“Heated Exchanges: Innovative Approaches to Collaboration in Contemporary Glass,” an exhibition featuring the various properties of glass will run through February 5, 2017, at the Manchester Craft and Design Centre.The show features a combination of materials, makers, and ideas that push the limits of what we traditionally think of contemporary glass and what it can do. The manipulation of glass depends highly on a level of technical skill and creativity. This material is neither a liquid nor a solid.The exhibition showcases three UK artists who collaborate with this unique material to capture its form and shape. Harry Morgan’s gravity-defying sculptures capture glass’s fragility and strength against cool cast concrete. London-based Elinor Portnoy strips the material back to its origins, capturing its natural sand-like state against brightly colored vessels. Alexander Pearce’s wrought iron is combined with hot glass to create a stunning contrast of forms and materials.The exhibition is on view at Manchester Craft and Design Centre, 17 Oak St, Manchester M4 5JD, UK. For details, visit: http://www.craftanddesign.com/Click on the slideshow for a sneak peek of the exhibition.   Read more