A Texas Designer and Hotelier’s Collection of Glass Paperweights Reminds Her of Lives Past
Liz Lambert reflects on a set of three orbs given to her by her inspiring brother.
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My brother Lyndon gave me these Murano glass orbs to mark big occasions. He gave me the first one—with the millefiori pattern and small white stars—when I graduated from law school. It came new, in a box with a ribbon, and the presentation was beautiful. It’s more grown-up than the other two, which were bought secondhand. The blood-colored one was a gift for my 30th birthday, and the one with the "snakeskin" ribbon was when I moved back to Austin, Texas, from New York City.
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Lauren Gallow
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Lauren Gallow is a Seattle-based design writer and editor. Formerly an in-house writer for Olson Kundig, she holds an MA in Art & Architectural History from UCSB.
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