Properties & Qualities
Application
Product Sample Making
Qualities
Translucent
Colour
Other - Glass
Sample Information
Date of creation
2018
Dimensions
80mm x 80mm x 100 mm
Weight
250g
Process & Production
The Vortex Whiskey Glasses were created using a combination of traditional and digital making. The form was designed on CAD, and 3D printed, and a blow mould was cast around the printed form. The recipe is a mixture using plaster, sawdust and toilet paper pulp (see link to video tutorial), this allows the mould to remain damp when blowing into it, and prevent cracking.
The molten glass is gathered and shaped before being blown into the mould, the final shape is then put in a kiln to cool down slowly to prevent cracking. After it is worked in its cold state in a process called cold working. The excess is sawed off, the rim ground down and finally polished.
Recipe Details
Credits
Craft Maker
Laura Quinn
Library Contributor
National College of Art & Design Ireland
Photographer
Laura Quinn