The Calm Before the Sample Sale Storm at Niche Modern!

Posted on September 28, 2011 by Mary Welch •

Last weekend was our Sample Sale! This shot was taken just moments before the madness started! We had a blast meeting our Niche fans new and old. It was a lot of work setting up but well worth it. This was our first time, after a year of construction, inhabiting the new warehouse space which is adjacent to the glass studio. It was a thrill! We are hoping to keep a permanent display of our “seconds” on hand up here in Beacon so folks can come see us in person and grab a bargain any old time. Stay tuned for more on that.

Our new warehouse space inside of the Niche Modern Glass Studio

A Portrait of our new warehouse space before the Sample Sale rush

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The Annealers Are Here at the Niche Modern Glass Studio!

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Mary Welch •

A common question at the office here at Niche Modern is: How many pieces made it into the box today? The “box” refers to our annealers and we’ve struggled from the very beginning with limited annealer space dictating how productive we can be. So this wall of giant annealers is an amazing feeling of abundance for all of us as it represents the wide open future of possibilities at the new studio. They’re even bigger in person!

Three annealers are placed across the room from the glass furnace

Three annealears have been positioned within the hot shop, ready for action

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The Rest of the Equipment Arrives at the Niche Modern Glass Studio!

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Mary Welch •

We heard the truck rumbling around the bend and Jeremy went to grab the forklift in a hurry. The last of the equipment for our glass studio came yesterday and today the crew is already hard at work getting it connected. John Chiles from Hub Consolidated built our equipment over the summer and he is down from Vermont today to help us get it up and running.

Our last shipment of hardware for the hot shop has now arrived

Hardware including Annealers, and a Glory Hole are the final piece of the puzzle

Filed Under: Building the Glass Studio

Jonathan Takes It All In at the Niche Modern Glass Studio

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Mary Welch •

After a few grueling nights tending to the new furnace, (which is just like feeding a newborn baby!) Jonathan, our studio manager, had a moment to pass through the shop and take it all in. This is a great shot of the calm before the storm, which we’re enduring today, as the electricians, plumbers and construction crews work in tandem to get the place up and running – just in time for our Niche Modern Sample Sale! We need a vacation… but we’re too excited to relax just yet.

Jonathan walks past the new equipment in the hot shop

Jonathan, our studio technician, walks through the new hot shop

Filed Under: Building the Glass Studio

Hookin’ Up So We Can Start Cookin’ Up At The Future Niche Modern Glass Studio

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Mary Welch •

We have been privileged to work with the very best plumbers and electricians in the Hudson Valley region for this project and if they’re still speaking to us when the renovation is complete we’re going to throw them a party! The whole team was working hard with Jeremy, Zach and Jonathan yesterday to get the new glass furnace hooked up. Central Hudson is here doing an inspection today. We hope to be embarking on our very first glass melt shortly!

Hooking up the new 1000lb Wet Dog gas furnace

Local electricians and plumbers preparing the furnace for activation

Filed Under: Building the Glass Studio

A Long Day At The Future Niche Modern Glass Studio

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Mary Welch •

Jeremy, Zach and our amazing team of plumbers and electricians have been working hard all week to get the new 1,000 lbs furnace installed and hooked up to our gas lines at the future Niche Modern Glass Studio. This is a great perspective shot taken from the mezzanine at the end of a long day. The space is coming together and starting to feel like a real live glass studio!

The new gas furnace has become top priority

The new furnace means longer days spent piecing together the puzzle

Filed Under: Building the Glass Studio

Our New Furnace Settles Into Place at the Future Niche Modern Glass Studio

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Mary Welch •

After many months of furious preparations and dust, sweat and tears, the hood room is finished and now the new Niche Modern glass furnace is in place waiting to be fired up! Work is being done as I write this actually – with our technicians, electricians, plumbers and the fine folks at Central Hudson. We are hoping to fire up very soon. We’ll be posting an update shortly! Fingers crossed…

Our Wetdog glass furnace is in place at the glass studio

Our 1000lb Wetdog glass furnace awaits setup before firing it up!

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The Furnace Arrives at the Future Niche Modern Glass Studio!

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Mary Welch •

Last week our 1,000 lbs furnace shipped from our friends at Wetdog and arrived at the future Niche Modern glass studio! Hooray! Getting it off the truck was a bit like coaxing an elephant into the circus ring and in fact, the pallet jack that Jeremy ordered especially for this day is rated for something as heavy as an elephant. It’s a good thing he had it on hand so we could wiggle the furnace into place. All week long Zach is visiting from North Carolina to help us get it up and running. We’re very close now!

The Wetdog glass furnace arrives at our glass studio

The glass furnace soon to be responsible for Niche Modern pendants!

Filed Under: Building the Glass Studio

Sample Sale 2011 – Sept 24th and 25th

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Daniel Fiege •

A Pendant Sample Sale during Beacon Open Studios weekend

Come visit us on September 24th and 25th!

Join NICHE MODERN at our Beacon, New York studio for a SAMPLE SALE of our signature handmade glass lighting series!

In conjunction with Beacon Open Studios

Saturday 9/24 to Sunday 9/25 from 12 – 6pm each day

Address:

5 Hanna Lane – Unit 6 (Around back.. there will be signs)

Beacon, NY 12508

Phone is 212-777-2101

Everything will be discounted from 50 – 80%!

200+ pieces! Lots of styles to choose from!

CASH AND CARRY, IN-PERSON SALES ONLY : all fixtures sold with standard, cuttable 4′ cordsets, no customizations or returns on sample sale items.

***10% OF ALL SALES WILL BE DONATED TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

**Metro North service is available from Grand Central to Beacon; a little over an hour from Grand Central, we’re approximately one mile from the Beacon station at the end of Beacon’s historic Main Street.

***For those who cannot make it, please visit us on Facebook to receive a 30% off coupon good through September 25th!

Niche Modern Sample Sale location

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The Equipment is Starting to Arrive at the Future Niche Modern Glass Studio

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Mary Welch •

Equipment for the future Niche Modern glass studio has begun to arrive and is being kept safe, along the side of one of the factory walls, so as not to interfere with the final renovation work. We’re hoping the gas lines will be run by the very end of August so we can light up the new furnace by early September! Then we’ll be cookin’ at last!

Glass Blowing equipment begins to arrive at the Niche Modern Glass Studio

A glory hole rests quietly toward the rear of the hot shop

Filed Under: Building the Glass Studio

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