Lino Tagliapietra: Glass Magician

[fossilfly]

Glass maestro Lino Tagliapietra visited the MIT Glass Lab on October 18–22, 2010, and while he was there, this 13 minute film was shot of Lino and his team doing what they do best, creating glass sculptures. Unfortunately there isn't a streaming version available yet, but live previews are available.

Visit the site for more info:
http://erikdemaine.org/videos/lino/

[Kiwiana]

Excellent clips on youtube of Lino making his art......... soooooo talented :)

[fossilfly]

Here is another followup that I have been meaning to post:

November 2, 2011 NORFOLK
The atmosphere Tuesday in the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio was as sizzling as the molten glass itself.
It was the day before the studio would open to the public, and a time for several dozen top patrons and others to witness a rare sight - a "blow" by one of the world's top glassblowers, a man who hardly ever makes glass in front of large groups.
"Not too often. Maybe every three years," Italian glass master Lino Tagliapietra said after completing an impossibly large and complicated piece, which took a team of glassblowers more than an hour. "I no like to do it."
"I prefer work in quiet."
The rest of the article is here:

http://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/chrysler-glass-studio-offers-rare-glimpse-master-motion