Photo of cast glass work by
Max D. Stewart showing glass
coloured by ammonium uranate
synthesised by Dr Hamilton and Ms Turner

Max D. Stewart, glass sculptor and PhD student at Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) completed the first joint ECA and University of Edinburgh PhD, co-supervised by Dr Andrea Hamilton from the School of Engineering. The project focused on discovering the forgotten colour palette and methods of Amalric Walter, who pioneered lead crystal casting methods, specifically pâte-de-verre in the early 1900’s and using this to create a body of studio work.