Hermann Bongard Norwegian graphic & glassware designer
2021-07-31
Hermann Bongard Norwegian graphic designer and glassware designer. He studied lithography and commercial design. Read MoreRead More →
Masakichi Awashima (1914 – 1979) Japanese Glassware Designer
2021-07-30
After studying design at the Japan Art School in Tokyo, Awashima worked for artisan Kozo Kagami, who had studied Western glass methods in Germany from 1935 to 1946. Read More →
Sigmund Pollitzer (1913 – 1983) British painter, decorative glass designer and writer
2021-07-22
Sigmund Pollitzer (1913 – 1983) was a painter, decorative glass designer, and writer from the United Kingdom. He was born in the city of London.Read More →
Jean Sala (1895 – 1976) Spanish glassmaker and designer
2021-07-03
He was primarily taught by his glassblower father and is now regarded as one of the most accomplished Art Deco glass artists. Read More →
Wilhelm Wagenfeld (1900 – 1990) German architect and industrial designer
2021-06-24
He was an assistant lecturer at the Bauhaus in Weimar from 1922 to 1929, where he primarily designed lighting fixtures. Read More →
Harvey Littleton (1922 – 2013) American glassware designer
2021-06-20
Harvey Littleton (1922 – 2013) was an American glassware designer. He was born in Corning,Read More →
Dominick Labino (1910 – 1987) American glassware designer and ceramicist
2021-06-20
He began his work as an instrument builder for the Bacharach Instrument Company in Pittsburgh. He then moved on to Owens-Illinois Glass Company, where he developed a lifetime interest in glass. He established small laboratories to create new glass batches and fabricate small glass objects while in command of the Owens-Illinois Glass Company milk-bottle plant. Read More →
Pukebergs Glassworks – Swedish Glass Factory
2021-06-05
Pukebergs Glassworks is a glassworks in Nybro, Sweden. Glassblowing specialists from the glassworks in KostaRead More →
Simon Gate (1883 – 1945) Swedish artisan and designer
2021-06-01
Gate began his long affiliation with the Swedish glassmaking firm Orrefors in 1916. He worked as an artistic director and built the firm foundation for Sweden’sSweden’s substantial modern glass industry, alongside Edvard Hald, Vicke Lindstrand, Knut Bergqvist, and others.Read More →
Iittala Raami 12-Ounce Glass Bowl, Sea Blue, by Jasper Morrison
2021-05-31
Raami, designed by Jasper Morrison, adds a touch of effortless beauty to any space. Simple, adaptable, and high-quality tableware is framed by careful design that allows the room to take on its own personality. Breakfast, desserts, and cold meals go well in this sea blue Raami bowl. Finland-made pressed glass.Read More →
Vicke Lindstrand (1904- 1983) Swedish glassware designer
2021-04-28
He worked at Kariskrona Porslinsfabrik from 1935 to 1936; at Upsala-Ekeby from 1936 to 1950 (as art director from 1943 to 1950) Kosta Boda glassworks from 1950 to 1973, where he was design director while also maintaining his studio in Arhus. Often, his free-form work was engraved.Read More →
Flavio Poli (1900 – 1984) Italian designer of glassware
2021-04-06
Flavio Poli (1900 – 1984) was an Italian designer of glassware. He was born in Chioggia and worked in Venice professionally. He was born in 1900 and studied art at the Istituto d’Arte di Venezia before working as a ceramicist.Read More →
Benny Anette Motzfeldt (1909-1995) graphic artist, glass designer, and sculptor from Norway.
2021-03-31
Benny Anette Motzfeldt (1909-1995) was a graphic artist, glass designer, and sculptor from Norway. BiographyRead More →
Léon Ledru (1855 -1926) French glassmaker
2021-03-20
Léon Ledru (1855-1926) was a French glassmaker and designer. He was the manager of the design department of the Cristalleries du Val-Saint-Lambert in Belgium for 38 years. Through the work the firm showed at the 1897 Brussels ‘Exposition Internationale,’ he stimulated interest in avant-garde design.Read More →
Etsuko Nishi Japanese Glass Designer
2021-03-05
Etsuko Nishi is a Japanese Glass Designer. She is a leading expert in pâte de verre, one of the oldest and most difficult glass-making forms. The desired shape is first made of clay, which is used as the basis for the mould. The glass powder is then mixed with a special type of paste, and the mixture is then placed in the mould and then fired.Read More →
Hiroshi Yamano – Japanese Glass Designer.
2021-03-03
Kiroshi Yamano is a Japanese Glass Designer. He studied at the Tokyo Glass Crafts Institute to 1984 and Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York, to 1989. Read More →