PRESTON STUDIOS

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43+ years and counting Preston Studios stays busy.... http://www.prestonstudios.com

PRESTON STUDIOS can add glamour to your entrance: http://www.prestonstudios.com

Original Koi lamps by PRESTON STUDIOS, a subject never studied by Tiffany & Co....

Just completed a month long photographic Exhibition of our custom installations in the KING CENTER for the Performing Arts Harris Corporation lobby-galleria.  Although this is over, you can view in 3D the exhibit held 2 years ago “Light Up the Arts”of our work in the FOOSANER ART MUSEUM (best viewed on a touchscreen device):  https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=k1L4xcW2HzU

For some reason Orchids were never portrayed in lamps by Tiffany & Co....They ARE, however, available from Preston Studios today.

Part of our 40Th Anniversary exhibit for PRESTON STUDIOS.  This is NOT wrought iron - it is strictly stained glass (the black is painted & fired). Exhibit can be seen at:      https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=qZnykwnGwj7

Foosaner Art Museum Exhibit ended Dec 21, 2016, however, it can now be seen:     https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=ne6AbLE8hb6

Can view this exhibition of 21st Century stained glass at :         https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=qZnykwnGwj7

Created in 1977 by PRESTON STUDIOS  for Dr & Mrs Rosner as a tribute to Marcel Duchamp, this window was bequeathed to the Foosaner Art Museum when the Rosners sold their home some years ago.  As part of the exhibit celebrating the 40th Anniversary of this atelier,  it is to be auctioned off live as part of a fund-raiser for the museum and Brevard Symphony Orchestra  at the opening of LIGHT UP THE ARTS November 5th, 2016: https://www.facebook.com/events/289361064784282/

Foosaner Museum exhibit celebrating the 40th Anniversary of when PRESTON STUDIOS was founded gala opening is November 5th, 2016.  This is primarily a photographic retrospective of the custom stained glass installations designed and created by the atelier.  However, in addition, there will be over 20 original lamps on display, bringing the Tiffany tradition into the 21st century: https://www.facebook.com/events/289361064784282/

The lamp to be auctioned off live as a fund-raiser for the Brevard Symphony Orchestra and Foosaner Art Museum in Melbourne, Florida the evening of November 5th.  Might check out:    https://www.facebook.com/events/289361064784282/

Interior designers can often work as the “translator” – giving the artists at Preston Studios the right “art speak” to understand more clearly what each client is looking for. Preston Studios has worked with numerous interior designers such as Betsy Godfrey Interiors and Suzanna Lawler  at Lawler Design, to Bill Hofer of Hofer Doster Designs in Ft Meyers….. Another major Space Coast interior designer Preston Studios has worked with extensively has been Toni Mays….: http://www.prestonstudios.com

Each custom design was created to compliment the architecture of the home and is intended to be a permanent added value to the property.  In the case of the 2012 photo at top, the theme was  “Transitional” working with the Inspirations showroom –   “faux wrought iron” elements were hand painted and kiln-fired onto the glass by master Stanley Klopenstine in simple clean lines.  Earth-tone glass compliments the intarsia floor inset, as well as the square shaped bevel sets from Action Bevels.  The second photo is of an earlier entrance created for the Parade Homes “Tuscan Villa” model Chris entered in Wyndham, Viera: http://www.prestonstudios.com

Preston Studios received an important mention in the March 2014 edition of Modern Luxury Manhattan magazine. The studio donated their IRIS lamp for auction at Anne Hearst McInerney’s annual Hearst Castle House Party, which raised a record amount at the September 2013 event. The studio donated once again in September 2014 – this time their unique “Morning Glory” lamp (3rd photo)  – it sold for $20,000 to a collector. In 2015 the studios donated its “Red Orchid” and it now has a fabulous new home!  Photography by Patrick McMullan: http://www.prestonstudios.com

Preston Studios has worked extensively with Liz Harris of Designers West (http://www.designerswestinteriors.com/) to create a number of highly specialized and unique installations for homes in Central Florida.  One on Lansing Island in Satellite Beach includes a large oval ceiling some 18 feet by 12 feet in size.  The theme is derived from the French High Baroque, which befits the architectural “chateau-style” of the residence: http://www.prestonstudios.com