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| Bowie Low, the founder of Ibox Museum of Glass |
Bowie Low was born at 23 July 1973 in Penang.
He has been involved in glass since 18 years old.
Under an opportunity, he taught by an artist from Germany. He would spend the next ten years to
explore about glass, encountering various of disciplines, the complex technicalities of the material.
He mastered in the Stained Glass, Fused Glass, Formed Glass, Sandblasted Glass, Tempered
Texture Glass, Glass Painting, Glass Sculpture, Glass Batik and others about glass. He is the
Member of Penang Art Society & Founder of Museum of Glass Penang.
Under an opportunity, he taught by an artist from Germany. He would spend the next ten years to
explore about glass, encountering various of disciplines, the complex technicalities of the material.
He mastered in the Stained Glass, Fused Glass, Formed Glass, Sandblasted Glass, Tempered
Texture Glass, Glass Painting, Glass Sculpture, Glass Batik and others about glass. He is the
Member of Penang Art Society & Founder of Museum of Glass Penang.
In year 2002, he sought a way of expression that would do justice to his artistic and philosophic
tendencies, he finally gather enough courage and strength to built up his first showroom, I-BOX
Design at Jalan Pintal Tali, Penang. His professionals & works has been accepted by the market,
and a lot of oversea tourists from Australia, England, US and others country love his masterpieces.
tendencies, he finally gather enough courage and strength to built up his first showroom, I-BOX
Design at Jalan Pintal Tali, Penang. His professionals & works has been accepted by the market,
and a lot of oversea tourists from Australia, England, US and others country love his masterpieces.
In May year 2005, he develop the company to produce sophisticated glass work of HOT-Glass and
COOL-GLASS combination artificial concepts. He set up the new I-BOX Design showroom in
Jalan Kelawai, Penang. In the other hand, Jalan Pintal Tali, Penang’s showroom developed as
productions department. The innovative glass techniques combined with visual of imagination.
The qualities highlight the unique glass painting, sculptures and structures available in the showcase
uses its advance glass technology to create art works that are both decorative and functional.
Some items are also individually priced while others require customization.
COOL-GLASS combination artificial concepts. He set up the new I-BOX Design showroom in
Jalan Kelawai, Penang. In the other hand, Jalan Pintal Tali, Penang’s showroom developed as
productions department. The innovative glass techniques combined with visual of imagination.
The qualities highlight the unique glass painting, sculptures and structures available in the showcase
uses its advance glass technology to create art works that are both decorative and functional.
Some items are also individually priced while others require customization.
In Sept 2010, he relocated the Jalan Kelawai showroom. He designed & built a museum of glass in
Jalan Mount Erskine. The I-BOX Glass Museum was largely built by art glass & the museum has been
listed in The Malaysia Book of Records for being “The First Glass Museum”. Another record for the
museum was completing the “Longest Batik Motive Glass Painting”. This masterpiece was started
from Jan 2011 & fully completed in April 2011 by using fused texture glass. This glass batik size is
Length : 40feet x Height : 4.5 feet. The concept of using Batik Motive on glass painting is to carry
forward Malaysia’s traditional & stimulate tourism of Malaysia. He also modified the glass to souvenirs
product and some was using fused recycle bottle to sustain the environment friendly awareness.
Jalan Mount Erskine. The I-BOX Glass Museum was largely built by art glass & the museum has been
listed in The Malaysia Book of Records for being “The First Glass Museum”. Another record for the
museum was completing the “Longest Batik Motive Glass Painting”. This masterpiece was started
from Jan 2011 & fully completed in April 2011 by using fused texture glass. This glass batik size is
Length : 40feet x Height : 4.5 feet. The concept of using Batik Motive on glass painting is to carry
forward Malaysia’s traditional & stimulate tourism of Malaysia. He also modified the glass to souvenirs
product and some was using fused recycle bottle to sustain the environment friendly awareness.
Recently he also create the awareness by expose the new dimension of modern Arts & Craft in glass
to school children, the wonder of glass art to recycle glass. He provided free materials for school
children to learn glass painting in I-Box Glass Museum. He hopes that the museum will be one of the
famous point of view in Penang / Malaysia.
to school children, the wonder of glass art to recycle glass. He provided free materials for school
children to learn glass painting in I-Box Glass Museum. He hopes that the museum will be one of the
famous point of view in Penang / Malaysia.
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