09 Feb 2010
Biographies - 25.07.2007
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Jonathan Baskett, based in Canberra, is known for his ranges of multi-coloured hand-blown glass tableware. A skilled glassblower, he has chosen to licence most of his designs for production in other countries.
He began making glassware in Sydney in 1999, while starting discussions with Salviati in Italy, Rosenthal in Germany and Nouvel Studio in Mexico. Baskett first licensed his glassware designs to Nouvel Studio in 2001 and is currently researching links with industry in Europe.
Baskett uses computers for digital rendering of his designs, but always starts by ‘scribbling’ and drawing. He makes clay models of his forms, and often contracts skilled colleagues to make prototypes in glass, clay or metal.
You can see Baskett's work in the new exhibition Smart works: design and the handmade, from 30 March 2007 at the Powerhouse Museum.
Smart works: design and the handmade
Jonathon Baskett
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He began making glassware in Sydney in 1999, while starting discussions with Salviati in Italy, Rosenthal in Germany and Nouvel Studio in Mexico. Baskett first licensed his glassware designs to Nouvel Studio in 2001 and is currently researching links with industry in Europe.
Baskett uses computers for digital rendering of his designs, but always starts by ‘scribbling’ and drawing. He makes clay models of his forms, and often contracts skilled colleagues to make prototypes in glass, clay or metal.
You can see Baskett's work in the new exhibition Smart works: design and the handmade, from 30 March 2007 at the Powerhouse Museum.
Smart works: design and the handmadeJonathon Baskett
TAGS
+ Smart works