London, UK

London, UK

Montag, 18. Februar 2013

 

London is quite a bit bigger than the previous towns we have visited, but helps us to get ready for the really big one: New York City. London for us means two and half weeks with Michael Ruh, who is currently working in a temporary studio in south London before the planned move to his new studio in March. Despite this, business runs as usual and there is a lot to do. With Michael’s guidance, Franca is fine tuning her cold work skills and has improved enormously as he is a great teacher. Whether it’s sanding bases, surfaces or reliefs, Franca is learning how to do all this with the help of the machines. She only visits the warmer areas of the studio when her fingers get too cold. This is where she meets Michael and Louise who are producing two different types of lamps from clear glass.

On our days off we have explored London and enjoyed the nice weather. We’ve also been to see a few really nice things, among them the big glass sculpture by Chihuly hanging in the V&A Museum.