What's it like to be a modern glassmaker? - The Conversation podcast, BBC World Service

Two women from Hungary and the UK talk to Datshiane Navanayagam about the intensity, skill and resilience required for modern glassmaking.

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Mira Davida is a Hungarian glass artist based in Stockholm, Sweden. She specialises in flameworking, a technique that uses a high-temperature hand torch to shape borosilicate glass. Her sculptural works often draw inspiration from botanical forms and the natural landscapes of Sweden.

Phoebe Stubbs is a British glassblower with nearly two decades of experience. She is the founder of Gather, one of the last remaining hot glass studios in London. Phoebe combines traditional furnace glassblowing with contemporary design to create tableware, lighting and sculptural pieces.

00:00 Intro
00:50 What it's like working with glass
04:55 Creating glass works
06:23 Smashing glass
08:55 Becoming a glassblower
11:40 Being a woman in glassmaking
14:23 Turning glassmaking into a business
17:14 Favourite glass work

Produced by Emily Naylor

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