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TOP ROW In his studio, Michael
blows glass to create a Luna pendant
lampshade; a rough sketch of a
pendant light alongside a trio of
colourful salt cellars; Michael shapes
glass that has just been taken
from the furnace, using a wooden
cup-shaped tool known as a block.
MIDDLE ROW The Large Esparto
lamp, £900, and Extra Large Esparto
lamp, £1,200, are available from
The Conran Shop or Michael Ruh;
Michael places a Luna pendant
in the heating drum to expand the
opening; a bowl of shards and offcuts
at the end of a day in the studio.
BOTTOM ROW Tools include callipers
used to measure the diameter of
blown vessels, a pinzette for tweezing
and stretching glass, diamond shears
to grab and pull glass, and a jack to
create a neckline where the vessel
will crack off the blow pipe; drinking
glasses, including the blue Roundy
tumbler, £50, and Water glass, £56.
September 2015 | H&G | 45
