Framework

Angeli Glass Products Specialties is  a 100% Filipino owned company pioneering in the field of glass works industry in the Philippines.  Since 1979, APS have been specializing in the art of blown and handcrafted glass.

Timeline:

· 1985 - Exposure to foreign market through CITEM’s Manila Fame: Gifts Toys, Houseware
            Market Week.
· 1991 - Received Presidential Admiration: Presidential Working Visit
· 1994 - Inaguration of Parañaque Main Office/Showroom
· 2002 - October, Opened Tokens & Gifts, Glass Creations a sister company of APS

Management

The General Manager -

Rodolfo C. Salcedo is a Chemical Engineer who hails from Rosario, Batangas.  He has earned the degree of BS Chemical Engineer in Mapua Institute Technology. Since 1985, Rudy has been the  General Manager of the company.

In 1977, Rudy facilitated the set-up of a small basement workshop, where Angeli Glass all started.  Crude tools, such as an improvised blow torched, together with simple tools from scrap irons were conceptualized to form the first blown glass bubblet.

The Design Manager -

“I want to place the Philppines in the ‘GLASS MAP’ of the world”…the vision of Angelita P. Salcedo…a native from Majayjay, Laguna.  What started out a therapeutic hobby from a small basement has branched out in the market as Angeli Glass Products Specialties or APS. 

Though a degree holder in BS Education from the University of the East, her unleashed passion for arts and design had been clearly modeled through her glassworks.  At present, there are over a thousand design.  No two pieces are exactly alike and each piece has its own story to tell.

Manufacturing Process :  Blown Glass

Blowing molten glass by mouth was the chief method of forming glass for centuries.

During the Roman Empire, man learned to blow glass by gathering a gob of molten glass on one end of a hollow metal pipe , or blowpipe, and blowing through the other end. 

Angeli Glass started out with this process using busted florescent...

Manufacturing Process : Handcrafted Glass

Philippine handicrafts are often associated w/ indigenous materials such as rattan, shells, and coconut.  In APS, we have the traditional product line but the designs, materials and craftsmanship are not.

In 1981, APS began using Borosilicate Glass.  These are imported materials from Corning U.S.A and also known as Pyrex Glass.  The use of high quality materials led to a more diversified product lines and intricate designs.

To accent the beauty of art glass, wooden base enclosures, mirrors, flat glass, metal plates and imported glass paints are used.