Debbie Bean

About

• Founder: Debbie Bean

• Headquarters (Studio): Los Angeles, CA

• Manufacturing + Production: Los Angeles, CA

Materials

• zinc

• lead

• solder

• hemp cord

LEAD WARNING: Traditional stained glass contains lead in the panels. Although the risk is minimal, please be sure to wash your hands after handling the lead as a precautionary measure. According to Proposition 65, "This product contains chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm."  Debbie Bean also uses primarily zinc, lead, solder, and hemp cord in each stained glass piece.

Manufacturing + Production: How’s it Made?

Lead Work

Debbie’s process begins by designing her concepts in Illustrator to create a pattern that is then printed on paper.  These patterns, known as a cartoon are the templates from which the panels and hangings are created on. Each piece of glass is hand picked, then brought back to her studio where they are cut and joined by lead came strips to create intricate pieces. Due to the variations inherent in how the glass sheets are manufactured, no two pieces of glass will ever be identical. Depending on the size and weight of the piece, the final pieces are finished in either a lead, copper or zinc came border and in some instances housed in a hand made wood frame.  Her pieces are all based in traditional lead stained glass practices, however, as Debbie works in an organic nature, letting the glass guide her in the process, the final designs can change from the original concept as the work progresses. Therefore, while sold out designs can be recreated, each piece will always be unique.

Fused Glass

Debbie's fused glass hangings are made by a process of melting specialty glass in a kiln to create new formed glass pieces. The process of using "warm glass" this way allows her to further her scope of work to unique shapes and colors not available in traditional lead based designs.

Production Waste

Glass scraps are sold as kits for people to create their own beautiful stained glass pieces!

Repairability, Warranty, End of Life

All items on this site are final sale and nonrefundable.

If you receive an item that is defective, damaged or incorrect, you must notify us via email within three (3) business days of receiving the merchandise. We’ll email you a shipping label for returning the merchandise. Once you receive the label, please return damaged items in the original box and packaging materials. A replacement will be sent, if available, upon receipt. Items damaged due to buyers’ negligence will not be accepted.

Glass can be recycled.

Packaging

Cardboard packaging is recyclable.