To satisfy my curiosity about the process and materials that other designers employ, I’ll have some posts this week exploring the desks/workspaces of some of my favorite designers and artists. Today’s focus is on jewelry designers.

Because I have this ongoing love affair with finding beauty in the mundane, (especially when mundane materials are used in unexpected or gentrified ways), I instantly became a fan of Jane D’Arensbourg’s jewelry made with her signature material: Pyrex glass. Long typecast as a sturdy material simply for baking dishes and scientific beakers, Jane uses it to create forms that are so delicate and elegant.

Check out the image of her work bench. My favorite materials are the glass rods and those didinium glasses (and I thought those were aviators!).

About Jane D’Arensbourg:

Jane D’Arensbourg studied sculpture and glass blowing at the California College of Arts and Crafts. Able to transform many of her ideas in sculpture into something wearable, Jane D’Arenbourg started making glass jewelry in 2001. The glass chain link she once used in her installations easily became necklaces and earrings. Jane uses borosilicate glass, also commonly known as “Pyrex” glass, along with a primarily scientific glass technique called “flame-working” to make glass jewelry. Jane stretches and bends Pyrex glass rods freeform using a torch and then fuses each piece individually. Jane currently resides in New York City.