Martyn Donlin
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Martin
Donlin is a designer and maker of architectural
glass. He studied architectural glass at Swansea
and has won numerous awards since leaving college
in 1987.
Working closely with the glass industry, Martin
Donlin produces contemporary
installations on both large and small scales.
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image, form, or text, the work can |
- Relate to the physical
characteristics and location of a site.
- Refer to the historical
heritage and meaning of a site.
- Act as a marker establishing
an identity of a site, creating a sense
of place.
- Be relevant and accessible
to the users of a site.
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Some of the work is abstract and
concerned with using etched, stained or enamelled
glass treatments with light to create an atmosphere
or ambience.
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Landmark
Place, Slough
Acid etched, sandblasted & painted
glass
5m x 1m |
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2001
- Art in Architecture Award, Oracle, Reading.
2000 - Art in Architecture Award,
Munich Germany.
2000 - Art in Work Award.
1999 - Library Association, Public
Library Building of the Year Award.
1999 - Arts Centre of the Year
Award, Arts Council.
1996 - British Gas, Art For Architecture
Award.
1993 - Art For Architecture Award,
Royal Society of Arts (RSA)
1988 - Crafts Council Setting Up
Grant.
1987 - Sir Arthur Evans Travel
Scholarship.
1987 - Howard Martin Design Award. |
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Berlin
Clinic
Digitally printed light boxes |
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Gosport
Discovery Centre
Digitally printed glass |
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Holywood
Arches Healthcare Centre, Belfast
Digitally printed glass
15m x 6m |
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Hammersmith
Hospital Renal Unit
Antique glass bonded to toughened glass |
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Ebbw-Vale
Glass Canopy
Silk-screened & enamelled, toughened
glass |
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