape setting. The design was accepted and the window made over about a week using mostly Spectrum glasses with some Tatra for the train (Tatra comes from Poland, it's the closest I could get to Czech glass) a Youghiogheny for the setting sun and the smoke from the engine is an Armstrong.	ART NOUVEAU DOOR AND TRANSOM An Art Nouveau inspired front door and transom set. The glasses used were clear Reamy, Bullseye, Uroboros and Youghiogheny. This is what the commissioner had to say about the finished result: Hi David, I had the pleasure of coming home during the dark on Wednesday night and Jackie had left the interior light on and the door looked spectacular. Woke up in the morning and had the pleasure of seeing the glass from my hall with the natural light streaming in from the other side. Beautiful, couldn't be happier. Many thanks for design, time spent and the end result. Please feel free to use my quote on your website. Martin
CLAPHAM VICTORIAN Victorian reproduction door panels and Transom. Made using Roundels with Corella and Lambert glasses.	ALBERT MANSIONS This is the finished front door panels and transom to match internal transoms in this mansion flat. You can't see it, but these panels have been backed with wired glass to add security. They have minimal detraction from the stained glass windows themselves.
BATTERSEA VICTORIAN Again, replica Victorian front door panels and a transom to match (which was not in the original front door ensemble). The pattern was taken from the house next door which luckily still had it's original glass.	ST. LEONARD'S SEASCAPE Take, one damaged and neglected Victorian window and give it a new lease of life with a modern twist. We replaced the two broken top border pieces of glass with as close a match as possible to the original and then created the central panel to replace some rather plain colourless Reeded glass.
JENNY'S BUTTERFLIES Made using mostly hand-made glasses with a clear Reamy in between. This is an internal window between staircase and dining area.	DRAGONFLY AND BULRUSHES One to brighten up the smallest room in the house - a glimpse of the outside! The other the door into the bathroom. Both made using a variety of opalescent and seedy glasses.
FRANK LLOYD-WRIGHT(ISH) This was an exciting project recreating windows in the style of FranK Lloyd-Wright. Predominantly, we used a variety of amber and red glasses from Dynasty, Kokomo, Spectrum, EAG, English Muffle, Corella combined with a wispy green with purple glass from Armstrong for the circular pieces.	LIGHTHOUSE LANE This window is in a house in Lighthouse Lane! A simple contemporary design, made up in two pieces necessitated by its size and need for stability. The top panel is slid over the bottom one which ensures both stability for the centre and waterproofing as the rain will drip off the overhanging came. Inside it is secured into a plastic frame and given suitable rigidity by the addition of three cross bars of lead encased steel.
MATISSE DOOR Based on elements of a Matisse painting. This window has been set inside a double glazed unit. Although you may get reflections on the outside of the door, from the double glazing, from inside it still looks just as fabulous as a single glazed unit. The way it has been photographed shows its reflection in a hall mirror.	WILBURY VICTORIAN A reproduction Victorian front door and side panel ensemble. We used a variety of glasses by Spectrum and Corella and aped the central pattern from the stained glass inner front door. As well as flat glass, there is clear Reeded, 60mm amber and blue Roundels and amber pyramidical jewels in the corners of the door panel.
ART DECO TRANSOM A Transom, once half hidden behind a lowered ceiling - note the different colours on the wall!. Made to mimic the design on the carpet, we extrapolated how the design might be if it were wider!	THISTLE AND ROSE A small copper foiled panel to be set diamond-wise in a beautiful oak front door. This is only 12 inches across and was set inside a double glazed unit.
KINGFISHERS Triangular windows made to obscure a roofline at the Castle of Brecon Hotel, Brecon, Wales. These windows have been encased in Double Glazed Units.	KEN & CHRIS'S COCK Our first commission with a brief to create a stained glass window on a cockerel theme to replace one made from obscured glass . The design had to give both vibrant colour washes on the walls while still allowing natural light through to illuminate the hallway. Seen here from the hall side, the cockerel's body and tail feathers include iridescent glasses so that at night when artificial light falls on the hall side of the window the picture takes on a different effect.
WHISTON HALL A series of Art Nouveau windows, mostly inspired by Charles Rennie Macintosh, for a house or two periods in Staffordshire. The right-hand photograph shows a pair of panels set flat into the ceiling with borrowed light from the attic room above.
BLEEDING WOLF A front door panel made for a home in Bleeding Wolf's Lane. This panel is only 250mm (10") high, but still very effective.	TIRINDRISH HOUSE ROSES A simple design based on a photograph of two white roses. This was one of two windows depicting roses; of the three they commissioned; for this charming historic house set in a fabulous wooded garden near to Spean Bridge in the Highlands of Scotland. Click on the name above to see their website.
TELSCOMBE ART DECO We reproduced these windows having been given a photo and design of the original windows which were removed after the Second World War, as they reminded the then house's owner of the Japanese Flag!	CORPORATE LOGO A very early piece created for the wine club WineShare using the Copper Foil method of construction.