Guillaume Saalburg French glassworker and engraver
2023-01-04
Guillaume Saalburg was a French glassworker and engraver professionally active in Paris. Education He trainedRead More →
Simon Gate (1883 – 1945) Swedish artisan and designer
2022-12-31
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 →
Hiroshi Yamano – Exquisite Japanese Glass Designs
2022-08-01
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 →
Klaus Moje (1936 – 2016) German Glass Designer
2021-12-03
Around 1975, Moje began cutting the rods into thin wafers or strips and fusing them in a kiln. The pieces would then be cut again and re-fused to create rhythmic patterns of vibrant colour. In 1976, Moje returned to Hamburg after living in Danzinger Strasse. Read More →
Ingeborg Lundin (1921 – 1991) Swedish Glassware Designer
2021-12-01
Ingeborg Lundin (1921 – 1991) was a Swedish Glassware Designer. Between 1941 – 1946 she studied at Konstaackskolan and Tekniska Skolan, Stockholm.Read More →
Paolo Venini (1895 – 1959) Italian Glassware Designer
2021-11-15
Murano glassware was historically decorated with opulent rubies and gold and fanciful forms in vibrant colours. He hired freelance designers like Martinuzzi and Fulvio Bianconi regularly. Gio Ponti from 1927, Carlo Scarpa from 1932, Eugene Berman from 1951, Ken Scott from 1951, Franco Albini from 1954, and Massimo Vignelli from 1956 were the designers he commissioned.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 →