"Many thanks to Ernest, Linda, and everyone involved in creating the glass grave monument for our son. They were very attentive, patient, and sensitive to our ideas and wishes. Ernest managed to convey lightness, heavenliness, and bright memory in the glass memorial. What was difficult to explain in words at the earliest project stages ended up exceeding our expectations."
“Dear Ernest and Linda, I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, first of all, for your support, for the colossal work you have done, for all the difficult and intense hours of work. Thank you for every nuance, scrupulousness, thoroughness, resourcefulness and determination. Thank you for being true professionals in your field and just good people! Working with you is incredibly pleasant and easy, and I really appreciate it!
Thank you for maintaining your optimism even in the most difficult situations. This gave me strength even in the most difficult, gloomy everyday life.
Thanks to your abilities, creating a unique and original family memorial gravesite complex was possible. You really felt its importance to me and brought it to life in glass and stone. He is incredibly beautiful and elegant! I couldn’t fully visualise it, and only when I saw it in its completed form did I realise how beautiful it was!
On a separate note, I would like to thank you for taking on the responsibility of organising the delivery of the glass monuments.
Thank you for your support, help, respect, and understanding. I wish you to maintain your individuality and always be useful in your professional field.
Good luck and high achievements in all your endeavours, more fresh ideas and personal growth!
And I also sincerely want to wish you never to lose confidence in yourself and always achieve everything your heart dreams of.”
“Thank you for your talent! I am very pleased with the result and will recommend your glass grave sculptures. This is something so full of talent, so artistic and professional... there are no words... I am very glad that I chose you to make a sculptural grave monument for my husband. Everything was done in the highest quality and without any problems. Thank you again. Create!”
“We really liked the service. Their ability to listen and understand. Individual approach. We are very happy with the result! We recommend this to others - don't be afraid of something new and unique!”
“Last Saturday, we were able to set up the headstone for our son at the cemetery. Thank you for the helpful information and tips in this regard. It was a very emotional moment for the family when we saw the stone standing there in all its glory. Ernest Vitin has created a masterpiece that cannot be put into words but simply has to be looked at to understand its beauty and depth. The result touched us as a family, and we are grateful that everything went so smoothly. I would like to thank you for the transparent communication in such a difficult but at the same time beautiful act.”
“We were finally able to uncrate the glass grave monument, and it looks wonderful!! Thank you so much for all of your help!”
“Glasstone shines a new light on what is and will be precious. If your memories are light and easy, why should their memorial be dark and boring?
Everything is truly great. Not only do I recommend it, but I truly encourage you to trust in the artist's understanding and suggestions. Despite the organizational difficulties they encountered, the result exceeded all hopes. It is unbelievable—it is impossible to leave the glass headstone. A huge thank you!”
"With love and sincerity, I send you a thank you from our family for the glass headstone for our mother. Your excellence has no limits. Thank you.”
“I don’t have the words to thank you, this glass headstone is simply unreal; you create masterpieces! We are very thankful to you! God bless you!”
“I’m thrilled!!! Our son's glass headstone is incredible! Indescribable beauty!!! Thank you very much! I can’t stop admiring it!!!”
“The Glasstone team has done amazing memorial artwork - a headstone for my mother! We are very satisfied and heartily recommend them. Greetings from family Dastgheib in Sweden“
“I remember when I first saw the glass monument “Vītiņi ”on the internet – it absolutely fascinated me as I was in search of a new style. Thanks to this I found your Glasstone site. I have never seen this type of monuments anywhere, they are very impressive, completely different from what we are used to seeing in cemeteries. Glass monuments are bright, there is no darkness, no gloom. It was very difficult for me to choose the colour and the design concept itself. I needed advice on how a monument of this or that design of colour or shape could look. Thus, I gave the sculptor the freedom to express himself and make a monument to my story. Everything was fulfilled according to my wishes by more than 100 per cent! You created the most amazing artwork – our monument! It was just what I wanted – strong and tough, and at the same time – light and gentle. I loved everything: from the process – how it was done, the warm communication, and the understanding of each other when working on the design. You understood what I wanted from the first sketches and fulfilled my desire for an original monument. I am impressed with the way you work and the beautiful result!
