I may be in need of a company to produce a limited line (20 to 30) custom stemware glasses. Are there any U.S. based companies that would accommodate such a run? Or should I seek out a specialized glass artist?
Anyone have experience with this?
-JK
jk,
This thread ran some time ago. Taking over the family business... - #2 by Lmo
It was started by Phillip Stankard ( Philip Stankard, IDSA, Industrial Designer at GE Healthcare in McFarland, WI )
and was about his taking over his father’s business; Stankard Studio Artists ( http://www.paulstankard.com/stankard_studio.htm ).
You may want to try contacting either of them.
Good luck!
I did a number of hand blown glass lamps a few years back that I built a giant mold for- 2 part machined out monster with lift off hinges. Used a local glass blower here in Los Angeles named Josh Gilfand from Revolution Glass http://www.revolutionglass.com/custom/page_custom.php.
He was great to work with. In hindsight though, the mold was probably a waste of time. He had enough control that I could have built some masonite templates that we could have worked off of.
I would guess, unless you have a monster budget, find a local blower. OR, find someone that that works at a larger company and see if he does side work after hours.
Hope that helps.