Aurora Glass Sandblasting

Decorative Glass Melbourne Australia

Aurora Glass Sandblasting is a Melbourne based glazing company that specialises in reproducing traditional Victorian and Federation etched glass work, and strives to perfectly match your original designs, ideas and finish.

sandblasted glass Deer design - 1950's style

Red glass sandblasted continuous pattern

Victorian Daisy design sandblast to red glass

We can provide many design solutions in a wide range of prices and finishes to suit your budget.
Sandblasting onto artesian FLASHED ANTIQUE GLASS (red and blue glass, white frost design) .
Flat or multi-layered Sandblasting onto toughened, Float and laminated glass.
Deep Sandblasting into the back and front of mirror.
High-Resolution photographic film glass Lamination (popular modern alternative to French-antique sandblasting)

SANDBLASTING

CONTINUOUS PATTERNS

CUSTOM ETCHED VESSELS

Victorian fern sandblast design on red glass

ETCHED coloured glass

PAINTED, STAINED & GILDED GLASS

Laminated inserts

LEADLIGHTS

SANDBLASTING

TONE - TEXTURE - FORM

Sandblasting Glass Gives the Appearance of a White Frost Finish.

Flat sandblasting gives a white frost effect.
Deep sandblasting carves deeper into the glass and creates depth and tone.
Light sandblasting gives shading to the design.

All of these techniques can be used singly, or together to create a multi-layered design, tone and shading.

Detailed Victorian Sandblast on glass kitchen

Swan and pond design sandblasted onto glass

Elaborate Victorian sandblasted door panel

Art Deco corner boarder design sandblasted onto glass

Sandblasting glass can be used on door panels, door surrounds, any windows, shower screens, for signage, commercial and domestic partitions, anywhere you wish to obscure glass and still let light through.

Sandblasting an overall white frost or with a design can be applied to float glass, thermally toughened glass, laminated glass and mirror.

We have a wide rage of Victorian and Edwardian stencil designs to choose from or we can reproduce your original design.

Sandblasting can be applied to all types of glass

Cherry Blossom sandblast design on glass

Sandblasted
Door Surround Windows

Allow lots of beautiful defused light into your hallway with decorative etched glass around your door surround. Email us for a catalogue of our many design choices!
Has your door surround glass been damaged or replaced over the years with something kitsch or boring? Maybe you want to reinstate some traditional Victorian design to the entry of your home- but you also want more light in your home.
At Aurora we can produce many beautiful designs onto many different glass types, including;
- Toughened Safety Glass
- Laminated & Hush Safety Glass
- Double Glazed Units
- Lightly Textured Obscure Glass

Contemporary Australian Flora

Add interest and a modern flair to your Mid Century entrance way with our custom range of Australian flora designs. Enjoy the organic natural lines and shapes in a statement window, or block out neighbours whilst adding to the decor of your home.
Patterns can be etched on Obscure, textured or clear glass. Each configuration is unique and made to measure. Prices on application.

Mid Century Etched Doors

A common decorative feature of Mid Century homes - Etched Glass partition doors were either sliding or hinged doors that offered privacy to the dinning or lounge room. These glass panels are special vintage design feature that should be celebrated!
At Aurora we can manufacture new, or reproduce your damaged etched glass doors to a close match.
Whether on clear or textured obscure glass we can etch a range of tones and styles.
New Glass has to be an A-Grade Safety Glass to meet Australian building standards. This means toughened or laminated safety glass. We are more than happy to advise what will suit your project the best.

ETCHED COLOURED GLASS

VICTORIAN AND FEDERATION ETCHED COLOURED GLASS

COLOURED FLASH GLASS

Flashed glass has a thin skin of red or blue glass over clear glass.

A stencil can be applied with a pattern cut out - sandblasting away the coloured layer reveals a white frost pattern. This techniques is used extensively in Victorian door surrounds and sidelights.

Victorian Arched window with continuous pattern ans blue glass

red glass sidelight with sandblasted blossom design

Victorian red sidelight window with sandblasted rose design

Victorian blue sidelight window with sandblasted fuchsia design

Victorian red sidelight window with sandblasted cherry blossom design

Edwardian red sidelight window with sandblasted blossom design

arched window with red sandblasted glass and blue glass starbursts

Victorian red sidelight window sandblasted design with morning glory design

Victorian red sidelight window with sandblasted Sunflower design

flashed glass is manufactured by a mouth blown technique and is still being made in France and Germany. This mouth blown glass can vary in its depth of colour across the sheet and may have some small bubbles throughout and is generally quite transparent.

Brilliant cut stars on Flashed Glass

Prices on application

We are experts at reproducing your broken flashed glass panels! Give us the broken pieces and/or images of the artwork you want reproduced and our skilled team will reconstruct the design and craft a new matching panel!

contemporary blue flash design

At Aurora Glass we have an extensive library of designs to choose from and we can also reproduce existing designs

or create new designs of your choice. A catalog of Victorian designs can be reviewed on request, just contact us via email.

