Ben Edols demonstrates the ancient process of turning molten sand into highly desirable glass objects for the home. The glassmaking facility is launching a new collection of homewares for Sydney interior designer.
The furnaces are blasting at 1170 degrees in the ‘hot shop’ at Canberra Glassworks . On the early spring day I visit, pale legs prematurely sporting shorts, I feel instantly tan. But Ben Edols doesn’t break a sweat.
Which is good news, since there are more than 20 full-time artists-in-residence as well as 100 others who regularly book kiln time at the facility. “The wonderful thing about glass is that once it gets turned into glass from its raw materials, it stays glass forever,” says Frodsham.“Even though we’re not a big manufacturer of glass, like window or packaging manufacturers, we’re still really conscious of our footprint, and we are making glass from scratch for artists to use.”
His bench is strewn with charcoal-hued bricks; each one is about 30 sq cm in size and takes two hands to lift. Some feature swirling arc patterns, a delightful outcome of the casting process.“Sending broken-up bits of CRT glass to add to road base isn’t about recycling, it’s about burying the problem,” says Curtis. “Big business isn’t interested in actually recycling this type of glass since a lot of time is spent in the handling and processing.
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