Medieval European Glass with Mathieu Grodet

Kunsthandwerk Workshops

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This intensive, week-long master class immerses participants in the material culture and making techniques of European medieval glass, with a particular focus on Germanic traditions. Through close study of historical drinking vessels from the Middle Ages, participants will investigate form, proportion, and construction, and actively translate these historical methods into rigorous contemporary hot-shop practice. 
The class concentrates on the production of glasses, beakers, and goblets, drawing directly from Römer and Nuppenbecher traditions. Participants learn and apply techniques including prunting, trailing, stamping, and patterned surface work, adapting these processes across a range of forms and scales. 
Emphasis is placed on precision, control, and an understanding of historical methods—not replication for its own sake. Techniques developed throughout the week support the creation of original sculptural work informed by medieval processes.
This is an advanced, hands-on course with extensive individual feedback. A minimum of one year of glassblowing experience is required.
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DAY 1: The fundamentals: overview of the history of medieval glass objects and glass blowing focusing on the works from the Middle Ages. Hotshop demonstration. Discussion of theory and properties of glass and how to manipulate it. Practice of the trail techniques.

DAY 2: Elements & theory: discussion of techniques and demonstration with focus on the importance of angles and proportion and how to achieve them. Learn how to make and manipulate different shapes. Practice of the prunt technique and how many prunts one can apply to a vessel.

DAY 3: Techniques & shapes: to create more advanced pieces, learn extensive methods to transform the shape of glass. Concentrating on using stamps and blown prunts.

DAY 4: Advancing theory & principles: Go deeper into theory and principles of applying prunts, trails, stamps and patterns. Start to create a shape and a piece with two blown parts.

DAY 5: Pushing boundaries & refining blown shapes: Practice of techniques and experimentation with prunts, trails, stamps and patterns.

DAY 6: Your Own Design: using the techniques learned throughout the week, build your own design inspired by the past.

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Hints: Duration: 8640 minutes

Please bring:
We will send an email a day before your class, but please remember to dress appropriately: Wear cotton clothing (no shorts—jeans are best!), Closed-toe, comfortable shoes, Most importantly—get ready to have fun!

Price: €1500 (Standard)

Please note:
If you wish to cancel your booking, please send an email to at least one week before the start of the course. Your booking will be converted into a voucher that you can use for a future reservation.

A cash refund is only possible for cancellations made at least 6 weeks before the start of the course. Please note that the booking fees will be deducted from any refund.

Our classes are designed to teach techniques rather than guarantee a finished product. If your piece breaks during the session, you are welcome to choose a replacement from our collection. Please note, however, that we cannot refund the class fee or provide a free replacement class.
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Wenn Sie Ihre Buchung stornieren möchten, senden Sie bitte mindestens eine Woche vor Kursbeginn eine E-Mail an . Ihre Buchung wird in einen Gutschein umgewandelt, den Sie für eine zukünftige Reservierung verwenden können.

Eine Rückerstattung in bar ist nur bei Stornierungen möglich, die mindestens 6 Wochen vor Kursbeginn erfolgen. Bitte beachten Sie, dass die Buchungsgebühren von etwaigen Rückerstattungen abgezogen werden.

Unsere Kurse sind darauf ausgelegt, Techniken zu vermitteln und garantieren kein fertiges Produkt. Sollte Ihr Stück während des Kurses zerbrechen, dürfen Sie sich gerne ein Ersatzstück aus unserer Sammlung aussuchen. Bitte beachten Sie jedoch, dass wir die Kursgebühr nicht erstatten und auch keinen kostenlosen Ersatzkurs anbieten können.

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• Provinzstraße 42a

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