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About Fräbel
Hans Godo Fräbel was born in
1941 in Jena, Germany, the third of
five children. Events in the tumultuous post WWII years in Europe resulted in the exodus of Fräbel’s family
to Wertheim City in West Germany.
There Hans’ father and a colleague
founded a scientific glass factory.
Subsequently, Hans’ father became
the controller at the well-known Jena
Glaswerke in Mainz West Germany and
there he encouraged Hans to begin a
Lehransbildung Program as a scientific glassblower. Within three years,
at the age of 18, young Hans received
his Gzhilfenbrief, a rigorous apprenticeship diploma awarded for mastery
in the trade of scientific glass blowing. Among his professors and peers
at Jena Glaswerke, he was called ‘Mr..
Fast Hands’ for his extraordinary command of technique and artistry with
flame and glass.
In 1965 Hans Godo Fräbel traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, in the United
States where he took a position in the
scientific glass blowing laboratory at
the Georgia Institute of Technology.
There, he began to further expand
his creative education and to fulfill
his own artistic expression. He studied art at both Emory University and
Georgia State University. His creative
glass gained a following among professors, colleagues and friends. Thus
an expanding circle of recognition began for Fräbel Glass Art.
Encouraged and affirmed by positive responses and economic success,
Hans established the Fräbel Glass
Art Studio in 1968. It is instructive
to note that in the mid-20th Century
flame or torch glass was disdained as
a valid or ‘serious’ medium for creative or Fine Art. Fräbel’s persistent
endeavors and successful experimentation helped to change this narrow bias. Today Hans Godo Fräbel is
known as one of the Founding Fathers
of Contemporary flame glass art.
In 1979, Fräbel’s ‘Pop Art’ sculpture “Hammer and Nails” was exhibited as the feature work in the internationally acclaimed New Glass Art
Exhibition. This exhibit then traveled
to major museums throughout the
world. This international exhibition
recognized Hans Godo Fräbel as one
of the founding fathers of modern
torch work in the world of art.
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Fräbel’s FAQs
How do I clean my Fräbel?
To clean your Fräbel, use a soft
cloth and window spray, such as
Windex. Borosilicate glass is one
of the hardest glasses in existence
and unlike soft and more fragile
glass, using household cleaners
will not damage it. Use a moistened lint free soft cloth to clean
the sculpture. Do not let the moisture drip into the wooden base, as
this may damage the base.
Do you ship all Fräbel sculptures?
Yes, we ship Fräbels all over the
world. If necessary, we can build
crates to ensure that your Fräbel
sculpture will arrive safely. Whenever we ship, your Fräbel is insured against breakage and we
will restore your sculpture free of
charge in the rare situation that
something is broken.
How much does it cost to commission a custom sculpture?
That depends on the scope of the
work. We have done custom sculptures for as little as $1,000 and for
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Please contact us to discuss your
needs with our artistic director,
and we can give you an indication
of how much it would be.
How do you achieve the opaque
look on some of the sculptures?
By sandblasting the surface of the
glass, we create little indentations
in the glass that reflect the glass
light in different colors.
Where can I find Fräbels on
display?
Fräbels can be found in museums
and botanical gardens around the
world. Among the museums that
have Fräbels in their collection
are:
– Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC
– Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
– King Center, Atlanta, GA
– Whitney Museum of American Art, NY
What are the most famous Fräbel sculptures?
The most famous Fräbel is the
“Hammer and Nails” sculpture
Hans Godo Fräbel created in 1977.
“In the Middle of the Night” sculpture of a dripping faucet is in the
Smithsonian permanent collection.
In 1987, Hans Godo Fräbel was
honored as an Absolut Vodka Artist
for the commissioned “Cavorting
Clowns”. Andy Warhol and Keith
Herring were similarly honored in
1986 and 1990 respectively.
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Fräbel’s Botanical Collection
An avid ecologist and gardener, Hans Godo Fräbel has always been
fascinated with nature. This source of inspiration is manifested in
his repertoire of glass sculptures representing botanical subjects.
Since founding Fräbel Studio in 1968, Hans has made his passion
for nature one of the defining facets of his body of work.
