For anyone in the glass community, the name Dale Chihuly (b. 1941) is up there with demi-gods, when it comes to contemporary glass. He is also the most commercially successful glass studio (possibly in the world), employing over 100 assistants at his studio – a 2300-square metre building in Tacoma (Washington, US), and with installations selling for six figures.
And, for the many unfamiliar with the world of art glass, it is likely either Murano glass in Venice or Dale Chihuly in the US that would be their touchstones for knowledge – arguably making Chihuly a household name.
