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Bowls & Platters
A collection of sculpted, cut and polished, free form and faceted bowls & platters all hand crafted to be functional pieces of art.
Glaciers
Cut and polished to perfection, the glacier range resembles shards of glass that manage to be both organic and modern.
Objets
Free form or faceted, Objets are interior jewellery. Place them strategically to catch the light.
Perfume Bottles & Paperweights
Perfume bottles that appreciate the scent of a woman and her essence. Paperweights that resemble your personality.
Vases
From multicoloured to monochrome, classic or contemporary, our vases come in many shapes and sizes.
Votives & Diffuser Bottles
Add a little light and stylish aroma to your living area with our ever popular range of hand blown glass tea-lights and newly added range of diffuser bottles.
Featured products
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Aloe Vase
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- R 7,900.00
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Lava Vase
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- R 6,200.00
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Glacier Vase
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- R 14,750.00
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Dipped & Sculpted Vase
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- R 9,200.00
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Blowing glass amid hot furnaces is all that David Reade has known since his teenage years. “When I was 16, I visited a glass studio on the Isle of Wight. I watched the master and it grabbed me completely,” he says. It took Reade three weeks to convince the studio to take on another apprentice, and a further seven years to learn the art.
40 years later, Reade, who moved to South Africa in 1984, is the country’s best-known glassblower. He creates both functional and sculptural works, as well as commissions for some of the country’s top alcohol, cosmetic and architectural brands.
Reade makes his clear glass himself, from “true Cape sand”, and each piece starts as a ball of molten glass at the end of an iron pipe. Reade’s assistant then blows through the pipe, while he shapes the ball, using handheld tools.
Location
Contact Us
(+27) 071 282 0233
studio@davidreadeglassart.co.za
4th Floor, Church Square House, 5 Spin Street, Cape Town, 8001
Visits by appointment only