Nekoč bom spet Mariborčan Mariborčan, February 2001 “Ob rojstvu mi je bilo dodeljeno, da sem Mariborčan in da se pišem Lombergar, tega si nisem mogel izbrati sam. To, da pa se bom v življenju ukvarjal – in preživljal – z jedkanjem stekla, je bila moja kasnejša odločitev, včasih jo celo obžalujem,” pravi Aleš Lombergar, edini [...]
Continue Reading...Opening doors into Arabia ALES Lombergar is one of the few artisans in Europe who still practice the ancient art of glass acid etching which flourished in the late 19th century. Decorations are applied with resin resists by hand and then exposed to acid baths, with no machinery used. “When I started thinking about our [...]
Continue Reading...Doors with a difference pull in the crowds ALUKOMEN”S highly attractive display at its stand (P H239) at the Big 5 show is bound to open doors – literally – for the Slovenian firm into the region. Strategically placed at the entrance to the stand are two ornately acid-etched doors which have proved to be [...]
Continue Reading...Delo / 29.2.2008 ‘Kriv je Ranko Novak. Za gumijaste rokavice, zašcitno obleko in plinsko masko. In za kislino tudi. Ce pred vec kot dvajsetimi leti namrec ne bi skupaj sedeli v nekem lokalu in ne bi pripomnil, da bi njegovi notranji opremi dodali piko na i jedkani kozarci, in potem dodal še, da jih pri [...]
Continue Reading...Although making a debut at the biggest construction show in the region, two doors crafted by glass designer Ales Lombergar and featured at Alukomen’s stand, did succeed to turn quite a few heads at last year’s Big 5 show, literally opening the doors for the small Slovenian firm into one of the world’s fastest growing [...]
Continue Reading...Nekaj za dušo 7D, April 18th 2001 Tako rečemo, kadar vidimo ali si kupimo predmet, ki ni nujno potreben za življenje, brez katerega bi kaj lahko shajali, a nam pogled nanj prinaša zadovoljstvo. Med take predmete sodijo tudi jedkane šipe, kakršnih je v Sloveniji, predvsem v Ljubljani, precej zapustila secesija, potem pa jih dolga desetletja [...]
Continue Reading...Slovenia Weekly, March 13th 2001 A historicist etched glass featuring the allegory of a stage play adorns the door of the Slovenian Philharmonic building in Ljubljana. It is a copy – the original dates from the end of the 19th century – made by Slovenia’s Ales Lombergar, one of the few artists dealing with glass [...]
Continue Reading...Kadar te začara knjiga Delo, March 14th 2001 Mojster Aleš Lombergar, čigar jedkana stekla so v teh dneh na ogled v Galeriji TR/3 (Trg republike 3 v Ljubljani), je edini v Sloveniji obudil okrog tristo let staro umetno obrt – jedkanje stekla, ki je v Evropi skorajda izumrlo. Že kot gimnazijec, hodil je na prvo [...]
Continue Reading...Prezrta steklena dediščina Jana-Ambient, November 1994 Ljubljana bi se lahko postavila pred obiskovalci tudi z dragoceno in izjemno redko zbirko okrašenih jedkanih stekel, ki so se ohranila na mestnih palačah s preloma stoletja in ki bi jim težko našli primerjavo drugod po Evropi, a jih še sami ne opazimo. Okrasje, vjedkano v stekla velikih oken [...]
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