Generally speaking, kitchens have little room for art. The walls are covered with cabinets; the surfaces, with everything from coffee makers to hand towels. Spotting these glassy options provides inspiration for incorporating art right into (not onto) your kitchen island.
The island above was by visual artist Walter Gordinier for the Portland home of Larry and Lynn Persinger. And, while it was the first we'd seen of Gordinier's work, we were thrilled to find several additional images of his kitchen installations.
Note that the glass is used in the kitchen, but not on actual counter workspaces. Utilizing the fragile material on an island where it's more decorative and delicately used seems a perfect solution.

Via: OregonLive
Images: Marv Bondarowicz
thats beautiful.
view angxannette's profile
Love it, Love it, LOVE IT!!!!!!!
view Marcee-ah's profile
on the fence on these. I wonder how they will wear over time, not to mention how fast they might go out of style. time will tell....
view superstar's profile
Holy crap that is ugly. It looks like some bad thick craft fair novice glass-artist glass. The whole kitchen is U-G-L-Y. The last one looks like someone photoshopped the bar from some swanky all white ice palace drinking spot onto a suburban mc mansion island.
The bottom material has potential if it were cut with clean edges and put on something really modern.
view threadbare's profile
Seriously? I don't like it one bit.
view Kimber's profile
"Generally speaking, kitchens have little room for art"?
If the first kitchens you've ever seen were these, that might be a fair guess. They're kind of boring and there's really no reason for it, but they are. Walls full of brown, dull, sleek, clean, yes? Artistic? In an eggs all in one basket sort of way.
If you kept up with a blog called Apartment Therapy, you might have said something else for an intro.
view K T G's profile
oh those are terrible
view jln3681's profile
inspiration, indeed...as in what not use as a counter top.
view Seaside's profile
Sorry, but, WOW, these are ugly.
view hessilou's profile
This definitely looks like something you might see on MTV Cribs...right after you see the fridge full of Red Bull and Cristal. Sorry to say it but not tasteful in the least.
view Matthew's profile
Don't get it.
view gquaker's profile
yeah that's just fug.
view animalhouze's profile
No thank you for all that free form look and rough edges and waves. I would think chipping would be a real problem.
view poptart's profile
i actually dont mind the rougher edges but i think they're totally inconsistent with the style of those kitchens. there's a difference between design elements that are delightful surprises and ones that are just out of place IMO.
view duckumu's profile
I agree with the "kitchens have little room for art" statement, but these counter tops are borderline hideous ... sorry :o(
Maybe my dislike is due to exactly what duckumu said about the counters being "totally inconsistent with the style of those kitchens"
view Christina @ 2230H's profile
I enjoy some of the variations in colors and textures, but I'm not a fan of the irregular edges - seems like they'd be a breakage/maintenance nightmare.
view bepsf's profile
It's kind of hard for me to come to an informed opinion since those kitchens those counters = heretofore unimaginable ugliness. Egads. If those countertops were used in a modern, sleek kitchen with white cabinets and the like, they might look ok. But we'll never know because apparently the manufacturer thinks the best application is as a supplement to black granite and dark wood cabinets.
view Erika in Seattle's profile
Uuuugleeeee
view sdnyc's profile
I'll add my opinion to the chorus that finds this hideous. It is disproportionate for the space and the edges look awful. I wouldn't even call it "art" as art is supposed to convey some sort of message. The only message here is 'don't do this to your kitchen.'
view Orchid64's profile
Oh, that is awful. It looks totally out of place in those kitchens.
Maybe in a trendy downtown bar or something.
view jamiealyse's profile
looks like a mistake!
view deidrel's profile
The top photo is feasible. However, in a kitchen where lots of cutting and moving things around; would not that glass be too susceptible to chipping, cracking etc.?
The free form edges don't work with the rest of the kitchen. I think that if they had cleaner looking edges it might work. I do like that white glass but not as a work top.
view click212's profile
Wow. that'll be dated by next week.
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