NWS Glass. You bought it, we fix it. Located in San Francisco. Contracted work encompasses the custom prototyping and production of glass fixtures for lighting designers and architects, as well as restoration services for antique dealers. Combining design and production expertise, the studio team will help to refine a client's concept with an eye towards its efficient fabrication. Available resources include: glassblowing, kiln-forming, carving, sandblasting, moldwork, lamping, metalwork, and computer aided design. You may also be interested in our commissioned sculptures. Please visit nikolas.net. Michael Hall studied Art History and Ceramics at Boston College. He learned to blow glass in his home state of Vermont. With over ten years experience, he is the gaffer (lead glassblower) here at the studio. His digital dextgerity is also eagerly applied to furniture making and guitar playing. He is a trained farrier. Matt Szosz studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, receiving a BFA and a BID in industrial design as well as an MFA is glass. In addition to working on special projects for the studio, he makes art in glass, wood and metal. Josh Smith studies glass at the California College of the Arts and has a bouncing baby boy. Dave Johnson trained to be an engineer but has made his living in everything but, including movie special effects, juggling, modelmaking, writing and editing, computer programming, dog training, and electronic design. When he's not figuring out how to fabricate, mount, and light difficult glass installations, he can be found watching the glassblowers. Nikolas Weinstein graduated from college with a degree in comparative literature. After moving to San Francisco, where he briefly worked as a graphic designer's assistant, he founded his studio. Working primarily in glass, he initially designed and made small sculptures for design boutiques. More recently, his work concentrates on larger commissioned installations. Evan Kolker was born and raised in Baltimore Maryland where he learned the craft of glassblowing. In 2001 he moved to the bay area to attend CCAC where he received a BFA in glass. Evan continues to pursue his own sculptural multi-media work while still focusing on the crafting of glass. And surfing. Emily Vassos has a degree in art history and a degree in industrial design from the Rhode Island School of Design. Before joining the studio she was a project coordinator for a firm that developed and designed visitor centers for the National Park Service as well as history museums and cultural centers.