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• Creative Glass AG, founded by Michael H. Sowersby in 1977,
in Zurich / Switzerland
• Initial activities: stained glass production studio, teaching
classes to hobbyists and wholesale/retail
business
• New direction in the early eighties (influenced by American
studio glass movement) into kiln forming
glass
• Organization of seminars introducing various artists from
overseas
• Close contact with artists and manufacturers for development
of new products
• Finding solutions to technical problems for glass workers
• Wholesale business for glass, tools and equipment to the
new European glass studios and schools
Milestones
• 1983 Start of Kiln Working
• 1992 Founding of The Creative Glass School, Switzerland
• 1995 Set up of wholesale outlet Creative Glass / Austria
• 1997 Set up of Creative Ceramics, Hungary, production of
Slumping moulds
• 1999 Set up of wholesale outlet Creative Glass / England
• 1999 Extension of The Creative Glass School with a
glass blowing facility
Major Product Lines
• Kilns for fusing & slumping, casting for the studio
and production
• Equipment for glass blowing, flame working and cold working
• Flat glass, powders, frits, cullet for kiln working &
blowing
• Hand tools and general supplies
Schools and Teaching Facilities Equipped
by Creative Glass
| The Creative Glass School / Switzerland |
Kiln working, flame working & hot shop |
| Creative Glass Studio, Austria & England |
Kiln working & flame working |
| Glasfachschule Kramsach / Austria |
Kiln working & cold working |
| M-Art Glass Studio / Switzerland |
Teaching concept and supply of complete kiln working and cold
working studio |
| Kurszentrum Ballenberg / Switzerland |
Supply of complete kiln working studio |
| Glass Studio Isabelle Périgot
/ Paris |
Construction and installation of glass blowing
and cold working studio |
| Var. Colleges & Universities in England |
Extension and/or first installation of cold working studio
(Richmond College, Northlands , The Surrey Institute, Swansea
Institute and others) |
Some of the Teachers at The Creative Glass School over the Years were:
Naricssus Quagliata / USA
Gerry King / Australia
Giles Bettison / AUS
Matthew Curtis / AUS
Joe Cariati / USA
Linda Ethier / USA
Charissa Brock / USA
Warren Langley / AUS
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Anna Boothe / USA
Helen Stokes / AUS
Emma Varga / AUS
Tessa Clegg / UK
Diana East / UK
Kristina Logan / USA
Corina Tettinger / USA
Roger Thomas / USA |
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