Nuutajärvi Glass Village celebrates The United Nations International Year of Glass by organizing an exhibition of new art glass, Lasiaika. 33 artists working in Finland have been selected for the exhibition. With its choices, the jury of the exhibition wants to show the versatility of glass as an art material. For its creator, glass is […]
This international exhibition project, organised in cooperation with universities, glass manufacturers and cultural institutions, offers new perspectives on manual glass production in Germany and Europe. Glassmakers, artists, designers and students from Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, as well as from Finland and Sweden are working together to reinterpret and advance the over 1,000-year-old handicraft of […]
What does the world look like when you examine it and put words on it through glass? The exhibition Empiria showcases Kirsti Taiviola’s work with glass and light, and celebrates her career in the glass industry spanning two decades. Her years spent as a glass designer, artist and teacher have transformed how she sees the […]
The exhibition Handmade – Scandinavian Glass Starting all over was opened yesterday at the Finnish Glass Museum. Kirsti Taiviola’s works ”Ancestors I-IV” and ”Echo” are part of the touring exhibition. The exhibition focuses on the future of glass art and its development. Three museums specializing in glass – The Finnish Glass Museum, Finland, The Glass […]
