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Custom Bottles & Glassware

The Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo bottles

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo · 2025

The 2025 programme: Top Turn In bottles and the Parade Committee Auction Donor magnums.

Commemorative and branded bottles, from a single presentation piece to a full event run.

Typical pieces
Commemorative bottles, magnums, stemware, decanters, barware
Finishes
Sand-carved, etched, gold-filled into the carve
Runs
A single commission through to several hundred
Dozens of black wine bottles arranged in rows, each etched with a red basketball team logo.
Full-run corporate bottle programme: hundreds of pieces, one setup.
A stemmed wine glass etched with a circular Xavier Academy crest. A tall tequila bottle etched down its length with a company mark and name. A cut-crystal whisky tumbler etched with a scrolled RMW monogram.
Stemware, bottles and rocks glasses: the same mark sized for each piece.
Rows of black bottles etched in gold with an elephant crest and charity ball lettering.
Gold-etched event bottles for a charity gala.
A tall etched magnum carrying the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo mark in gold, above two horseshoe-stemmed wine glasses and the words 2015 International Wine Competition, Top Wine Company.
Two large black bottles etched in gold with a Top Texas Winery award design.
Award and presentation bottles.
Two etched crystal decanters, one round carrying a company mark and one square carrying a crowned monogram.
Etched decanters, stoppered and ready to present.
Five etched single malt bottles, four standard and one magnum, each carrying a company mark and a different name.
One run, a different name on every bottle.
Five gold-labelled Top Sales bottles, a magnum beside four standard bottles, each carrying a Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo wine sales committee medallion.
Top Sales 2027, the magnum and the matching bottles produced as one set.
A collection of etched spirits bottles and decanters, including single malt whisky, cognac, rum and liqueur, each carrying the same company mark.
Four Macallan decanters etched with a horse's head and a company name, lit by sunlight on a timber bench.
The same crest carved in the same place on every decanter.
An etched wine bottle marking a term loan facility, resting in an open presentation box beside a four-piece wine tool set.
A deal bottle boxed with its tool set.

What goes into Custom Bottles & Glassware

Corporate & Branded Glass Gifts

The gift that stays on the desk

Branded glass gifts, awards and recognition pieces for companies, clubs and events.

Typical pieces
Executive gifts, milestone awards, plaques, recognition pieces
Materials
Glass, granite, stone, metal, acrylic
Delivered
Boxed, wrapped and packed for shipping
Etched bottles and matching frosted glass mugs branded with a construction company mark, each bottle personalised with a different name.
A matched programme: etched bottles and branded glassware produced as one set.
Two etched whisky bottles displayed beside their presentation tube in a retail setting.
A circular etched glass seal commemorating the Houston Astros 2017 World Series championship, carved in relief.
Etched commemorative seal, carved in relief.
A pair of square glass canisters with chrome lids, each printed with a cleaning company's branding, slogan and contact details.
Branded glass canisters produced as a matched pair.
A close view of a national coat of arms sand-carved into dark glass at several depths, the volcanoes, ships and stars standing in frosted relief and lit green from the edge.
An etched commemorative panel marking a world tour date at an arena, showing a portrait and hand-lettered tour title.
Tour and event commemorative panel.
An engraved glass panel carrying a shield crest, mounted on a dark granite base against a white wall.
A timber presentation box holding bar tools and an etched bottle, beside a second bottle.
A crystal star award on a black base, engraved with a starburst, the award title and the recipient's name.
Star of Tomorrow award, engraved crystal on a black base.
A faceted crystal award engraved with a hotel crown logo, a dedication and a map of the United States.
Logo, citation and map carried in a single engraving.
A flame-shaped glass award with a faceted blue edge on a black base, engraved as a donation appreciation award.
Flame-cut glass with a faceted edge.

What goes into Corporate & Branded Glass Gifts

Etching, Engraving & Sandblasting

Three ways of cutting light into a surface

Etching, engraving and sandblasting, on glass and on stone, metal and acrylic. The technique is chosen to suit the piece.