Sweeping Foliage
Field Flower
$525
Single, Opaque
7 1/2” x 7 1/4”
$275 6” x 13 3/4”
Wind Swept Tree
Sea Oats
$685 Single, Clear
12” x 11 1/2”
$700 1
18” x 22”
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Fräbel’s Dogwood
Mini, Opaque
Single, Opaque
Single, Color
$165 5 1/2” x 4 1/4”
$210
$300
8 3/4” x 9”
5 1/2” x 4 1/4”
Single, Clear
Double, Color
Double, Clear
$200
$475
$375
8 3/4” x 9”
11 1/2” x 10”
Double, Opaque
Triple, Opaque
$385
$710
7 1/2” x 7 1/4”
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5 1/2” x 4 1/4”
5 1/2” x 4 1/4”
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Peach
$185 Tulip
6” x 6”
Single, Opaque
$610 7” x 16”
Lady Slipper
Butterfly on Foliage
Opaque
Clear
$765 8” x 16”
Day Lily (Limited)
3
6” x 14 1/2”
Apple
Single, Opaque
$1,020 $340 $185 5 1/2” x 6 1/2”
9” x 22”
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Morning Glory
Dragonfly with Foliage
Single, Opaque
$525 $195 6 1/2” x 12 1/2”
12” x 9 1/2”
Daffodil
Cherry Blossom
Double, Opaque
Pink
$900 8” x 16”
$340 Cattails & Dragonfly
Dew Drop
Opaque
Clear
$1,650 frabel.com 18” x 28”
$125 7” x 16”
4 1/2” x 12”
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Butterfly on Foliage
Tulip
Blue
Double, Opaque
$410 6” x 14 1/2”
$1,115
8” x 17”
Hummingbird on Hibiscus
Morning Glory
Opaque
Double, Opaque
$510 10 1/2” x 9”
$750 Daffodil
Iris
Single, Clear
Opaque
$525 5
5 1/2” x 15”
$1,125 8” x 16”
8 1/2” x 27 1/2”
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Fräbel’s Cherokee Rose
Single, Color
$320 Double, Color
7 1/2” x 7 1/4”
Single, Opaque
$265 $525 7 1/2” x 7 1/4”
Single, Clear
7 1/2” x 7 1/4”
$250 7 1/2” x 7 1/4”
Abstract Butterflies, 2012
McKee Botanical Garden
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Butterfly on Foliage
Cherry Blossom
Amber
Opaque
$410 6” x 14 1/2”
$300 7” x 16”
Dew Drop
Green
$165 4 1/2” x 12”
Bird of Paradise
Opaque
$2,400 $4,600 7
20” x 37”
Actual Size
Clown Fountain, 2006
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Fräbel’s Wedding & Anniversary Collection
Sharing in the celebration of weddings and anniversaries with
families and friends has, for Hans Godo Fräbel, been a creative
impetus for designing and sculpting glass works that express the
joy and love imbued in these momentous events.
Promise Heart
$250
Fluted Heart Vase
9 1/4” x 7 1/2”
$160 Love Birds “Togetherness”
Candlesticks
White
$500 $525 frabel.com 5 1/2” x 8”
3 1/2” x 14 1/4”
11” x 15”
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Loving Heart
$210 Entwined Heart
6 1/2” x 9”
Red Heart Vase
$160
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9” x 10”
Flowering Heart
5 1/2” x 8”
$295
9 1/4” x 7 1/2”
Tall Heart Vase
Infinite Love Heart
$295 $425 6 1/4” x 8”
$250 5 1/2” x 8 “
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Fräbel’s Abstract & Corporate Collection
Nothing expresses appreciation and recognition like a hand–
created glass sculpture from the Fräbel Studio. Many corporations
turn to Fräbel for gifts for executives, business partners, clients,
suppliers and high-ranking guests. (Porsche, Cox Enterprises,
The Coca-Cola Company, IBM, RBS Bank, Cisco, Equifax and John
Wieland Homes, for example.) The abstract sculptures represent
certain virtues and strengths, making them not only striking, but
also meaningful gifts.
