Pale Fire: The Renewed Appeal of Stained Glass

Stained glass is appearing in contemporary interiors through new applications by established designers and architects. London designer Rose Uniacke, San Francisco designer Lauren Geremia, LA designer France Merrill of Reath Design, and Bay Area-based Jerome Buttrick of Buttrick Projects are using stained glass in updated ways. Examples include a grand hotel entry in Berlin with stained glass elements, a transom window in a South Carolina house, and a privacy window in a San Francisco bath. Other uses include sliding stained glass doors in a Berlin dining room, a stained glass kitchen back door, abstract stained glass for a jewelry studio, and pocket doors. Opaque stained glass is also used in swinging pantry doors to reduce visible mess.

"London designer Rose Uniacke, SF interior designer Lauren Geremia, LA designer France Merrill of Reath Design, and Bay Area-based Jerome Buttrick of Buttrick Projectsare deploying stained glass in new and modern ways. Here's a roundup of favorite spaces: Above: The grand entry at the newly revamped Hotel Chateau Royal Berlin in Berlin, with architecture by David Chipperfield and interiors by Irina Kromayer. Above: A stained glass transom window by Charlestowne Stained Glass Company, in a house designed by Basic Projects in Charlestown, South Carolina."

"Above: A stained glass privacy window in a bath by San Francisco designer Lauren Geremia. Above: The hallway at the newly revamped San Vincente West Village, with interiors by Rose Uniacke, features a bespoke stained-glass window. I worked with a San Francisco glazier on this and I'm thrilled with the result, Uniacke told Christies. I wanted to create something modern and exciting while also making a nod to a past tradition."

"Above: The dining room at the Hotel Chateau Royal Berlin features sliding stained glass doors. Above: An abstract stained glass window by Molly's Magick Glass for LA jewelry studio Unearthen. Above: A stained glass pocket door in a project by Toronto-based Studio Cajole, working with Cabin Glass. Above: In a kitchen by Sharon, Connecticut-based firm Hendricks Churchill, the designers inserted opaque stained glass into the swinging pantry door: that way the homeowner doesn't have to worry about keeping the space tidy when guests arrive, Heide Hendricks says."

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