Techniques
Etching, engraving, sandblasting
Range of cut
A fine frosted line through to deep multi-depth relief
Beyond glass
Stone at monument scale, metal, acrylic and wood
A close view of a deep sand-carved glass plaque reading U.S. Green Building Council, LEED Gold 2012, with the lettering and oak-leaf emblem standing in frosted relief against the clear glass.
A backlit etched glass panel carrying a law firm monogram, mounted on standoffs and glowing from within.

Etching

A frosted surface with a smooth, delicate finish. Best for fine detail: personalised glassware, gifts and smaller signage.

Engraving

Highly detailed work with real depth, so the design holds shadow as well as light. Suited to larger pieces, and to stone at monument scale.

Sandblasting

The technique for the largest pieces: deep, textured designs held consistently across a whole surface: glass walls, doors and architectural panels.

What goes into Etching, Engraving & Sandblasting

Decorative, Architectural & Mirror Glass

Glass that only finishes when the lights go on

Decorative and architectural glass: carved panels, edge-lit displays, feature walls and shaped mirror.

Typical work
Edge-lit panels, carved inlays, feature walls, shaped and bevelled mirror
Supplied with
The base, the lighting and the mounting hardware
By day / after dark
Reads as a clean frosted panel, then becomes the light source
A tall etched glass panel of a city skyline set into a stone base and lit from below, glowing deep blue in a dark room.
Edge-lit sand-carved skyline panel, seated in a stone base.
A carved glass panel of a forest scene glowing blue from edge lighting inside a dark display case.
An illuminated etched glass display panel carrying a space agency mark and Explore Moon to Mars lettering.
Illuminated display panel, lit from the base.
An illuminated etched glass display panel showing a space-programme anniversary graphic lit from the base.
A narrow carved glass panel set flush into a stone countertop and lit blue from beneath.
Carved inlay set flush into stone and lit from beneath.
A frosted glass partition carved with a large flowering branch design in an office interior.
Carved decorative glass.
A large oval wall mirror with a wide bevelled border, hung in a hallway and reflecting a living room with a wall-mounted television and a sideboard.
Shaped and bevelled oval mirror, cut to the wall.
A technician wiping down a large edge-lit glass panel carrying a carved Lamborghini crest that glows violet, mounted in a showroom wall.
A carved glass door insert lit green from within, set into a dark timber wine cellar door.
A carved and painted glass display panel showing a robin on a rose-hip branch, standing in a watch boutique window.
A seasonal display panel, carved and coloured in layers.
An edge-lit glass lobby sign reading United Equities Real Estate, glowing blue in a brushed metal frame.
Edge-lit lobby glass in a brushed metal frame.
Eight glass plaques carrying company logos, mounted on standoffs in two rows beneath a Hall of Fame wall sign.
A recognition wall built from individual plaques on standoffs.

What goes into Decorative & Architectural Glass

Glass Doors

The first thing every visitor touches

Decorative glass doors for homes, offices and showrooms: patterned, frosted, carved or lit from within.

Typical work
Entrance, office and interior doors, and wine cellar doors lit from within
Designs
Choose one of the designs below, or bring your own artwork
Fitted
Measured on site and fitted to the opening
An entrance door with a decorative glass panel carrying a pattern of rounded, interlocking lines, between two tall black planters.
01 / 10 Rounded lines

Ten designs, one doorway

The same entrance shown with ten different glass designs, so they are easy to compare. Any of them can be sized to your door, or used as a starting point for your own design.

Hover or tap a design to see it on the door.

A tall carved glass insert lit deep red, set into a dark panelled door surround.
Illuminated door insert.
A carved glass door insert lit green from within, set into a dark timber wine cellar door.
Wine cellar door panel, lit from within.
A wine cellar door with a full-height carved glass panel lit blue from inside the cellar.
A door glass panel carved with the globe, a satellite and a launch tower, lit blue from within.
A door glass panel carved with the Statue of Liberty, lit turquoise from within.
A door glass panel carved with a film camera, a clapperboard and a strip of film, lit blue from within.
A door glass panel carved with a figure of Justice holding scales and a sword, lit red from within.
A door glass panel carved with a rearing horse, lit red from within.
A door glass panel carved with a company mark and name, lit bright green from within.

What goes into Glass Doors

Smart Glass

Clear on. Frosted off.

