La Maison Dar Dar
France
La Maison d’Alep works with Syrian craftsmen to refresh the shape of traditional objects while remaining faithful to ancestral techniques. Ancient Syrian handicrafts, including kilim weaving, glass blowing and copper work, are utilized to become contemporary objet d’arte in glassware, lighting and home fabrics.
The mouth blown recycled glass pieces originate in Damascus, where La Maison d’Alep continues to work with the same master glass blowers who maintain their craft in the face of myriad hardships of ongoing war. Glassware is made almost entirely without molds, mouth blown and then fired in a traditional oven. The colors are dyed within the glass, creating an intensity in colors that can vary slightly and may contain small irregularities.
La Soufflerie
Paris, France
Established in 2007 as a glassblowing cooperative, La Soufflerie is a family run company reviving, supporting and encouraging the ancestral art of glassblowing. Based at their studio in Paris, their original glass designs are handblown from recycled glass using traditional tools and processes. Pigmented glass is mixed into the furnace during the glassblowing, creating colored glass without painting. They are color fast and will not fade with continued use over time. Slight variations in color and size are to be expected.
