Behind the scenes documentary, creating an ornamental, handcrafted advertising glass sign for the world famous vintage barbershop Ludlow & Blunt based in Brooklyn, New York.
Northerly 2023
A set of exquisite hand made reverse etched glass door art panels for a private client in Maine USA using the 1900 technique - French Embossing.
Victorian Bank Lettering
Facebook
Teaching Facebook staff how to water gild and create glass signs
Anna Karenina Door Panels
The Hour Glass
Dead and Company
PRS Time to Testify
Murattis
Creative Images
Ludlow and Blunt
Cut Glass – Private Client, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Nikko Hurtado Drawing
Born & Raised Album Cover – John Mayer
John Mayer’s ‘Born & Raised’ Artwork
David recently produced a wonderful turn-of-the-century, trade-card styled album cover for popular American singer/songwriter John Mayer.
Jameson Whiskey – Ornate Gilded Glass Sign
Kings of Leon “Beautiful War”
Captured over a period of 6 days and made up of over 300GB’s of still photographs, this short film showcases David’s hand-rendered illustration of the ‘Kings of Leon’, ‘Beautiful War’ single cover.
Bernie Marsden – Where’s My Guitar, Book Cover
Kings of Leon – Beautiful War Cover Art
Jeffrey M. Harp. Tattooist, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Ludlow and Blunt Monogram Art piece
HAND MADE FONT
Type
Jameson Irish Whiskey
The making of a gin bottle inspired by the golden age of gin.
Morris Minor
An old Morris Minor Traveller, traditionally hand-painted in 2004. This film features hand-carvings, gilded glass artwork and sign-writing.
BURBERRY
David Smith designs the signage for Burberry 121 Regent Street, London
Booths Gin Bottle
David A. Smith reveals his Jameson Irish Whiskey commissioned brilliant cut, glass/mirror panel piece and limited edition 2013 bottle design.
Steve Zap – Tattoo Artist
Booths Finest Dry Gin
Paul Reed Smith – PRS Guitars Stevensville, Maryland, USA
Gulledge Reverse Glass Sign
Kings Avenue Tattoo, New York City
David A Smith – Sign Artist
This short documentary reveals behind the scenes work, techniques and visions that Dave uses when carrying out his passion as a glass embosser.
Private Bar in Cleveland, Ohio
Sam Smith Reverse Glass Sign
John Saville & Sons, Chemist, York
Gastronomy Grocer
Manchester United V Liverpool – Glass sign
Dave Butler Sketch
Hand made gilded Boulangerie glass sign
The Private Stock “Super Eagle”
The Private Stock “Super Eagle” is the result of a very close collaboration between Paul Reed Smith and Grammy-winning musician John Mayer.
BURBERRY
The Craftsmanship Behind Burberry 121 Regent Street, London
Eco Soapia – Traditional Soap Company, Central London
Reverse Etched and gilded glass Monogramme
The National Library of Egypt
Born & Raised Glass Signs
Jameson Whiskey, Label Design for St. Patricks Day 2013
The House of Beauty – Wellswood, Torquay
The Ginstitute, Portobello Road, London, England
Elaborate Victorian Style Mirror
This is one of two mirrors, hand made using the traditional embossing and brilliant cutting techniques from over 100 years ago.
L is for Lear – The Nonsence Alphabet, Knowsley, Liverpool
Monogramme Glass Sign
V&A Museum – Reverse Glass
Elaborate Victorian Style Mirror
Bonnie View Custom Logo
Michael Jackson Fused Glass
24crt Gold Leaf Slumped Head Lamp Glass
Sulis The Natural Mineral Water of Bath
The Backbone of Britan
Meeting UK makers, producers and manufacturers, we asked them all the same question… why do you do what you do?
