Höglund Art Glass is a New Zealand and Australian art glass company founded by Swedish glassblowers Ola and Marie Höglund in 1982. The company is known for its hand-blown glass sculptures, vessels, and tableware.
Ola Höglund was born in Sweden in 1945 and began his career as a glassblower in 1964. He studied at the Swedish Glass Institute and worked at several glass studios in Sweden before moving to New Zealand in 1982. Marie Simberg-Höglund was born in Finland in 1948 and studied at the Finnish Glass Institute. She worked as a glassblower in Finland and Sweden before moving to New Zealand in 1982.
Ola and Marie Höglund met in Sweden in 1972 and married in 1974. They worked together as a team at several glass studios in Sweden before moving to New Zealand in 1982. In New Zealand, they founded Höglund Art Glass in a converted dairy
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factory in Nelson. The company quickly gained a reputation for its high-quality hand-blown glassware.
In 1996, Höglund Art Glass opened a second studio in Sydney, Australia. The company has since expanded to include a showroom in Auckland, New Zealand, and a gallery in Melbourne, Australia. Höglund Art Glass is now one of the leading producers of hand-blown art glass in the Southern Hemisphere.
The company's work is internationally renowned and has been exhibited in galleries and museums around the world. Höglund Art Glass has also been commissioned to create works for a number of high-profile clients, including the New Zealand government, the Sydney Opera House, and the Olympic Games.
Ola and Marie Höglund are still actively involved in the company, and their two sons, Ossian and Oliver, are also glassblowers. Höglund Art Glass continues to produce innovative and beautiful glassware that is prized by collectors and enthusiasts around the world.
Höglund Art Glass has been in business for over 30 years and has earned a reputation for producing high-quality, hand-blown glassware.
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