Piper

Kenny Pieper Glass

Kenny Pieper was born in Birmingham, Alabama and raised in the mountains of North Carolina. He began his craft career in high school when he studied at the Penland School of Crafts. Initially, he studied pottery with Norm Schulman and Cynthia Bringle. Later, he found his passion for glass under the tutelage of Richard Ritter.

After high school, Kenny moved to Detroit under scholarship at the Center for Creative Studies; he subsequently received his B.F.A. from California College of Art and Design, Oakland, CA. he then spent 16 years working as a glassblower in the San Francisco East Bay area.

Kenny’s career came full circle when he left California and moved back to North Carolina. While constructing a studio there, He worked at Penland School and managed the glassblowing and lampworking studios. It was during this fruitful time that he developed his expertise in the tradition of Italian glass.

Hulet

Hulet detail

Hulet Glass Chocolates

These confections are the ultimate indulgence and the perfect gift for a chocolate-loving glass collector. Every chocolate is a unique creation from the Hulet glass artisans. Why settle for ordinary chocolates when you can combine the elegant decadence of chocolate with the beauty of art glass? Hulet handcrafted glass chocolates are individually signed and dated and each "chocolate" has a piece of soft felt affixed to the bottom so that there is no worry of scratching a favorite candy dish or elegant display. Each glass chocolate sits in a brown paper candy cup and is individually boxed in a plain white truffle box or a beautiful custom box created especially for these treasures. An biographical enclosure card is included in every box.

 
Orient and Flume Butterfly Paperweights

Orient and Flume Glass

Two exquisite butterfly paperweights by Orient and Flume Glassworks, one of America's most respected studios of contemporary art glass.
Vase glass

Jack-in-the-pulpet vase by Strini Glass

 

Butterfly paperweight by Zellique Glass

 

Glass floral necklace by Collette Tolland