Older reeded glass was retained in part for visual privacy and for its abstracted soft colourings in this front door design for a landscape gardener. Holly Sanford added simple and more contemporary motifs in handblown and digitally painted glass reflecting her client’s nordic background and work with nature.
Digitally designed and painted tree fern in the upper fan light as a gentle “crown” to the doorway
Morning reflections
Detail of jewel-like qualities of the handblown glass
Door at night from outside
Door at night from the street
This interior window reflects the much-loved woods near the client’s house. It is digitally painted with a translucent pattern but allows transparent views through to an external window beyond.
The design plays with the positive versus the negative spaces. From some angles and lights one can see the outline of the trees in the transparent spaces, from others, the negative shapes of colours.
Digitally printed with ceramic inks on toughened glass.
A personal history, blending in with the interior and exterior environment as well as having privacy from the house next door, were Holly Sanford's design motivations for this window. Its appearance changes hourly with the changing light.
Holly Sanford liaised with the owners to create a contemporary, geometric door panel that creates a warm, welcoming entry at night as well as a colourful, joyful foyer in daylight.
Leaded handblown sheet glass.
Digitally printed with ceramic ink, permanent and ultra-violet resistant.
A mixture of sea views and suburban roof tops required a design of clear areas for view and more visually active areas for privacy.
The large gum tree beside the turret inspired Holly Sanford to incorporate the curved spear-shaped leaf forms in the design.
Strips of coloured, handblown glass bonded to the existing fanlights throw bands of coloured light in the morning into the kitchen and livingroom.
Holly Sanford designs splashbacks for multi-purposes: as a visual screen in a kitchen/bathroom, wall protection, an addition of artwork in a work or wet area.
The two-sided sandblasted design on laminated glass provides privacy as well as bringing natural forms within the entry hall.
Holly Sanford has softly sandblasted red-tailed hawk and seagull wings onto this personal window for her niece. It also contains a pohutukawa branch to induce her return to New Zealand.
Holly Sanford has related these two windows in this Devonport villa in style and colour. Though seen in isolation from their respective interiors, they are linked from the exterior both at night and day.
A Gardener's Home
The identifiable sandblasted plants from the garden provide a screen from the neighbours and bring the garden inside.
Leaded and sandblasted handblown and machine antique glass show a timeline of a family's travel from the soft colours and traditions of England to a vibrant, lush New Zealand.
Opalescent laminated glass with sandblasted patterns on both sides.
This is a totally private, subtle and contemporary solution for bathroom doors and windows.
In her early window designs, Holly Sanford made use of the dark, graphic line of the lead with details in glass painting, acid etching and sandblasting. Inspiration often came from collage, abstract reflections of people, their interests and surroundings - all in an architectural context.
430mm diameter
