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Custom Work Begins With a Conversation

Custom Work Begins With a Conversation

A look inside ESQUE’s custom-design process: how conversation, practical planning, creative interpretation, and handmade glass come together to create lighting and installations made for a particular place—and the people who...

Custom Work Begins With a Conversation

A look inside ESQUE’s custom-design process: how conversation, practical planning, creative interpretation, and handmade glass come together to create lighting and installations made for a particular place—and the people who...

Shaping Light: Andi on Homo Faber and the Evolution of Glass

Shaping Light: Andi on Homo Faber and the Evolu...

Andi’s selection by Homo Faber, presented by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, marks a continued recognition of her distinctive voice in contemporary glass. The Foundation is an international...

Shaping Light: Andi on Homo Faber and the Evolu...

Andi’s selection by Homo Faber, presented by the Michelangelo Foundation for Creativity and Craftsmanship, marks a continued recognition of her distinctive voice in contemporary glass. The Foundation is an international...

The Squash Vase: When Glass Starts to Feel Alive

The Squash Vase: When Glass Starts to Feel Alive

There’s a moment in every glassblowing session when the material starts to feel alive — sagging, folding, and stretching under its own weight. The Squash Vase leans into that behavior,...

The Squash Vase: When Glass Starts to Feel Alive

There’s a moment in every glassblowing session when the material starts to feel alive — sagging, folding, and stretching under its own weight. The Squash Vase leans into that behavior,...

ESQUE Sample Vases with a single bloom

The Sample Vase: Color as Living Glass

Color behaves differently in glass — suspended in depth, catching light and shadow all at once. The Sample Vase series turns that phenomenon into a three-dimensional sketchbook for color, where...

The Sample Vase: Color as Living Glass

Color behaves differently in glass — suspended in depth, catching light and shadow all at once. The Sample Vase series turns that phenomenon into a three-dimensional sketchbook for color, where...

Eclipse takes New York! A finalist for the 2026 NYCxDesign Awards.  Details inside.

Eclipse takes New York! A finalist for the 2026...

A Finalist for Interior Design's 2026 NYCxDesign Awards, the Eclipse Lamps will be part of the SHINE exhibit at the Seaport in Manhattan from May 14th to the 20th.

Eclipse takes New York! A finalist for the 2026...

A Finalist for Interior Design's 2026 NYCxDesign Awards, the Eclipse Lamps will be part of the SHINE exhibit at the Seaport in Manhattan from May 14th to the 20th.

Behind the Scenes with ESQUE's Iconic Waterdrop Pendant Light

Behind the Scenes with ESQUE's Iconic Waterdrop...

The Waterdrop pendant was born from a fleeting moment in the hot shop, when molten glass hangs like liquid light. In this behind-the-scenes look, Andi shares how each handblown drop...

Behind the Scenes with ESQUE's Iconic Waterdrop...

The Waterdrop pendant was born from a fleeting moment in the hot shop, when molten glass hangs like liquid light. In this behind-the-scenes look, Andi shares how each handblown drop...