Annieglass founder Annie Morhauser talks about her career, her philosophy and her 40-year-old Watsonville company, whose stunning glass work is on permanent display at the Smithsonian.
Annie Morhauser, the artist and innovator behind the luxury glassmaking Annieglass, holds a glass tulip sculpture with 24-karat gold detail, at her family-owned production studio in Watsonville, Calif., on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. The studio makes 80,000 pieces of small-batch dinnerware and statement home decor each year and is collected by loyal customers across the globe. Over the millennia, people have used glass to drink, decorate cathedrals and illuminate rooms.
Then comes the “slumping,” where the magic happens — and where things sometimes go wrong. They lay the pieces across ceramic molds and place them in a kiln for up to eight hours in temperatures as high as 1,700 degrees to melt the glass into the contour of the mold. The result is plates, bowls and sculpture exquisite enough to be sold by Neiman Marcus, Bergdorf Goodman and other high-end retailers and to be displayed in the Smithsonian and other museums.
“Maybe it’s because you got out of bed on the left side instead of the right side. It’s like that. It’s very frustrating, but it’s a good thing because it teaches you: You just need to keep trying. Don’t take it personally. Just move on.” Annieglass dinnerware with 24-karat gold detail at Annie Morhauser’s family-owned production studio in Watsonville.
Workers apply 24-karat gold detail to Annieglass dinnerware at glass artist Annie Morhauser’s family-owned production studio in Watsonville. A.
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