Neil Wilkin Glass

WILKIN AND WILKIN 2008

Elstone Hayes Associates  have commissioned eleven chandeliers for the Meridian Restaurant ceiling on

 

ARCADIA
 

P&O's new cruise ship was launched in March 2005. Also commissioned where a further six sculptures

 
Originally commissioned in stainless steel and glass, the works have been executed in clear acrylic.

This proved quite a challenge but after many months of research, experimentation and development of the designs we and our clients are extremely pleased with the results. Visitors to the workshop, including glass artist colleagues were unable to distinguish which works present were in glass from those in the acrylic!

Working in acrylic enabled us to reduce the weight by almost 50% and ensure that the safety issues for glass in a very busy public place with continuous vibrations from the ships engines were no longer a concern.

 

 
'Cat Tails',
Dew Drop Tree, 4 meter high, stainless steel and acrylic.
 
 
The acrylic work has been very exciting and opens up opportunities for work in interior public places where large glass elements might otherwise be vulnerable.