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Water droplets of hydrangea

The "Hydrangea" series was created through a collaboration between HARIO Lampwork Factory and the Iida Umbrella Shop. The Iida Umbrella Shop, where craftsmen make umbrellas one by one using original textiles, is popular for expressing a delicate and beautiful world view inspired by plants, vegetables, and nature motifs in its umbrellas. Introducing a series of glass accessories incorporating such textiles from the IIDA Umbrella Store.

The beauty of colored glass

Hydrangeas brighten the rainy season in Japan, with their voluminous blooms on a single stem, but they radiate their vibrancy through their clusters of small, lovely flowers. If you look closely at each flower, you will see that the four sepals are actually shaped like a cross. While hydrangea flowers come in a variety of colors such as blue, purple, white, and pink, the "Hydrangea" series is expressed in light gray colored glass, and is available in three items: earrings, earrings, and necklace.

Most of HARIO Lampwork Factory's glass accessories are basically made of colorless transparent glass, but this series uses colored glass to express the textile of the Iida Umbrella Store. The series has a momentary beauty, as if a hydrangea that quietly catches the drops of rain and blooms with dignity is captured in a glass flower. Wearing it will brighten up your face, making it perfect for those who want to add their own taste to a simple coordinate with an accessory.

Training Glass Artisans to Create New Forms

HARIO Lampwork Factory is a handmade brand by HARIO, a Japanese glass manufacturer established in 1921. HARIO is famous for kitchen and tableware such as coffee utensils and tableware, but originally, when the company was founded, craftsmen made scientific and chemical utensils and tableware by hand, one by one. As demand increased, machine manufacturing was introduced to increase efficiency, and the amount of handwork by craftsmen decreased. However, this also meant that craftsmen's handiwork was cut off and they could no longer plan and develop new techniques and new products. In such a situation, HARIO Lampwork Factory was established with the desire to go back to the basics, to deliver products carefully made by glass craftsmen, and to leave the handcrafting techniques to the next generation.

Heat-resistant glass, an infinitely pure material, is brought to life by the hands of artisans, one by one, into delicate products. This is the sound of the burner used in lampwork (also called burner work). Glass rods, the material used to make jewelry, are melted by the flame of the burner, and craftsmen use tools to shape them into various silhouettes. 2000°C flames melt the glass, which cools and hardens over time, so burner work is a race against time. The delicate handiwork includes creating the shape of a crushed glass drop, flower petals, and snowflakes using tools.

The transparency that you can see with your eyes. Why don't you experience wearing glass through HARIO Lampwork Factory's accessories?