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Contemporary Lampworking, Vol. I + II (4th Edition)

Contemporary Lampworking, Vol. I + II (4th Edition)

Salusa Glassworks

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Updated for the first time in 20 years, Contemporary Lampworking Vol. I and II is now in its Fourth Edition. This edition is updated with new advances in the field of lampworking, making it a must-have resource for anyone interested in glassblowing on the torch. Contemporary Lampworking has been used as a text and recommended by lampworking instructors across the U.S. and abroad. Widely praised, it has become the definitive resource in its field. 

  • Now in full color throughout
  • Expanded, detailed treatment of color application techniques, many adopted from the world of pipemaking
  • Greatly expanded History, with new research
  • Updated Tools & Equipment, reflecting current practices
  • Updated Health & Safety, and Annealing sections
  • Sold only as a set of 2 volumes

Product Details

  • Product Type: Instructional Book, Hidden Lay-Flat Spiral Binding with Hardcovers
  • 640 pages
  • Published in 2024
  • Shipping Dimensions: 11.3 × 9.5 × 2.2 inches  (28.7 × 24.1 × 5.6 cm)
  • Shipping Weight: 7.0 lb (112.0 oz; 3175 g)
  • SKU: SKU: SKU010012946
  • ISBN: 9780965897242

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Bandhu Dunham

About the Author

Bandhu Dunham

The author, Bandhu Dunham, has been a lampworker for over 40 years, and has taught lampwork technique all across the United States and internationally. His work is in the permanent collection of several museums, and he is the author of the how-to text, Contemporary Lampworking: A Practical Guide to Shaping Glass in the Flame. This three-volume text, now in its third edition, is universally regarded as an invaluable resource for both novices and veterans in the field. The book, Formed of Fire, is equally ambitious and definitive.

Bandhu Scott Dunham - Salusa Glassworks

About the Maker

Salusa Glassworks

Salusa Glassworks is the studio of international glass artist, author and teacher, Bandhu Scott Dunham. An internationally respected glass artist, author and teacher, Bandhu's work is in the permanent collections of museums in the US and abroad, and his Contemporary Lampworking books are the authoritative, standard instructional texts in the field.

Born in Dayton, Ohio, in 1959, Bandhu began to teach himself lampwork technique in 1975, while still in high school.  As an undergraduate at Princeton, he received informal training from the University’s glassblower before completing his apprenticeship under American and European masters at Urban Glass, the Pilchuck Glass School and the Penland School of Crafts.  He regularly teaches workshops at craft schools and private studios around the United States and internationally including the Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass, The Penland School of Crafts and the Pilchuck Glass School. Bandhu has been a Visiting Foreign Instructor at Osaka University of Arts in Osaka, Japan, and has presented his work at numerous international conferences including The Glass Art Society, Ausglass, The International Festival of Glass, Kobe Lampwork Festa and Glassymposium Lauscha.

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