Laminated Glass

New age Reproductions

High Resolution Laminated Inserts

High Resolution Laminated Glass Inserts is an exciting new alternative to the red and blue Flashed glass that has unlimited design potential and is a thermally laminated safety glass. Brian Pioneered this method of Victorian Flash reproduction as he was trying to find a way around the limiting shock sheet sizes of Flashed glass from France, that only come in sizes 950x 800mm. The Colour laminated Glass method allows for greater lengths of glass at 1800mm+, which are popular in many sidelight door surrounds in federation homes around Australia.

Red Film Laminate door surround with sandblasted top light

Vestibule doors with red and blue Film Laminate

Reproducing the beautiful textures of a hand painted glass panel into High Resolution Film insert.

Patterns can be photographically reproduced or computer generated on acetate that is thermally laminated in between two pieces of glass, therefore allowing for a wide range of designs and sizes. the film is also available in a wide range of overall colours. This film is transparent or can be backed with a white frost to make it more obscure yet still allowing light to filter through.

The main distinguishing difference between the LOOK of High-Resolution Film Laminate Glass and the traditional Red Flashed Glass - is that the design area in the Laminate is CLEAR TRANSPARENT not frost obscure like the Red Flash glass.

Because the design area in High-Resolution Laminate Glass is naturally clear/transparent, for an additional fee we can sandblast the design to make it look frosted. This treatment make the finished glass look closer to the traditional Red Flashed French Antique glass.

Check out these wonderfully clear clean shadows produced by the High Resolution Film Inserts! Great colours and great alternative to traditional Flashed glass!

The coloured film process is specifically designed to be laminated between two pieces of clear glass making it strong and ideal for door surrounds.

Redfilm laminate side lights at 2.2m

Blue patterned Laminate Glass for the central panel of this impressive door

Blue Laminate long sidelights to match existing arch

The new blue laminate fits in seamlessly with the original existing glass

Red patterned laminate Victorian Door surround

detailed photographic images can be laminated inside glass

examples of transparent photographic film laminated inside glass

Film Laminate display at Axcess Glass, Thomastown.

High-Resolution film laminate panels cast beautiful shadows

showing the client a sample in situ

Custom obscure full colour laminated glass panel

Continuous Patterns

Semi-Obscure Decorative Glass

Victorian & Federation Etched Lace Patterns

At Aurora Glass we have collected & reproduced many beautiful traditional Victorian & Federation continuous patterns.

These panels of patterned etched glass are most commonly used in Door Panels, Vestibule Doors & Windows, Door Surrounds and Sash Windows. The semi-obscure nature of these panels mean that they provide great privacy whilst also allowing a maximum amount of defused light to enter the room, Plus - they add style, elegance and look fantastic!

Above are our most popular Continuous Pattern designs, we also offer a bespoke etched glass service.
If you have a damaged or missing glass panel in a design that you can't see on our website,
we can recreate the broken etched glass panel back to its former glory, ensuring the etched glass matches the original broken piece to the best of our ability.

Painted, Stained & Gilded Glass

Unique Painted Designs

Aurora Glass will also take custom commissions to hand paint and screen print onto glass panels. Whether you are after a restoration, reproduction, new or signage we can help!

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Gold Leaf on Glass

Applying reflective mirror gold or luminous textured oil gild to a feature window of your home will be a stunning and eye-catching feature. All designed & manufactured in house, prices on application.

Water Gild custom name transom

Etched and oil gilded house name

Etched and Oil Gilded House Name Transom

Water Gilded Street name for leadlight transom

reverse painted signage with gilding

Ephemera painted glass signage Scarlett created in the Smith & Lynes Co. Gilding workshop in Sydney AUS.

Check out out blog for more information on this process!

LeadLight Windows

custom designs and repairs

Custom Leadlight in clear textured glass

Leadlights with Distinction

With creative expertise and over 30 years experience, we aim to create beautifully crafted Leadlight windows and door panels that will enhance and compliment your home or business.

Leadlight services we provide:

· Restoration and Repair

· Re-leading

· Total re-build

· One of a kind Custom designs

· matching of pre-existing leadlights

Mondrian Style Leadlight Entrance

The Clients in this 70’s brick house wanted a colourful statement piece for the entrance of their home. Working with the clients love of the artist Piet Mondrian we constructed a clean geometric design with a bright but considered pallette. To create depth and interest we selected a range of handmade, obscure and lightly textured glass that, in the evening, throw fantastic coloured light on the walls.

Reclaimed & Up-Cycled Glass Doors

Using existing vintage glass from this 60’s house along with our collection of salvaged clear textures we created these stylish partition doors. It is so rewarding utilising salvaged glass, as it has history and a lot of the vintage figure rolled glass is no longer in production.