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Jeremy Langford Jeremy Langford (Born London , England , 1956) is a British / Israeli glass sculptor and designer. He is the son of British/Israel television director and producer Barry Langford .1His artistic specialties are monumental size stacked glass sculpture , architectural glass , and stained glass .2His artwork is internationally known and he has been commissioned around the world in the creation of glass art for governments, private residences, corporations, hotels, and religious organizations.3 Major works of his include monumental glass installations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem , the ancient tomb of the Matriarch Rachel in Bethlehem, three massive sculptures for the Trump International Towers at Sunny Isles Beach , Florida , and the new Waldorf Astoria hotel in Jerusalem. He travels internationally for projects, his studio being based in Israel .4
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Jeremy Langford (born London , England , 1956), British / Israeli glass designer and sculptor Jeremy Langford is a glass artist and sculptor renowned for his monumental stacked glass sculptures. His family's original name was Lelyveld, natives of the Netherlands , and Langford is related to Joseph Lelyveld , an editor of The New York Times , and to civil rights activist Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld . Jeremy Langford’s great grandfather was a royal court entertainer in the U.K. (specializing in whistling), serving the court of King Edward VII and, after whose death, opened the soap factory Sloman’s. He also worked with the Beatles and the Rolling Stones discovered David Bowie and briefly managed Deep Purple .
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Jeremy Langford (born London , England , 1956) is a British / Israeli glass sculptor and designer. He is the son of British/Israel television director and producer Barry Langford . His artistic specialties are monumental size stacked glass sculpture , architectural glass , and stained glass . His artwork is internationally known and he has been commissioned around the world in the creation of glass art for governments, private residences, corporations, hotels, and religious organizations. Major works of his include monumental glass installations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem , the ancient tomb of the Matriarch Rachel in Bethlehem, three massive sculptures for the Trump Towers at Sunny Isles Beach , Florida , and the new Waldorf Astoria hotel in Jerusalem. He travels internationally for projects, his studio being based in Israel .
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Jeremy Langford (born London , England , 1956) is a British / Israeli glass sculptor and designer. His artistic specialties are monumental stacked glass sculpture , architectural glass , and stained glass .He has been commissioned worldwide to create glass art for governments, private houses, corporations, hotels, and religious organisations. Major works include monumental glass installations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem , the ancient tomb of the Matriarch Rachel in Bethlehem, three massive sculptures for the Trump Towers at Sunny Isles Beach , Florida , and the new Waldorf Astoria hotel in Jerusalem. His studio is in Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
British Israeli glass sculptor For the American football player, see Jeremy Langford . Jeremy Langford (born London , England , 1956) is a British / Israeli glass sculptor and designer. His artistic specialties are monumental stacked glass sculpture , architectural glass , and stained glass . He has been commissioned worldwide to create glass art for governments, private houses, corporations, hotels, and religious organisations. Major works include monumental glass installations at the Western Wall in Jerusalem , the ancient tomb of the Matriarch Rachel in Bethlehem, three massive sculptures for the Trump Towers at Sunny Isles Beach , Florida , and the new Waldorf Astoria hotel in Jerusalem. His studio is in Israel .
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glass artist and sculptor renowned for his monumental stacked glass sculptures
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british / israeli glass sculptor and designer
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