Switchable glass goes from clear to opaque on a switch, a remote or a phone. No blinds to dust, no curtains to catch.

Switching
Wall control, handheld remote or phone
Supply
Laminated into new glazing, or applied to existing glass as a film
Typical rooms
Boardrooms, clinics and exam rooms, executive offices, bathrooms
A three-panel glass wall with the power off: every panel is milky white. The identical wall with the power on: the panels are completely clear.
The same wall, the same camera position, one switch apart. Drag the divider across.
A wall of framed Smart Glass door panels, photographed in the frosted state.
A glass office partition with double doors, powered off: the whole wall is frosted white and the meeting room behind it is hidden.
Power off
The same partition powered on and completely clear, showing the meeting room, its windows and the floor beyond.
Power on
A run of gridded Smart Glass panels forming an office wall, photographed in the frosted state.
Two installers kneeling on a showroom floor, squeegeeing a large sheet of cut film flat before it is lifted onto the glass.
Cut and squeegeed flat before it goes up.
Two installers, one on a ladder, applying switchable film to the tall glass panels of a black steel entry door.
Onto the glass already in the opening.
A hand holding the Smart Glass remote in front of a bathroom glass wall switched clear, the bedroom and window visible straight through it.

See it work

Watch · how Smart Glass works

What goes into Smart Glass

Frosted & Privacy Glass

Privacy that never needs a switch

Permanent privacy in frosted film or carved glass, for offices, corridors, doors and shower screens.

Two routes
Frosted film, or carved permanently into the glass
Typical work
Conference rooms, corridors, doors, shower and feature glass
Film
Comes off cleanly when the tenant changes
An office corridor lined with frosted privacy glass panels carrying a light decorative pattern.
Frosted privacy panels running the length of an office corridor.
A frosted glass partition carved with a large flowering branch design in an office interior.
A glass-walled office suite with a frosted privacy band, etched with a world-landmarks skyline and Business Center lettering.
Etched skyline and privacy banding across a run of office glass.
A glass-walled office meeting room with frosted film panels carrying a hand-lettered quote and a large heart-and-arrow graphic.
An installer squeegeeing a blue geometric privacy film onto a full-height storefront glass wall inside a shopping centre.
A four-man crew on ladders applying frosted film to a glass office wall in a finished corporate lobby.
An installer on a ladder laying a large frosted graphic onto office glass, the circular pattern taped into position across the mullions before it is fixed down.
A frameless glass shower enclosure with polished chrome hinges, set against marble tile and a pebble floor.

What goes into Frosted & Privacy Glass

Glass Graphics & Storefront Branding

The largest branded surface you own

Storefronts, lobby glass, full window runs and interior branding, treated as one identity.

Typical work
Storefronts, lobby glass, wayfinding, full window runs
Methods
Carved glass, cut vinyl, perforated print
Sized for
The distance it will actually be read from
A storefront window with applied glass graphics reading The Beacon, beside a brick facade.
Applied glass graphics carrying the identity across a storefront window.
A retail storefront entrance with etched and printed glass graphics carrying the business name and logo.
A reception desk fronted with backlit glass carrying an illuminated company mark.
Backlit reception feature carrying an illuminated company mark.
Installers holding a full-size cut stencil up against a glass showroom partition to position the marque crest before it is applied.
Finished showroom glass carrying a large frosted car marque crest, mounted above a timber reception desk.
An airport currency exchange kiosk before the work, clad in faded teal panels with a plain door and no glass graphics.
Before
The same kiosk finished, with printed glass graphics, a new blue fascia and illuminated panels.
After
A large etched glass panel showing a detailed illustrated scene, viewed from inside the store.
A backlit glass wall panel etched with a world map and location markers in a corporate lobby.
A shopfront glazed as an oversized black guitar, with the strings, frets and hardware picked out across the glass.
The same guitar shopfront seen along the concourse, with the Hard Rock Cafe sign above the entrance.
The shopfront read as one object from the length of the concourse.
A shop window run printed edge to edge in black and green, listing the products down both sides of the entrance.
A full window run, printed and fitted as one piece of signage.

What goes into Glass Graphics & Storefront Branding

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