Blenko Glass tag2 impacted the world of design

impacted the world of design to a degree never before seen and unlikely to be repeated

and witness a Voodoo ritual within a dark courtyard in the New Orleans French Quarter

along with combination pieces appealing to collectors of paperweights

and national and county designs

With over 800 color photographs provided through the help of more than 50 individual collectors

Blenko Glass tag2 impacted the world of design"Magnificent color, skilled craftsmanship and creative design make Blenko America's most colorful name in glass," touted a Blenko catalog advertisement. First begun in the late nineteenth century in Milton, West Virginia, Blenko remains one of the few glass factories in the United States where modern hand blown glass is still in production. Recently, Blenko glass designs from the 1950s and 1960s have caught collectors' eyes. This book presents an