Claire Steiner

Artist & Consultant

About

Claire, artist and creative talent, draws her inspiration from nature, culture and technology. She captures the essence of a given source and then encapsulates it as an object unto itself, Born into design through her father’s life devoted to architecture, Claire began her art studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She continued her study of art at Portland State University in Oregon, and then continued her education at The Art Institute of San Francisco. Since then she has continued to pursue her dream in the field of art and design. Agnes Martin and Helen Frankenthaler were two of many influences. Conceptual, minimal, and translucent were some key directions she would follow.

There Claire found herself at the forefront of the nascent field of “Architectural Glass and Decorative Glass Products.” She was hired as head of the Art Department at Cesar Color, overseeing and managing all creative expression of products in glass. Claire then launched her own company, NVC-Design, in collaboration with Ninive Petrocelli. Here they continued to bring images to light through design and production of manufactured glass works.

Claire is successful in working closely with suppliers. She has worked with Dupont and companies such as Viracon, and Galaxy Glass and Stone She was instrumental in the creation of the concept of “decorative glass.”

Experience

Claire Steiner works with professional consultants, and artists, who provide expertise in lighting, manufacturing, marketing and web design. One can brand a building or a room. As the viewer walks in the door, the work evokes a feeling of comfort, goodwill, intelligence and understanding: The work can also transport thoughts and at the same create comfort. The space itself will get noticed for its surface depth and its inspiration.

Presently Claire Steiner and associates offer a comprehensive collection of large format designs and technology in glass. Works can be made for retail situations, including rollouts, high-end residential, restaurants, bars, hotels, museums, schools, hospitals, night clubs and resorts.

Claire creates large format imagery, collaborating with manufacturers in a variety of media. Currently designers, developers, architects, artists, producers and the glazing community contact Claire to bring their ideas to light. Claire and associates are the know-how experts in creating fresh, relevant projects.

The Process

Claire and associates give the designer free reign in choosing a technology, imagery, and surface effects. Choice of technology involves, of course, different price points, looks and function. There are some design effects that appear the same independent of the technology chosen, while in others the technology determines the ultimate expression. It is natural to ask, “What do I get for a more expensive technology?” Some technologies are more versatile, permitting more subtlety and detail. We take the time to explain the process and your options.

What it Takes

When a Fibonacci Series is applied to large images, the iterations and complexity evoke a sense of similarity, where the whole looks like the part and the part, the whole. There is an ambient quality of light, imagery and translucency. One can brand a building or a room. As the viewer walks in the door, the work evokes a feeling of comfort, goodwill, intelligence and understanding. The work can also transport thoughts and at the same time, create comfort.The space itself will get noticed for its surface depth and its inspiration.