About

Oseng-Rees Reflection Ltd is a Consultancy and Design Service for Artisan Bespoke Fused Recycled Glass Artworks. We are dedicated to creating sustainable fused glass artworks for interior and architectural installations using only waste glass. Our aim is to reduce our carbon footprint by using only recycled glass and to provide beautiful, unique pieces of art for both commercial and residential spaces.

How we work with you:

  1. Explore the vision for the project during first meeting

  2. Proposal development

  3. Agreement of:

    • Details of the artwork, including materials, sizes, colours and textures

    • Any necessary factors, including design development, installation, material specification

    • Discussing any legal requirements, such as copyright and authorisation

    • Timeline, costs and payment structure

  4. Design development and fabrication of the bespoke artwork

  5. Transportation and delivery

With a love and passion for up-cycling, sustainability, arts and science, you will get a bespoke piece of art with a story attached to the product.

No additives such as resin, concrete or other inorganic materials are included, and it is made from 100% recycled glass. The material is made by carefully selecting end-consumer glass bottles or plate glass, cleaning and crushing the glass before the broken glass is arranged through an artistic process and fused into one large panel.

The glass goes through a specially developed firing schedule that transform the glass into a marvel-like material which no longer look or behave like glass. Each individual pieces of the broken glass can still be seen, and the sustainable recycled glass material have more similarities to a stone or ceramic material.

It has been compared with stone, marble or ceramic and can be used as privacy screen, wall panels, light shades and even award trophies.

Our mission:

Stay true to sustainable development, only using waste glass, thrive towards a zero-carbon mission and give you a beautiful piece of art for homes or businesses.

Award Winner at WALES PRESTIGE AWARDS, category Bespoke Artist of the year 2023/24

Award winner at Introbiz Swansea West Wales, Category Female Entrepreneur 2022

Award winner at Sustainable Academy Awards, Category: Sustainable Business, 2019

Finalist of Great British Entrepreneur Award: Creative Industries Entrepreneur of the Year 2019

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Our Values

 

Green Growth Strategy

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True to sustainable development

  • Using 100% locally sourced waste glass

  • Recyclable after use

  • No resin, No concrete, No any other inorganic binder

  • Circular Economy principles

Oseng-Rees Reflection is the only company in UK that collect and process end-consumer bottles or plate glass for making large architectural panels. Both manufacturing process and business philosophy is to stay true to sustainable development. The manufacturing process differentiates from other recycled glass manufacturers in such a way that it uses randomly collected end-consumer bottles or plate glass to make a sustainable material from 100% recycled glass.

It has no additives, resin or inorganic binders and can go back in the recycling stream again. Any other approaches to create a ‘recycled glass material’ deflects the public to believe they are purchasing truly sustainable products and stifles a nation’s ambitions of a circular economy. The business ethos is to stay true to sustainable development, collect locally, make the product in as sustainable way as possible, thriving towards a zero-carbon mission.

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Social Responsible

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Inspiring the next generation

As a designer in the creative industry with an emphasis on circular economy there is a need for developing a better sustainable society where collaboration, long-term thinking and involvement from all sectors is vital in the development of a healthy and well-being society.

Oseng-Rees Reflection offers educational workshops, lecturers and inspirational talks with the aim is to integrating within all various sectors such as arts, education, construction, architecture, public and private sector.

Inspiration to the next generation focus on lecturing, talks or workshops with topics such as:

  • Arts

  • Science

  • Sustainability

  • Entrepreneurial journey

  • Circular economy

  • Research and Innovation

  • Business Start-Up

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Low Carbon Manufacturing

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Fused recycled glass

Fused glass is consuming considerable less energy than a glass blowing. Oseng-Rees Reflection make the panels using a low temperature fusion technique. For comparison, fused glass uses temperature ranges between 700-900°C whilst glass blowing techniques ranges between 1300-1500°C.

Fused Glass compared to Glass blowing - carbon emission case study.

If small glass blowing studio has its furnace operating for 300 days a year it will on average release 31.6 tons CO2 per year. This does not consider the glory hole or the annealing kilns that glass blowing studios need in their production. As comparison, if a kiln would operate for 300 day per year would releases only 1.8 tons CO2.

Fused glass compared to concrete - carbon emission case study.

With a same amount of concrete and fused glass productions per year, glass from Oseng-Rees Reflection will have a 20% less energy consumption compared to concrete, and this does not consider the energy saving by using a waste material.

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Material Integrity

 

Cleaning

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Resistance to staining

A test was conducted on the recycled glass tiles. The ‘Standard Test Method for Determination of Resistance to Staining, ASTM Designation C 1378-97’ was used. This test is based on a standardized test method for determination of staining of ceramic glazed wall tiles. Samples tested were recycled glass tiles

The resistance to staining was tested by exposing a staining agent to the surface of a sample for 24 hours, and then cleaned off in a defined manner according to the methodology. The tiles were inspected visually for stains and reported qualitatively. 

Results. The test has shown that it is difficult to permanently stain the dark tiles. In the case of white tiles, a Nanogate coating was highly effective. Results confirmed the acceptability of the tiles for the architectural application.

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Compatibility

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Photoelastic Stress Measurements

A detailed investigation of the compatibility of fused recycled bottle glass was undertaken using a polariscope. The photoelastic strain measurement system A GFP 1400 with an automated polariscope. The glass objects was illuminated with a circularly polarized light which becomes elliptically polarized as it passes through the stressed glass sample. The degree of the ellipticity in the light is then proportional to the level of stress in the glass, and the computer software DeltaVision analyzed the measurement in a very high quality presentation, both visual and quantitative.

Compatibility of fused recycled bottle glass was undertaken using photoelastic stress measurements. Temperature used ranged between 800-900°C in contrary to hot glass-melt of 1300°C. The separation of bottles based on a so-called punt mark identified each individual bottles origin. With the punt mark identification, using a practice-based approach combined with scientific experimentation it was found that compatible material can be produced. For more information, please email us.

Mechanical strength

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Four Point Bend Test

A systematic study has been undertaken into the suitability of fused recycled bottled glass as a material for architectural applications. The method of testing was done by transverse bending called third Point loading method for testing the flexural strength. A glass specimen is laid across two supporting bars and is bent by load applied through a third bar at the center. The modulus of rupture was calculated from the load required to cause fracture.

Specimens with a variety of parameters such as kiln schedule, temperature, colour development and glass fragment sizes was assessed with for each set of experiments. A comparison was made with commercially available ceramic tiles. Statistical analysis of empirical strength measurements were then used to assess the probability of a given strength. 

The conclusion is that the fused recycled glass material has been proven stronger than one commercially available ceramic tile and can be used for architectural applications. For more information, please email us.

Our Work

 Let’s make something beautiful.