SZKLO STUDIO

SZKŁO STUDIO, FOUNDED BY ALEKSANDRA AND HER BROTHER WOJCIECH ZAWISTOWSKI IN 2022, EMBODIES A COMBINATION OF IMAGINATIVE EXPLORATION, YEARS OF CRAFTSMANSHIP EXPERTISE AND A DEEP ADMIRATION FOR RAW MATERIALS. IT QUESTIONS TRADITIONAL METHODS OF GLASS BLOWING, TRANSFORMING THEM INTO PLAYFUL EXPERIENCES. BY ELIMINATING THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL MOULDS, THE RESULTING SCULPTURES ADOPT ACCIDENTAL AND SPONTANEOUS FORMS, OFTEN REDEFINING THE VERY CONCEPT OF BEAUTY. THUS, THE PROCESS OF GLASS BLOWING BECOMES AS CRUCIAL AS THE FINAL FORM.

THE CREATIVE PROCESS AT SZKŁO BEGINS WITH CONCEPTUAL SKETCHES, WHICH DETERMINE THE FUNCTION OF EACH PIECE. ONCE PRODUCTION BEGINS, IT IS GUIDED BY AN ORGANIC APPROACH. DESIGNS TAKE SHAPE FROM CUSTOM MOULDS MADE IN THE WORKSHOPS FROM AVAILABLE MATERIALS, SUCH AS STACKED BRICKS, PIECES OF WOOD OR STONES. RESIDUES OF THESE NATURAL MATERIALS ARE OFTEN CAPTURED BETWEEN LAYERS OF GLASS, VISIBLE IN THE FINISHED SCULPTURES. AFTER THEIR FORMATION, THE SCULPTURES COOL FOR TWO DAYS BEFORE BEING TRANSFERRED TO THE COLD WORKSHOP, WHERE THEY UNDERGO SANDING AND POLISHING. THE GOAL IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE MATERIAL'S INTRINSIC PROPERTIES, SUCH AS ITS TRANSPARENCY, BRILLIANCE AND LIGHT REFRACTION.