Avant-Garde Art Glass

Innovative techniques in Borosilicate glass.

Avant-Garde Art Glass is the pioneer of a new technique called Avant-Tech, creating function through imagery. Water and air flow instead resides within the designs in the walls, making more durable smoking pieces, uniquely functioning drinking glasses and redefining functional art.

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What is Avant-Garde Art Glass?

A culmination of functionality, durability and aesthetics.

Avant-Garde Art Glass is the next evolution in glass. Innovating a new way to create function. This impressive glass line will make you rethink the possibilities of percolation and functional glass.

Water, smoke and air travel within the walls of the glass and the percolation comes from within the designs. No need for down-stems or internal or external tubing. The imagery you see is a combination of trapped air and open passageways in the walls. The intricacy of these designs and function on these works of art are hard to capture with a camera. To truly appreciate this line of glass you need to hold it in your hands.

In addition to their unique function, these pieces of quality handmade glass have incredible attention to detail. They are made using high quality German Duran glass and have carefully crafted shaping and detailed features. Avant-Tech, process and techniques used to create Avant-Garde Art Glass have been in the making for 2 years. It was created, developed and produced by a professional glass blower with 20 years experience. Each Deco Series, Avant-Tech Drinking Glass and One-Off piece is numbered, signed and dated and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.

This first series was done in all clear to showcase the tech in it's unadulterated form and truly show off the designs and function within the walls. Inspired by antique cut glass and art deco, this new innovative take on old classics is just the beginning of what this next evolution in glass has in store. 

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About us

Avant-Garde is owned and operated by Merry and Dylan Kelley. We are a small team of 3 based out of Colorado making high quality limited run series and one of a kind glass pieces. Dylan is the designer, main artist, the creator of Avant-Tech, the artist making the Deco line, cups, and the high end and collaboration pieces.  Avant-Garde specializes in Avant-Tech, which is a mixture of intricate bubble trap/Ariels and function through imagery with percolation and function from within the walls. 

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