I am grateful to your team for the warm communication and the magnificent creation of a monument of such astonishing beauty for us! I’m glad I found you and wish you the best in your work, and I hope we meet again someday.”
“We are all very happy and thankful, that you agreed to complete such a complex work of art! Everything looks really great! It looks amazing! Of course, it looks a lot more impressive in reality, than in the mockup and photos! Of course, Ernests is an amazing, talented artist! God bless you with many more of such ingenious concepts and great ideas! I wish you many more interesting projects! A huge thank you!”
"The final result is even better than we expected! Humane and personal attitude, immersion into the idea and personality of the departed, taking everything we say into account... quality and peace of heart, knowing that work is in safe hands - excellent! Ernest Ronis even repaired a bench for the neighbouring burialsite :) Really cool! Thank you, we definitely recommend this service!"
“I chose this kind of tombstone because I did not want it to be ordinary. It’s bright, different from all angles, it attracts the rays of the sun – all of which reflects the character of the person for whom it was created. This sculptural monument is a work of art, so it has its uniqueness.
Moreover, people are so different. Such a custom made monument recognizes this fact and acknowledges the idiosyncrasies of one. Glass is also a kind of stone. It is therefore fully in line with its purpose. It looks very organic on the grave – worthy of the person. If someone wants to move away from the usual – from my point of view, this is the best answer. Our glass monument has aroused interest and admiration of the people around – both close and strangers who have seen the monument. Thanks to the whole team! ”
“Everything is amazing! A huge thank you! Thank you to the artist Ernests for his work!”
“The most beautiful headstone I have ever seen! Your work can be described as follows: high-quality, sincere, forthcoming, high-quality grave monument – a work of art! I have already shared your contacts because the service is excellent, I couldn’t have wished for better. If it were possible, I would rate your work with all ten stars!”
“Very approachable people who love their work! I recommend glass monument makers Glasstone wholeheartedly!”
“I am very happy with the experience and the result! Good service, quality of work and punctuality! I recommend you!”
“Professional teamwork, from the organization to the result. The artist travelled to the tomb, inspected the area, took my wishes and designed the project individually. I was given a visual representation that helped me understand what the finished monument would look like. Thanks for the work!”
“The recent work of glass artist Ernests Vītiņš (Ernest Vitin), a monument to the passing pianist Jautrīte Putniņa in the Valmiera Divala cemetery, truly surprised us. The idea itself was quite unusual: a glass piano of original size upright. But the miracle of the brand-new monument only came to light when installed in its natural light.
The front, smooth surface of the work bears the inscription of polished stainless steel, the name, the year and the signature of the pianist herself. But the other side of the massive monument was made wavy by the artist Ernests Vītiņš (Ernest Vitin). As a result, moving spectacles of light are formed on the glass piano with each viewer’s movement. The sun’s rays and even people passing by make a great visual impression. It looks as if the souls of the pianist’s compositions are displayed in a glass monument. The heavy and voluminous image of the memorial suddenly becomes light, airy and alive.
This new monument, created by the glass artist Ernests Vītiņš(Ernest Vitin), already called “Eternal Piano”, is a perfect match for the passing pianist Jautrīte Putniņa, the meaning, and substance of her life."
“Our tombstone was made exactly how I envisioned it. The company has a very responsive team. The artist Ernest Vitin is not only a master of his trade but someone who is both a good listener and able to perceive and realize the wishes of his customers down to the smallest detail. Thank you very much!"
“Thank you, all is wonderful! We moved the existing memorials a bit and the composition turned out just beautiful! Everyone loves it! Later possibly we shall rearrange everything, but if we do I shall send you the pictures!”
“Glass grave monuments are something new and unusual, and I am very glad that I came across your homepage in my search for gravestones. Everything was fine! I could have chosen that. In shock, you fulfilled his and my dreams with the glass grave monument “Jazz”, even though I had prepaid for another memorial. It turned out exactly how he would have wanted it. Thank you for your work, understanding and patience. Now I know very well that there are people you can trust from far away, who are close to you on the phone, even if they're not next door. THANKS!"
