one of one
Amber vessel
A hand-blown vase in furnace amber, walls thin enough to glow.
vessels
Working hot shop · est. 2018
hot glass,made still.
A working hot shop and gallery where molten glass becomes vessels, sculpture, and light — blown by hand, sold as originals, taught in small classes.
● firing now · 2100°F
01
The hot shop
Molten glass moves through four rooms before it leaves.
/ 01
Gather
The first gather — molten glass on the end of a blowpipe, straight from the furnace.
2100°F · furnace
/ 02
Blow
Air through the pipe inflates the gather into a bubble, then into a vessel.
breath · shape
/ 03
Anneal
Slow cooling from 900°F to room temperature, so the glass doesn't crack.
900°F · 12h
/ 04
Cold work
Grinding, polishing, and etching once it's cool — the final, patient pass.
cool · precise
02
Everything but the heat
A studio that does more than blow bubbles.
Working furnace
A real 2100°F furnace, running seven days a week and open to watch.
Original pieces
Every vessel and sculpture is a one-of-one, signed and dated.
Small classes
Hands-on teaching, six students to a bench, never a screen.
Lighting editions
Numbered pendant and lamp runs, released to the list first.
A gallery, too
The current show and a growing archive of work we've let go.
Visiting masters
Residencies and masterclasses with artists from around the world.
03
The color spectrum
The same glass, at every temperature it passes through.
molten amber
furnace rose
goldenrod
violet
cobalt
deep sea
mint
clear
04
From the bench, up close
Shot where the heat actually happens.
05
The blow, slowed down
One gather, one breath, one frame at a time.
still · shot in the hot shop
06
Four pieces
The collection, in a row.
edition of 12
Cobalt pendant
A blown shade the color of deep water, lit from within.
lighting
gallery
Sculptural ring
Solid work — a loop of glass that catches light and bends it.
sculptural
one of one
Violet bowl
A low bowl in deep violet, cold-worked to a satin finish.
vessels
From the desk of Elias Voss
Most people see finished glass. We live in the minute before it's finished.
I learned to blow glass in a hot shop with a cracked floor and a furnace that ran cold on Mondays. The first thing they teach you is that the glass decides. You suggest, it answers.
Every piece on this site spent twenty minutes as a liquid, glowing orange, at the mercy of a pair of lungs and a steady hand. Then it spent twelve hours cooling, and a few more being ground and polished. What you hold at the end is the quiet after all that heat.
So here's the invitation: come watch a gather. It takes thirty seconds, and you'll never look at a drinking glass the same way again.
Elias VossFounder, GLASS
07
By the numbers
Live, from our backend.
4.1k
pieces blown
38k
studio hours
1.9k
students taught
7
furnace days a week
08
Held and loved
From collectors and students.
★★★★★
"I own the amber vase from the spring show. It's the only thing in my apartment that makes me slow down and look."
Renée C.Collector
★★★★★
"The beginner weekend ruined store-bought glass for me. Now every tumbler in my cabinet has a story and a signature."
Tom H.Student
★★★★★
"We commissioned a pendant for our kitchen. It throws light like the room remembers the furnace."
Aisha & BenClients
09
The roadmap
Where we're going.
Q3 2026
The studio and gallery are live, with a first run of numbered lighting editions.
Q4 2026
A second furnace and a visiting-artist residency program.
Q1 2027
Public glassblowing archive — every piece photographed and catalogued.
Q2 2027
The glass. hardware series: a limited lamp built around a single blown shade.
10
Questions, answered.
Is the studio open to visit?+
Yes. The hot shop is open to watch during gallery hours, and we run open-studio nights every month.
Can I buy a piece directly?+
Most pieces are one-of-one and sold through the gallery or the list. Editions are announced to the waitlist first.
Do I need experience for a class?+
No. The beginner weekend assumes nothing. The only requirement is closed-toe shoes and steady nerves.
What happens to a piece if it cracks?+
Annealed glass shouldn't crack — but if a piece arrives damaged, we'll make it right. Every piece is signed and insured in transit.
Is there a membership?+
No membership, no subscription. You join the list to hear about editions and shows first, and that's it.
Can I commission something?+
Yes — we take a small number of commissions each season for vessels and lighting. Reach out on the contact page.
Come watch it glow.
hot glass, made still.