Few things are as mesmerizing as watching a master glassblower ply his or her trade, transforming red-hot molten globs into crystalline works of art. Today, our favorite artisans are using the same 2,000-year-old technique to create one-of-a-kind, of-the-moment pieces with stunningly sculptural appeal that no other medium can match.
Edition 1 Vase by Galerie Alyssa Kapito
Interior designer Alyssa Kapito enlisted cult-favorite Venetian manufacturer Laguna~B to bring her new AKI Editions collection of subtly sensual Murano glass vessels to life.
$15,000, alyssakapito.com
Giardino IV Vase by Sophie Lou Jacobsen
Known for her whimsically wavy tabletop wares, French-American designer Sophie Lou Jacobsen turns her eye to art glass with the Giardino Segreto (or Secret Garden) collection, a series of botanically inspired pieces that radiate quiet beauty.
$4,200, sophieloujacobsen.com
KNOPED WINE GLASS BY MIRANDA KEYES
British glass artist Miranda Keyes’s fluid, almost surrealist goblets, each one unique, themselves look a bit tipsy.
£250, jermainegallacher.com
SAGUARO VESSEL BY RAFI AJL
Berkeley, California–based artist Rafi Ajl carves primitive wood molds to create different forms and textures, which release “graceful and sensual forms” in glass. As the molds burn and decay over time, each piece is unique.
$2,850, rafiajl.com
AVVOLGERE CANDLESTICKS BY DANA ARBIB
New York artist and fashion designer Dana Arbib began experimenting with glass and working with master Murano glassblowers in 2020. Fascinated by patterns in the natural world, she also draws on her Libyan and Italian heritage of craft. Her stacked pebble candlesticks express a serendipitous, off-kilter grace.
$2,200 for the pair, tiwa-select.com
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