blowing – Product by Process

The Art of Making a Nixie Tube

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The nixie tube is a vintage display device which had been used until 70s when it was replaced with LED displays. The complex knowledge of manufacture of nixie tubes literally died with tube factory’s engineers, glassblowers and machine operators. I discovered nixie tubes in 2011 and since then, I’ve devoted all my time to studies of nixie tubes and its manufacturing processes. After years of intensive work, with help of many people, I eventually succeeded and have revived the knowledge and equipment for production of nixie tubes.

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John Pomp Studios Glass Blowing

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John Pomp is a craftsman, glass blower, lighting designer. The John Pomp Studio is located in Philiadelphia, but his work can be found in showrooms around the country. The film was produced by Gregor Halenda Photography and filmed by Ron Risman of Cinematic Stories and Gregor Halenda. Film editing by Ron Risman. Visually, this was a great shoot. Glass blowing is such a beautiful art form and our goal was to capture the process, intensity, and craftsmanship of John Pomp and his team. Audio was a bit more challenging as…

Glass Chandelier – Holdman Studios

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Glass Chandelier created by Holdman Studios for the tuscany restaurant .

28 series chandelier by Omer Arbe

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This is the 28 chandelier by Omer Arbel IT’s basically an “exploration” of glass-making. Check the video to truly understand the process -his process involves forcing air into hot glass, removing it, heating and cooling the whole thing and plopping scalding blobs of milk glass on the surface to create that unique interior space. thanks to fastcodesign for the link.