“I ordered a family headstone and am very happy with the result and service! Very good communication and openness in the organization! Special thanks to the artist Ernest Vitin, as well as Linda Namniece and Ernest Ronis! It was gratifying to get a phone call the day after the glass grave monument was installed to ask if everything was fine and if you had any questions about the maintenance! Thanks again, and I recommend buying a grave monument from Glasstone if you like the charm of the glass monument!”
“We are very satisfied with the service and the result! The glass grave monument exceeded all hopes! Great work and team!”
“Everything was great! For the first time in my life, I had such a service! Thanks again for your work!”
“Your abstract perception model yields your work's unique visual forms and methods. The material from which the grave monuments are made already requires close observation, deep immersion, and the talent to see concealed beauty, simplicity in complex and complexity in simple. Thank you for the opportunity to see your exhibition. I am very happy for you! Carefully thought-out lighting of the exhibition hall, which focuses, fascinates, mesmerizes the eye, defocuses the mind, makes the viewer look and watch, watching the vibrating play of light, creates a colossal metaphysical effect. I think, coming to the exhibition with one sensation, each viewer endows the works with their interpretation, their new meaning.
I do not believe that art is time-tested. Usually, everything is visible immediately. After all, art does not exist to explain but to feel – to touch the strings in one’s self, the existence of which I had not previously known. Bravo, Artist! I wish you inspiration – that inner unconscious impulse that will help you create new works and delight the audience. I thank the Lord for the acquaintance and involvement. We hope the pictures of our family's beautiful glass grave monument will help in the design of the website. Respectfully.”
“We hit the mark in reaching out to you. Thank you for your professionalism, compassion and creativity. The selection of the grave monument was not easy since a compromise had to be reached within the family, between the "minimalists" and those with a more traditional taste, who liked stone better. However, the glass grave monument offered by the artist made everyone happy. And most importantly - the task of conveying her father's energetic nature was accomplished. Great!"
“If you want to set up a beautiful family memorial, I recommend Glasstone. Wonderful grave monuments - glass and stone. Very approachable service. High quality!"
“The glass grave monument stands out beautifully among the other tombstones and shimmers in the sun's rays, so I highly recommend everyone to order glass monuments from Ernest Vitin!”
“I am satisfied with the service and the result, and I recommend Glasstone! A very good team that can create interesting and technically complex glass grave monuments!”
“The glass grave monument combined with stone is an extraordinarily beautiful grave monument. It reminds us that the soul lives forever. Rays of light from all directions create a play of light and you, the human being, can only marvel... what beauty!"
“Dear "GLASSTONE TEAM", Dear Mr. Vitin! Dear Mr. Lenzberg! It is indescribably unique, simply beautiful!!! THANK YOU from my husband and me, our whole family and my parents from afar. The glass monument with light LIVES! When I am there, I am in another dimension. I can't stop looking at it; time is endless... I feel that I am with my parents with a deep sense of happiness and awareness. We will always admire your dedication and talent. THANK YOU!”
“Thank you; I loved the result! I sent Ernest the burial site photographs of the installed grave monument when it was finally beautifully arranged. We already shared your contact information with our acquaintances!“
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Shipping and delivery
As soon as the glass memorial is ready, we share photos/videos with you for evaluation, prepare it for shipment and make installation instructions. We survey logistics companies to find and offer you the best delivery option. We can do the survey as soon as we know the delivery address and the exact configuration of the shipment - size and weight. We have established successful cooperation with transportation companies in various countries, but we are also open to collaboration with other logisticians, which you propose and choose! |
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Production duration
The production of glass monuments lasts from 30 workdays. It mainly depends on the complexity of the design and the ongoing workload during the particular period. The work volume is usually highest during spring, whereby the production time is the most extended, starting from ~45 workdays. Therefore, we advise ordering a glass monument timely. For example, if you wish to install the memorial in spring/summer, then - autumn/winter is the best time to make the order. |
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Granite base and other stone elements
You may choose to develop the granite base and stone elements with your local stonemasons or us. Making them locally will save you the shipping costs, and the stonemasons may prepare the ground and install the base as soon as it is ready. On rare occasions, making the stone parts with us will be the only option. This applies to designs where the stone and glass have to be very closely fitted (e.g. inlay of stone in glass monument or glass in boulder). |