1.   Back on Park, we window-shopped art glass and jewelry and European toys for a bit, then settled into the Park Avenue Grill for dinner.

2.   Beyond private collectors and patrons of art glass, more and more businesses, corporations and museums are using art glass to make a statement.

3.   Behind the desk is a slash of bright blue wall with niches containing colorful pieces of art glass.

4.   Black is also an unusual color in art glass.

5.   Buying art glass from Murano is tricky.

6.   Happily, the art glass influenced other more commercial sectors of the Murano glass industry.

7.   He innovated breakthroughs, such as picking up glass thread drawings, and displayed art glass in a visual and emotional way.

8.   His committee, with help from liturgical designer Richard Vosko, envisions a room with art glass, not stained glass.

9.   Hunt through the back alleys and street markets, and you can find deals on Bohemian crystal, art glass, leather goods, and old prints.

10.   It came to symbolize the nature-inspired elegance of Finnish art glass, and, as seen in the show, still works its magic.