RUTH SPAAK

Grid Light, 2008
100cm x 100cm


Photograph: Luke Unsworth

I am a designer/maker working predominantly with glass to create individual bespoke products for interiors and commissioned work.

I originally trained in Fine Art, then Constructed Textiles and recently retrained at the University of Wolverhampton with an MA in Glass (1995-1998).

I began my business, ‘Ruth Spaak Glass Interventions’ in 2001 and since then have worked with interior designers, architects, corporate and private clients on a diverse range of projects ranging from a commission to design a bespoke piece for a penthouse in St George’s Wharf for Heals to a collaborative piece for Ernst & Young in Birmingham.

The work I create is used for defining, dividing and enhancing spaces and harnesses natural and artificial light to create dramatic or subtle effects using colour, texture, structure and the seductive qualities of kiln-formed glass.

I was a finalist in the Peugeot/Oxo Design Awards in 2001, have exhibited four times at 100% Design, and was part of the Crafts Council ‘Home Sweet Home’ international touring exhibition. I am represented by Contemporary Applied Arts and Arts & Business, and I will be exhibiting in the British Glass Biennale this year in Stourbridge.

I have always found the infinite possibilities of cross referencing different disciplines exciting and I continue to seek new challenges, ways of working and collaborations.

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