Mountain Living magazine, which is published in Colorado, featured our “Plume” mosaic in their May/June 25th Anniversary issue! One of the three Plume panels was included in the “Stylish 25” feature, where Mountain Living writers and editors share 25 of their favorite furnishings with timeless appeal, and also on the table of contents page (see both below).

The complex details of the Plume mosaic panels depict pheasant and guinea hen feathers. Set against pitch-black matte Obsidian glass, organic colors emerge, creating a unique mosaic, which replicates each feather. There are 18 colors of glass in each glossy plume, which merge into a hand crafted hyperrealistic portrait. Grouted in eight different colors, the elegant details are a testament to the art of mosaic and the beauty of nature. In this feature, Plume is joined by other stylish products from sheepskin and buffalo leather cushions, candelabras, and redwood slab tables to hand-painted leather chairs, homemade wool rugs and rustic daybeds, many of them custom-made with extremely high attention to tiny details.

New Ravenna Creative director, Cean Irminger, says, “When we began work on this series, the idea was to create an image of many overlapping feathers with a chiaroscuro effect for depth. However, once we reviewed the photographs, we realized that each feather was a natural work of art in and of itself and deserved to be treated as such. We instead decided to create separate specimen studies rendered in monumental scale to magnify the nuanced complexities and drama found in a single feather. The Plume panels blend the beauty of the natural world with the astonishing talent of our master mosaicists.”

Master mosaicist Bobby Jones shapes jewel glass for the details of the Plume feather.

The three 4 ft. x 7 ft. feather panels took one month to create. The feathers include hand-cut pieces of jewel glass in Jasper, Lavastone, Schist, Tourmaline, Tortoiseshell, Tiger’s Eye, Amber, Agate, Quartz, Labradorite, Pearl, Opal, Moonstone, Alabaster, Sardonyx, Ruby, Garnet, and Carnelian. The background is Obsidian with a matte Sea Glass finish. The Plume series and all other New Ravenna mosaics are available at New Ravenna showrooms throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Russia, and Dubai.