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. Biography Jeremy Langford was born in London, England in 1956, moving later to Melbourne, Australia at the age of 13. His first experiences in experimenting with glasswork followed two years later, melting bottles in an old ceramic kiln, using the raw material to make his first stained glass works. He moved back to the U.K. at 18. He became a glass artist apprentice acquiring the glassmaking techniques and skill sets he would use as a foundation in his later artistic works. Langford's original surname was Lelyveld, his family being natives of the Netherlands. Langford's father, Barry Langford (b. London, England, 1926) was the BBC producer and director who created the first pop-music shows for the BBC network and directed many, including the Tom Jones Show. Jeremy married Yael Langford (née Itach), an Israeli scientist who specialized in quantum chemistry and the relationship between brainwaves and consciousness. They had five children together. The couple was involved together in a beta project involving the connection between art, brainwaves, and consciousness. Yael Langford died on 15 September 2009.