Monmouth Glass Studio creates quality handmade items that are well designed, well made and will stand the test of time.
Artist’s statement: Monmouth Glass Studio is a traditional glass blowing studio, established in 2012 in Tamaki Makaurau by artists Stephen Bradbourne and Isaac Katzoff.
The furnace holds 200 kilos of glass and is kept molten at a temperature of 1100 degrees Celsius 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each piece is gathered from the furnace then hand shaped and blown using time-honoured glassblowing techniques.
With a strong focus on creating decorative yet functional pieces, the studio splits its time between its core offering of handblown lighting and glassware for the home and frequent custom collaborations with architects and designers to create one of a kind bespoke pieces.
Both Bradbourne and Katzoff believe that with molten glass, the possibilities of form and colour are infinite. This belief guides the studio and can be seen throughout each piece they create.
In 2021, with the intention of minimising the studio’s environmental impact, Monmouth Glass Studio started collecting glass waste produced at the workshop and melting it down for re-use; a second act for glass that otherwise would be sent to landfill.
The resulting batches of recycled glass produce a subtle, bluey-green hue from the mixing and melting of various coloured glass from the studio waste. Monmouth Glass Studio proudly now produces collections of pendants, homewares and objects using this recycled glass.
Monmouth Gallery, 5 Great North Road, Grey Lynn
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