Identifying that the current methods of dyeing glass can be harmful and unsustainable, Mareek set out to produce a naturally coloured glass, derived from local terrain.

An innovative glass gathering stones from different regions of Israel, in order to create naturally colored glasses.

The From Stone to Glass project is a new innovative technique to colouring glass. The objective is to propose an alternative to the “classical way” of colouration. Actually, the methods to colour the glass are really toxic and not sustainable.

Salome Maarek, Jerusalem based designer, transforms stones to glass, celebrating both sustainability and nature's beauty.

Jerusalem-based designer Salome Maarek transforms local stones from different regions of Israel into naturally colored glass pieces for her recent works. ‘From Stones to Glass’ epitomises sustainability and natural beauty.

Just like with clothing, it’s also too easy to take for granted how glass-based products can actually be harmful to the environment in the long run.

While glass itself is made from sustainable resources, the dyes used to give them vibrant colors are toxic to the environment.

From Stone to Glass project is an innovative technique to colour the glass from a local terrain.  Actually, the methods to color the glass are really toxic and not sustainable.

During the Dutch Design Week I presented the project "stone to glass", which reveals an innovative technique I developed for painting glass.

From Stone to Glass project is a new innovative technique to colouring the glass. The objective is to propose an alternative to the “classical way” of coloration. Actually, the methods to color the glass are really toxic and not
sustainable.

From Stones to glass: a jewel from the earth. The rock, a local identity
From Stones to Glass: nature embellishes.

The Pere Preciuse project is an innovative fashion and jewelry venture that incorporates the use of “From Stone to Glass,” a groundbreaking glass coloring technique.

An innovative glass gathering stones from different regions of Israel, in order to create naturally colored glasses.

La découverte de cette jeune nouvelle immigrante est une révolution dans le monde de la joaillerie !

From stone to glass, a naturally colored glass – With the From Stone to Glass project, Salomé Maarek wanted to create a naturally colored glass with local resources.

From stone to glass, a naturally colored glass – With the From Stone to Glass project, Salomé Maarek wanted to create a naturally colored glass with local resources.

Colored glasses often contain polluting metal oxides. So why not imagine creating glass with naturally tinted minerals, like certain rocks ?

À l’académie Bezalel à Jérusalem, une étudiante franco-israélienne, Salomé Maarek, a développé une technique de coloration naturelle du verre à partir de la pierre d’Israël. Une avancée majeure qui a attiré l’attention d’autorités reconnues dans le monde du design.

A stone, a glass, a shade of color... One message : local.
From north to south, east to west, stones contained a gradation of colors, new textures, bubbles and other surprises.

A stone, a glass, a shade of color... One message: local.
My research project consisted in gathering stones from different regions of Israel, in order to create naturally colored glasses.

The Pere Preciuse project is an innovative fashion and jewelry venture that incorporates the use of “From Stone to Glass,” a groundbreaking glass coloring technique. The project aims to provide a similar aesthetic outcome to the classical approach, but with the use of eco-friendly materials. The locally-sourced glass is derived from common stones found in Israel.