Flame of Excellence
Climbing
$505 $505
6” x 12 1/2”
Mobious
Gavel
$440 frabelglass.com 5” x 15 1/2”
13” x 8”
$380 5 1/2” x 4 1/4”
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Wind Swept Tree
$685
Excalibur
12” x 11 1/2”
Tornado
$225 11
12” x 24”
Gazelle
4 1/2” x 7”
Stethoscope
$425 $960
$500 11 1/2” x 16”
Ascendency
13” x 11”
Small
Large
$135 $250
3 1/2” x 8 1/2”
7” x 18”
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Phoenix
$775 Labyrinth
14” x 16”
$550 Reaching for the Stars
Sovereign
$440 $515 4 1/4” x 19”
Lady Justice
$750 frabel.com 6” x 11”
5 1/2” x 4 1/4”
Caduceus
5 1/2” x 14”
$425 5” x 12 1/2”
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Eclipse
Torch
$285
10 1/4” x 7 1/2”
Inkwell & Quill
$505 4” x 12 3/8”
13
$690 $1,150
7” x 15 3/4”
Hammer & Nail
Eagle on Ball
Small
Large
$505 $510 13” x 9 5/8”
Motion
10” x 16”
14” x 18 1/2”
$250 7” x 8”
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Eagle on Branch
Small
Large
$690 $1,150
Lightbulb
10” x 16”
14” x 18 1/2”
Mariah
$360 5” x 15 1/2”
Moving Up
5 1/2” x 12”
Intrepid
$360 $385
$150 6 1/2” x 7”
Scales of Justice
5 1/2” x 12”
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Diploma
$340 Man & Boulder
9 1/2” x 5”
10” x 7”
Abstract Flame
Solutions
$150 $505 4” x 9”
Small
Large
$280 5 1/2” x 12 3/4”
$385
6 1/2” x 14”
Blue Calla Flare, 2012
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Fräbel’s Performing Arts & Leisure Collection
Glass sculptor Hans Godo Fräbel shares an intuitive link with
artists in the Performing Arts. Artists (and objects) drawn from
dance, music and theatre have been subjects for his creative
vision. Concurrent with his large body of work representing
diverse genres, Fräbel has designed performing arts studio
pieces. These glass sculptures are ideal gifts for those who enjoy
artistic endeavor. Among the numerous performing artists who
have a Fräbel in their collection are: Elton John, Jane Fonda,
Wynton Marsalis, Mikhail Baryshnikov and Wayne Newton.
Dancers “Pas De Deux”
Anchor
$365 $225 9” x 6 1/2”
Eighth Note
$240 Mask
7” x 10 1/2”
Available: Blue, Green, Clear
$750 frabel.com 7 1/2” x 9”
6” x 10 1/2”
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Excalibur
$960 Tear Drop Vase
5 1/2” x 4 1/4”
Opaque
$185 Treble Clef
$175 Golf Ball and Tee
7” x 10 1/2”
Golf Club
$1,125 17
5 1/2” x 4 1/4”
$150 5 1/2” x 4 1/4”
Sailboat
Life size
$575 5 1/2” x 4 1/4”
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Eighth Notes
$225 Ballerina
7” x 10 1/2”
$285
7” x 15”
Tennis Racket
$225 7 1/2” x 9”
Fräbel birds, 2012
McKee Botanical Garden
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Fräbel’s Animal Collection
The Fräbel Studio is well known for its work inspired by flora and
fauna. From the elegant to the cuddly, flame-worked glass lends
itself exceptionally well to the depiction of motion.
Frog Prince
$275 Butterfly
3 1/4” x 4 3/4”
Clear
$175 Seagull
Gazelle
Opaque, Clear
$500 $370 19
11 1/2” x 16”
10” x 16”
Eagle on Ball
Blue Heron
$875 7 1/2” x 9”
13” x 16”
Small
Large
$690 $1,150
10” x 16”
14” x 18 1/2”
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Cranes
$625 Hummingbird
6” x 20”
Clear
$135 Starfish
$225 Flamingo
7” x7”
Horse
$435 frabel.com 5” x 6”
$490 8” x 13 1/2”
Eagle on Branch
7” x 10 1/2”
Small
Large
$690 $1,150
10” x 16”
14” x 18 1/2”
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Fräbel’s Holiday & Religious Collection
Almost every day is a holiday somewhere in the world. The
Principal Artist of the Studio, Hans Godo Fräbel designs sculptures
to cherish holy days and practices and to express the diversity of
cultures and celebrations.
