Tag Archive: Hand-blown glass
Annie Settles in at the New Niche Modern Cold Shop
Annie and Allana are already hard at work again and settling into the glorious, new Niche Modern Cold Shop! Here Annie dries off some Pod pendants after cold working them for an upcoming order. I think she’ll sleep like a baby this weekend… it’s been a helluva week but oh what a feeling of accomplishment and promise we all feel!
Annie Shepherd cleaning off a Pod Pendant Light
Work Stations Up and Running at the New Niche Modern Cold Shop!
Just 2 days after moving into the new Niche Modern Cold Shop the work stations are already up and running! This is thanks to our fantastic team of plumbers, electricians and employees like Annie and Allana who have worked so hard alongside Jeremy to coordinate this momentous occasion. Kudos to all!
All of the cold shop equipment has been installed and is fully-functional
Niche Bella Modern Pendant Light Sighting in Atlanta, Georgia
One of our employees hails from Atlanta, Georgia and on a recent return trip to her old stomping ground, she couldn’t escape the clutches of her New York employers! Oy vey!
She found herself at Holeman & Finch Public House, a gastropub located in the Peachtree Hills area of Atlanta. The restaurant flaunts a beautiful batch of our Bella Pendant Lights in their bar area. Designed by Ai3, an Atlanta-based design firm, the restaurant boasts its stance as a place where “reservations are shunned and camaraderie is exalted.” For those of us remaining up here at the Niche Modern headquarters in Beacon, New York, she thought this picture might suffice. Looks amazing!
Niche Modern Bella Pendant Lights at Holeman & Finch
An Expanded View of the Future Niche Modern Glass Studio
Dan, our resident photographer and social media genius, got fancy last week and made a composite image of the inside of the hot shop at the future Niche Modern glass studio. This is a great view of the main wall and mezzanine from within the belly of the beast. It’s looking even better now since the walls were painted and getting more glorious day by day. (expand browser window wide to get a full view of the expanse of the space)
The wall below the mezzanine that looks out into both sides of the glass studio
Moving into the Light – Cleaning Up the Mezzanine at the Future Niche Modern Glass Studio
This is a great shot from the mezzanine at the future Niche Modern Glass Studio where you can really assess how much brighter and cleaner the glass studio space has become of the past few months. The mezzanine is the next frontier that we’re tackling. Once we get the floors repaired and cleaned and install new railing we can open our studio to the public on certain days of the week. There is nothing more magical than watching glass being blown. I never get tired of it!
A cross-section of the mezzanine and the hot shop
The Crane Still Works at the Future Niche Modern Glass Studio
To me the old crane at the future Niche Modern Glass Studio feels like a metaphor for all we’re trying to pull off here in Beacon right now: taking this beautiful industrial building from a place of stagnation to a place of action and meaning again. After a lot of fussing, untangling of old wires and deep cleaning of the tracks more than 25′ above the floor, the crane at the future Niche Modern Glass Studio is working again! It will be very helpful when the super heavy equipment comes later this month and also on a regular basis when we need to move deliveries of batch. Max, our four year old, also has also mentioned his ideas about using it for “flying lessons” but we’ll have to see if that’s covered in our insurance policy…
The hook of the industrial crane at the Niche Modern Glass Studio
(Sheet) Rockin’ and Rollin’ to the Finish Line at the Niche Modern Glass Studio
Final work is being done this week by Ray and his sheet rocking crew at the up and coming Niche Modern Glass Studio. Then the painting can begin (my favorite part!). The moment the paint dries we’ll be moving our warehouse over and setting up a new showroom in its place at our offices, on the same property, here in Beacon. Stay tuned for more info on that! We’re really excited to plan some open house events later in the summer and hopefully meet more of our favorite customers in person.
The Future Niche Modern Glass Studio Cold Shop is formed
We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby – Progress at the Niche Modern Glass Studio
It was only six months ago that we rolled up the steel door and started to dig into rehabilitating our future Niche Modern Glass Studio. Hard to believe how much has transformed since then. Dan found this old shot of the dirt floors and soot covered walls, all of which I had already erased from memory. It’s important once in a while to look back, pat yourself on the back, feel good about the progress… and then get back to work!
We've Come a Long Way, Baby - Progress at the Niche Modern Glass Studio
Glorious Glory Holes… and Other Considerations at the Future Niche Modern Glass Studio
Adam spent a long time with us last week deciding where the equipment will go at the future Niche Modern Glass Studio. Every last detail is being considered: the path between the furnace and the annealer; the clearance on the glory hole doors… the more efficient and comfortable a studio is the more inspired and productive the team will be. By the end of June we hope to replace the cardboard placeholders with the real equipment! Here’s hoping.
Adam Holtzinger considers the setup of his workstation