February 03, 2009
Bullseye Glass Catalog
Bullseye Glass Co. has come out with an impressive new catalog - #6. You can request a printed copy here or download the pdf.
The catalog is well designed, clearly laid out, with a good use of symbols and graphics to explain some of the technical issues. It's not just marketing fluff, but real information. A big help in deciding what you need, and what you can afford, since it includes prices.
Bullseye is one of the few sheet glass manufacturers driving the concept of innovation in architectural glass. This is a good thing, though it might leave us traditional 'glass & metal' stained glass artists in the background. Not that I'm counting, but of the 8 works of art represented in the 72 page catalog, none could really be described as stained glass. Hey, if that's the trend and it helps keeps them in business, I'm okay with it.
They have a blog, called To BE or not to BE, written by Lani McGregor, one of the partners in the firm. The most recent entry, called, Getting Dunked in the New Year, is a pretty open assessment of how Bullseye plans to deal with the current economic troubles. Good luck to them.
Now if they could only take the time to update their currently dormant Bullseye YouTube channel. Perhaps a factory tour? A video showing the handrolling process? They hint at some very interesting processes for making their confetti glass (catalog 6, page 69), but to actually see it in video would be very cool.