VALENTINE’S DAY
Love Birds “Togetherness”
Love Birds “Togetherness”
Clear
Red
$350 11” x 15”
$525 11” x 15”
Love Birds “Togetherness”
Fluted Heart Vase
White
$160 $525 21
11” x 15”
5 1/2” x 8”
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Promise Heart
Flowering Heart
$250
Cobalt Blue
9 1/4” x 7 1/2”
$295 Foliage Heart
$250 9 1/4” x 7 1/2”
Sweet Heart
7 1/2” x 9 1/2”
Loving Heart
$210 frabelglass.com $275 6” x 8”
Sweeping Heart
6 1/2” x 9”
$300 5 1/2” x 4 1/4”
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Infinite Love Heart
$245 Entwined Heart
6 1/4” x 8”
$425 9” x 10”
MOTHER’S
DAY
Tulip
Single, Opaque
$610 7” x 16”
Mother & Baby
$300 Also available:
Mother & Child
Mother & 2 Children
Mother & 3 Children
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1 1/2” x 16”
$325
$425
$575
Madonna
$315 4” x 15”
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RELIGIOUS
Burning Bush
$505
Cross of Nails
7 1/2” x 9”
11 1/2” x 16”
Star of David
Dreidel
Small
Large $175 $1502 1/2” x 4”
$2503 1/2” x 6”
$280 Star of David
Chai
Clear
Blue
$240 frabel.com 7 1/2” x 9”
$215 9 1/4” x 7 1/2”
7 1/2” x 9”
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Fräbel’s Ornament Collection
Teardrop
$75 without stand
$130 with stand
Yellow Twist
Compressed
Green
Droplet
25
Clear Twist
Round
Red
Compressed
Green Twist
Compressed
Blue Twist
Compressed
Blue Twist
Droplet
Clear Twist
Droplet
Green Twist
Droplet
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Ice Rings
$99 without stand
$154 with stand
Red
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Green
Blue
Clear
Yellow
Pink
Lavender
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continued
Imploded
$99 without stand
$154 with stand
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Sphere
Clear
Sphere
Red
Sphere
Green
Sphere
Blue
Sphere
Lavender
Sphere
Yellow
Sphere
Pink
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Star Twist
$99 without stand
$154 with stand
Blue
Red
White
Fräbel’s Books & DVDs
The Fräbel Studio is one of the first and largest flamework glass
art studios in the world exclusively focused on creating glass
art. Fräbel sculptures can be found in museums and private
collections worldwide. In this catalog, we showcase some books
and an Emmy Nominated Documentary DVD that offers more
information about the Fräbel Glass Art Studio.
Fräbel - Excellence
in Glass Art
This book brings the
reader a detailed overview of flamework glass
art as made famous by
internationally acclaimed
glass artist, Hans Fräbel. 128 pages, full color,
hardcover. $29.95
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Autographed Copy
Fräbel - Excellence
in Glass Art
This book brings the
reader a detailed overview of flamework glass
art as made famous by
internationally acclaimed
glass artist, Hans Fräbel. 128 pages, full color,
hardcover. $129.95
Transformed by
Flame DVD
This Emmy–nominated
documentary takes the
viewer on a trip to Germany and the Czech
Republic to showcase
the history of glass, the
Fräbel Studio and Hans
Godo Fräbel. $9.95
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Glorious Glass in
the Garden: Fräbel
at Lewis Ginter
Botanical Garden
In the beginning of 2008,
Hans Godo Fräbel and
the artists of the Fräbel
Studio created some incredible new installations
to his botanical garden
exhibition inspired by,
and especially for, Lewis
Ginter Botanical Garden.
$19.95
Life in the
Gardens: Fräbel
at Phipps
This exhibit was the
largest flamework glass
art exhibitions ever held
in a botanical garden
anywhere in the world.
$19.95
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Reflections of
Glass on Water
With the Reflections of
Glass on Water exhibition, Fräbel utilizes McKee’s unique vegetation
and beautiful waterscapes to optimally display his amazing glass
sculptures and large installation. $19.95
Fräbel - Reimagined
The Fräbel exhibition had
been traveling to botanical gardens all over and
most of the installations
that are on display in this
new Exhibition, “Fräbel
REIMAGINED” have never been on display at the
McKee Garden before.
$19.95
Glass Art in
Nature
In
this
exhibition,
Fräbel incorporates different sculptures from
the Profile series to the
rare and endangered
Orchids series illustrating the beauty and inspiration he finds in nature.
$19.95
Longfellow Gravity, 2009
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