Stained/leaded glass artist/designer Simon Simonian maintains the artistic integrity that each design is to be original and exclusive. This means that no design ever gets repeated elsewhere. It exists uniquely for that client.

But, quite often, an individual will see something they really like in our portfolio and will ask for that particular design to be done for them too.

So what do we do in such a case? Our aim is always to meet or exceed the client’s expectations. And the solution is quite simple.

We will indeed create something in that very design which they are seeking, but it won’t be identical. It will be a custom design that is exclusively for them. To do otherwise would lack originality and it would no longer be special.

In every single case where this has happened, the client was extremely pleased with the finished product and thanked us for the exclusivity.

Creativity is the driving force behind art.

Now, what if a client has a particular design or scene or motif they saw somewhere, such as in a magazine, book or online, and wishes to get it commissioned onto stained/leaded glass?

This too happens, and we are certainly able to realize it for them.

There is a certain art to doing this, where it won’t just be cloning, but will still be an original design and won’t risk any copyright infringement either.

You see, when you transfer any design onto stained/leaded glass or even kiln-fired glass, its effect becomes entirely different. The outlines become more promiment with the lead. And the glass, with its colors, diffusion of lighting and textures, takes on a whole new appearance. Essentially, it becomes its own creation.

And what if a client has a particular design that they themselves did, or a photograph that they themselves took, and wishes to get that commissioned onto stained/leaded glass?

The same exact principle applies here too.

The end result has always been satisfaction for the client. This has been the case since our inception in 1995.

In the great majority of the projects we have done so far, the client has originated that the final product was even better than what they had hoped for.