ArtGlassCenter

The twins Ilse Lindqvist and Yrsa Lindqvist are living their dream – with designing and blowing art and design glass together in their company ArtGlassCenter.

-- As material glass is both flexible and technically demanding. To be able to form the up to 1000 degrees hot and living glass is extremely fascinating. And it is very exciting to lift out a blown piece from the annealing kiln the next morning after a hot and long day in the hot shop. To see the final result after a long process of planning and experiments gives us a satisfaction – the same we like to give also to our customers when they find just the piece they are looking for in our gallery.

-- As children we used to practice in hours on the Tennis court. In the same way we try to develop our skills in the glasswork all the time. To become a Master needs continuous practice.

-- In our design we both are inspired by the way glass captures the light and we often play with different structures and combinations of colors.  Our common goal is that the things we are designing together are unique, functional and aesthetic – a piece should be something we both can accept regarding both the design and quality.

In our objects we combine different techniques. Additional to the blown pieces we offer objects made in different kiln techniques. Among our products you find items for the household but also jewelries, installations and interior elements. Today we are blowing our glass in Nuutajärvi Old hot shop and other pieces are made in our studio in Helsinki. One dream for the future is what we are able to have all our functions – the hot shop, studio and gallery – in the same place. Then we could offer a total experience in the fascinating world of glass.