Gay Fad was a leader in mid-century design, but was not alone. Tom Felt will present an overview of the other main players in the decorating game: Georges Briard, Fred Press, William A. Meier, Ceraglass, Culver — with maybe a few surprises along the way. The mid-century era saw an explosion of interest in decorated barware and serving pieces as the cocktail party became a mainstay of entertaining — a trend that is delightfully being repeated today as young sophisticates rediscover these mid-century pieces and give them new life.

Hosted at the Ohio Glass Museum on June 23 at 2 p.m.

About the Presenter

Tom Felt volunteers as the Director of the Museum of American Glass, located in Weston, West Virginia. He also coordinates MAGWV’s annual American Mid-Century Modern Glass Symposium held on the third weekend in August, as well as the month-long American Mid-Century Modern Glass College Online. He has authored books on a diverse range of subjects including glass candlesticks, the L. E. Smith Glass Company, cobalt glass, modern Steuben, and Locke Art, as well as monographs on many other topics. He is editor of MAGWV’s quarterly magazine, All About Glass, and also heads the Museum’s publishing imprint, The Glass Flakes Press.