Daniël Theys (born 26 January 1953 in Holsbeek, Belgium) is a Belgian glassmaker.[1] He usually works as a duo with his wife, Chris Miseur.

Biography

He started his own glass studio in 1987, where he began by making stained glass windows. Later, he went to Murano in Italy to learn the traditional techniques of glass art. He currently has a large studio in Leuven, near Brussels, called "Belgian Glass Styling." His wife came to share in his passion for glass and became a glass artist in 1990. Their son, Daan Theys is following in their footsteps.

Many of his major life events can be found on his website, and have been translated from Dutch to below:[2]

  • 1987 – Starts full-time as a young independent stained-glass man and is skilled in making stained glass windows.
  • 1987 – Take the stained glass lessons at the Municipal Academy in Hasselt with Amandus Van Rompay.
  • 1988 – Specializes himself through self-study in various restoration techniques and works as a freelance for various major antique dealers.
  • 1989 – Follows the first glass blowing workshop at the I.K.A. Mechelen under the direction of Miloslava Svobodova and Koen Vanderstukken.
  • 1990 – Builds its own glass melting furnace on Rodeberg together with Vanderstukken and is specialized in glass blowing for five years.
  • 2002–2005 – Enjoy the sculpture lessons with Roland Rens at the Municipal Academy in Aarschot.
  • 2005 – Opens its own "THEYS & MISEUR" glass gallery in the Historical Center of Leuven

Projects

He is best known for creating the largest stained glass window in Belgium. It may be seen at the church of "Onze Lieve Vrouw van Gedurige Bijstand" in Haacht. The glass-in-concrete measures 22 by 7 meters.

Projects by Daniël Theys[3]
Project name (Dutch) Project name (Translated to English) Image of Project
De schepping The Creature

References

  1. ↑ Horn, Sarah (29 September 2010). "Glass houses". Flanders Today. Archived from the original on 16 December 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2011. Theys' father (Daniel), meanwhile, has spent most of his glass-making career working on stained glass windows. He entered the field in 1985 after completing a few small restoration projects on stained glass.
  2. ↑ "Theys & Miseur Glas | DANIEL THEYS". Theys & Miseur, glasblazerij met design- en kunstgalerie in Leuven. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Theys & Miseur Glas | Artist: Daniël Theys". Theys & Miseur, glasblazerij met design- en kunstgalerie in Leuven. Retrieved 6 June 2019.


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