BLÆS is Danish for ‘blow’ and refers to the thousands-year old art of shaping molten glass, continued within the modern setting of a collective glassblowing studio where the traditional craft methods are mastered and developed with a focus on minimizing waste and maximizing the reuse of resources  to produce contemporary designs, unique works and sculptural installations.

The works by BLÆS represent an assimilation of design and nature, form and function, art and technology in the encounter of the individual artistic approaches and practices of Jette Noa Liv Bøge and Sally Xenia Christensen, both glass designers with extensive international experience and portfolios of award-winning works.

Rather than closed artistic workrooms, the studios are open and outreaching spaces, based on collective action and interaction to promote and develop the field of glass crafts. BLÆS engages in the local communities that its studios are part of and invite the public in to learn about its work through events and workshops.

Sustainability and circularity are an integrated part of BLÆS, from the studios built from recycled materials to the process and designs, using leftover glass in many creations which result in characteristic shades and materiality. As handmade products with each item carrying the unique marks of the process and passion of the craftsman, the work is a deviation of the mass-produced glassware – an enduring design to use and to cherish for years to come.