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In this stunning monograph, Berger presents her evocative light fixtures, functional objects, furnishings, and large-scale sculptures in combination with the diverse imagery and objects that inspired them. Obsessed with light for as long as she can remember, Alison Berger used to catch fireflies as a child and put them in glass jars - an activity that has inspired more than twenty years´ worth of exquisite work in handblown glass. Using age-old glass-blowing techniques to create essential forms that capture light and its reflection in different configurations and times of day, Berger´s unique process and its rich results feel at once Old World and modern. Featuring more than 200 full-color photographs of Berger´s glassworks, sketches, sources, and studio, Alison Berger: Glass and Light celebrates the magic of light and the medium of glass as brought together by one of America´s most innovative artists.

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" Among the works in " Alison Berger: Glass and Light " . . . is a pendant lamp of woven glass. "During the day it hovers in space, almost disappearing like a cobweb that goes unnoticed in the house until the light strikes it a certain way," Ms. Berger writes. "At night, the glass recedes even further, and shadows come boldly forward as vivid as a drawing on the wall." In her work, she evokes astrolabes, apothecary jars and other relics from the dawn of science ."
- New York Times

"Out this fall from Rizzoli, Alison Berger: Glass and Light is a monograph documenting the most impressive lighting fixtures, furniture, and other objects incorporating the material that have come out of her Los Angeles studio since she established it in 1995."
-Surface

"To mark her accomplishments, Rizzoli has just released Alison Berger: Glass and Light ($65, rizzoliusa.com), a gorgeous hardcover retrospective that celebrates Berger´s innovative Old World-yet-modern approach and numerous creative achievements."
-Angeleno, Modern Luxury

"Fans of Los Angeles-based lighting designer Alison Berger will enjoy this detailed look at her hand-blown work and artistic process. The oversized monograph includes more than 200 full-color photographs of Berger´s glassworks, sketches, drawings and studio. For further details on the glass artist, read this Berger 2014 profile."
-Los Angeles Times

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Matilda McQuaid is deputy curatorial director and head of textiles at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, in New York.

Pilar Viladas , a freelance editor and writer, is the architecture and design editor of Town & Country and former design editor of T Magazine .

Holly Hunt is the founder and CEO of HOLLY HUNT showrooms and collections, a leader in luxury home furnishings.

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