Today’s designer is more like an “up-and-coming designer” than a full blown design influence—at least yet, anyway. But we’re so in love with this local Texas glass artist and the technique she uses to mold her glass material we just had to share. Today we’re featuring the fused glass techniques of Lori Linder!
Fused glass, also sometimes known as warm glass or kiln glass, is basically the idea of objects made out of melting glass in a kiln. Of course, within the genre of fused glass, there are tons of techniques, but in Lori’s case, she makes each piece by arranging small, hand-cut pieces of glass (which she refers to as tesserae) onto larger pieces of solid glass to create a pattern. Once arranged the way she likes it, she heats it into a kiln to make one single form. After the pattern is set, she heats it again, but this time creating a shape or, in the glass world, letting it “slump” into shape. Though we happen to fancy Lori’s designs, she’s just one of many artists over the world who employ fused glass techniques to create art. Some other designers known for fused glass are: Jackie Beckman, Claudia Whitten, Melanie Rowe and Leslie Rowe-Israelson, Gloria Higueroa and more.
We first came across Lori’s fused glass creations on the
Litmus Industries Facebook page, and we were struck by all the adorable patterns and colors we saw. Available in plates, platters, bowls, ashtrays, incense burners and candle holders, there was something for everyone. Maybe it’s just because we’re on a geometric design kick lately, but there was something so modern and trendy about Lori’s glass designs that we really think would work well in a number of different style interiors.
Fused glass, also sometimes known as warm glass or kiln glass, is basically the idea of objects made out of melting glass in a kiln. Of course, within the genre of fused glass, there are tons of techniques, but in Lori’s case, she makes each piece by arranging small, hand-cut pieces of glass (which she refers to as tesserae) onto larger pieces of solid glass to create a pattern. Once arranged the way she likes it, she heats it into a kiln to make one single form. After the pattern is set, she heats it again, but this time creating a shape or, in the glass world, letting it “slump” into shape. Though we happen to fancy Lori’s designs, she’s just one of many artists over the world who employ fused glass techniques to create art. Some other designers known for fused glass are: Jackie Beckman, Claudia Whitten, Melanie Rowe and Leslie Rowe-Israelson, Gloria Higueroa and more.
We first came across Lori’s fused glass creations on the Litmus Industries Facebook page, and we were struck by all the adorable patterns and colors we saw. Available in plates, platters, bowls, ashtrays, incense burners and candle holders, there was something for everyone. Maybe it’s just because we’re on a geometric design kick lately, but there was something so modern and trendy about Lori’s glass designs that we really think would work well in a number of different style interiors.
Lori Linder is a part of the design team known as Litmus Industries, which is also comprised of Lori’s husband Tony Linder and their partner Christian Klein. As a design and fabrication studio, they work on a number of projects ranging in scale and material used, working with such media as wood, metal, and yes—glass. The Pfau Collection, Lori’s collection of fused glass home items (and soon to be garden items) is available online and on their etsy page. For more information about fused glass in general, check out fusedglass.org. 
