Isak Lystad
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My Glass Studio in Tuscany!

2/12/2012

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After nearly a year of planning, organizing, researching, and ordering various components for all of my equipment I am happy to say that I have completed construction of my private glass blowing studio, and everything is fully operational.

I'm currently making efforts to open it as a glass school.

As 2 of the 3 fundamental pieces of equipment use electricity, my goal is to install solar panels by the end of the year. 
I also plan to install a heat recuperating burner system on my gloryhole.

Both of these efforts will minimize the environmental impact of the shop and ensure that the exhaust emissions will be as low as possible.
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Hugh Jenkins link
4/17/2012 06:08:57 am

Izak, great seeing the shop pictures. The equipment looks very nicely done!! I had actually thought about you recently and wondered what you had done with your glass shop dreams
I still would hope to get involved with your recuperation project. I don't see lots of safety equipment to complicate things. What melting are you doing or is most of it heated up in garage or oven?

Sam Stang, for whom I have done some work, is coming to Florence and Venice if June, right after GAS conference. I will let him now about you and maybe you can get together.

The quick history is also very interesting and somewhat tragic. Work done by hand is getting rarer and more essential every day.

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Glass blowing Seattle link
2/12/2013 08:54:20 pm

Some of your post here really made me confused. But rather i enjoyed reading your post, lots of new ideas i have found. Thanks for sharing!

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Isak
2/12/2013 09:27:33 pm

Let me know if I can clear anything up, I haven't updated the blog in some time, but I do know a lot more about glass in Tuscany... Just ask.

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Glass blowing studio Seattle link
2/26/2013 08:11:51 pm

Firstly thanks a lot for such a wonderful post. I would like to know more about such topics and hope to get some more helpful information from your blog. C U soon

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Adrienne
7/11/2013 05:16:33 pm

Hi there- I was wondering if you're in Italy now and if you happen to give workshops in your studio. My family and I will be near Barbarino this week and I want to surprise my husband for his birthday with a glass-blowing workshop. He's always been interested and would spark some much needed inspiration for him. If you aren't in town or don't offer workshops, is there anyplace in the area you could recommend?

Thanks so much!
-Adrienne

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Isaklystad
7/12/2013 04:01:17 am

Adrienne,
Please contact me at
Isaklystad@hotmail.com, and we'll see if we can make it happen.
Thanks for the interest,
Isak

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    Isak Lystad

    I am a Chef  and glass artist from Seattle, Washington 
    I live and work in Florence Italy.

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