Light/Lite

UrbanGlass is an open-access facility where over 380 professional artists and designers create using glass. Our facility fosters community and serves as an incubator for creation and innovation. The Agnes Varis Art Center at UrbanGlass is a space for the public to experience and learn about cutting-edge art and design in glass, featuring artists from both our local and extended communities.

This exhibition highlights six artists whose practice includes lighting design:

Blob Blob Studio
Wes Heart of Blob Blob Studio takes a lighthearted approach to product design. Using color, optics, light, and texture, he creates simple yet visually satisfying sculptural forms that bring a sense of play to everyday life.

Eidos Glass
With the launch of Eidos Glass in 2013, Lorin Silverman introduced a meticulously designed and handcrafted product line of lighting and home décor. Recognized for his technical skill and ability to plan and execute large, complex hand-blown objects, Lorin is frequently sought after to fabricate work for architects, designers, and artists.

Evenline
Born from a partnership between Michael Stern, Raphael Abel, Ethan Townsend, and Ben Eassa, Evenline brings new depth to 3D-printed design. Their Cascade series of objects elevates digital “glitches”—code irregularities interpreted by their Mark III glass printer, which transforms molten glass into unique forms.

Jamie Harris
Through sculpture and lighting design, Jamie Harris captures the color, light, and fluid movement of the glassblowing process. His work explores the innate ways glass transmits, reflects, and absorbs color. By contrasting geometric symmetry with organic, altered forms, Jamie creates sculptural lighting that is dramatic, modern, and space-defining.

Michiko Sakano
Seeking freedom from rigid design specifications, Michiko Sakano explores the tension between sameness and variation, and the coexisting contradictions within glass textures, colors, and forms. Her work is widely recognized for its originality and technical rigor, and has been featured in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Elle Décor, Food & Wine, and House & Garden.

This exhibition invites visitors to discover how each artist harnesses the expressive potential of glass to create innovative, evocative lighting designs that blur the line between art and function.