We both have a history of management of small and medium sized business in the manufacturing sector. They first started slumping glass bottles about 10 years ago.

Marilyn was visiting a supplier and found an Italian book on glass Fusing. This book fired our imagination and we started tinkering with the art of glass fusion. We eventually achieved a good result with a totally new method of production, and from that set our production and management skills in motion.

With such unique product difference we built up a medium sized company called Revitaglass producing Fused Glass tableware. Two years ago we became aware that our creativity was being stifled by the strictures of having to run a company and keep 10 staff occupied, so decided to sell the company and move into a more artistic area.

We have for the last 2 years taught ourselves how to cast crystal glass quite successfully and the smaller environment allows us more time to experiment and create beautiful things. Every single pieces is made in a separate plaster mould which has to stand up to glass at red hot temperatures and is destroyed when the crystal glass is removed.

We have a passion for glass and are constantly amazed at how versatile the medium is, always presenting us with new challenges.

Marilyn and Bob Blindell

New Zealand glass arts