Tag Archives: glass blowing
Jess Wainer: Sculptress of Light

By Regina Connell. Making the rounds of design trade shows in the last year, I’ve seen a great deal of lighting. And most of it bored me silly. The big problem was the utter sameness of it: an endless riff on the Lindsay … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, Box 5, FURNITURE+LIGHTING
Tagged Bay Area, bespoke, collaborative, craft, custom, David D'Imperio, David Trubridge, DESIGN, Glass, glass blowing, Lighting, Lindsay Adelman, Michael McEwen, Nic Weinstein, San Francisco
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Noticed: J. HILL’s Standard

It’s no secret: the traditional handcrafts of the world have had a hard time of it. While individual makers and artisans have struggled, so have the larger enterprises that produced the work. In some sense, they don’t have the advantages … Continue reading
Posted in Box 1, GLASS+RESIN, HOME, MAVENS, NOTICED, THE BIG PICTURE, THE GOODS
Tagged Anike Tyrrell, blown glass, Christopher Kelly, crystal, Crystal Academy, decanters, Europe, Frankie Power, Glass, glass blowing, hand cut crystal, industry, Ireland, J. HILL’s Standard, John Hill, Lady Penrose, lead crystal, Martino Gamper, Salone del Mobile, Scholten & Baijings, Scholten & Baijings' Elements, stems, Stoke on Trent, tumblers, UK, Walter Walsh, Waterford
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Profile: Amber Marshall

Is it my imagination, or is the world of craft and the arts (at least in the US) a pretty gender-bound place? (I’d love to be proven wrong.) But think about it: restaurants have traditional gender roles (chef is male, … Continue reading
Posted in GLASS+RESIN, HOME, THE CREATORS, THE GOODS
Tagged Andy Goldsworthy, Color, glass blowing, Maya Lin, St. Louis, Texture
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Profile: Joe Cariati

Glass blowing really is one of the most thrilling endeavors to partake in or to behold. There’s heat, there’s fire, there’s fragility, there’s the perfect moment, there’s magic, there’s danger, there’s beauty. It ain’t just art, baby, it’s life. And like … Continue reading
Posted in GLASS+RESIN, HOME, THE CREATORS, THE GOODS
Tagged contemporary, craft, glass blowing, Joe Cariati, Little Gems
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