Hawthorn Lane Restaurant
San Francisco, CA
Shortly after the Final Designs had been approved, this stained glass commission was abandoned due to a change in ownership.
AQUARIA I: 19’-6” wide by 6’-4” ht
AQUARIA II & III: 6’-9” wide by 5’-3” ht each
German mouthblown glass, lenses, dichroic glass. lead and solder..
From explanatory notes that accompanied the designs for the AQUARIA SUITE:
The main window, Aquaria I, was to have separated the main dining area from a smaller dining room. As one of San Francisco’s premier restaurants, one of Hawthorn Lane’s main attractions is its seafood. Relying on imagery abstracted from under the ocean, this sparkling, transparent window would have insured privacy in the more intimate dining area while allowing candlelight, color and movement to glimmer between the two spaces.
Similarly, Aquaria II & III would have created a filmy sense of separation between the kitchen and the main dining room while allowing patrons to glimpse the culinary magic taking place nearby.
