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BLOW BY BLOW

›THE 30TH›BIRTHDAY OF WOOLWORTHSSUPPLIER NGWENYA GLASS.- THE EVENT CULMINATED IN A COLLABORATIVE WORKSHOP WITH TOP INTERNATIONAL GLASSBLOWERS AND TALENTED LOCAL DESIGNERS.

MOLTEN ORBS OF GLASS
FIXED TO STEEL RODS COME OUT OF THE FURNACE, HOT AND HISSING.
GLASSBLOWING IS SILENT POETRY WITH ITS OWN RHYTHM.

THE GLASS IS GREENER

• Ngwenya products are made by hand using only recycled glass, which comes from

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