We recommend the popular manufacturing experience "Glass work"! Making original works may expand your hobby! ??
Hello to all of you who read the Activity Japan blog! It's the season when cold beer and barley tea are delicious. Suddenly, what kind of glasses do you use at home? I like the cool Ryukyu glass cup I made when I went on a trip to Okinawa and often use it. Not only the experience of blown glass, but also the memories of the fun trip will be revived, so I'm glad I made it. In addition, although the world is full of cheap and easy-to-use items, one-of-a-kind accessories and interior goods with the warmth unique to handmade products are still popular. So, this time, you can experience " Glasswork I paid attention to it and examined it! Not only handmade works, but also memories will remain, so it is perfect for couples and families to experience. And it may spread as a hobby! Glasswork Introducing 3 recommended experience plans ♫
What is a glasswork experience?
Before introducing the plan, "
Glasswork
I would like to introduce a little about.
Japanese glass crafts have a long history and are said to have been used since BC. However, due to the development of ceramics during the Heian period, glass production declined for a while, but it was remanufactured because the famous historical figure "Francis Xavier" brought in many items from overseas. It came to be said. Especially glass crafts
Glasswork
In the Edo period, when the art was developed, glass crafts were used not as vessels but as play tools and decorations. The works of that time can be seen in glass museums and art galleries around the world, but the delicate craftsmanship and the colorful and transparent beauty still fascinate people.
Glasswork
The technique of is "blown glass (or hot work)" in which molten glass is put into a furnace and blown into it to inflate it, and glass that is shaped without using heat is processed with a router or the like. It can be divided into the technique of making "cold work". These traditional techniques can be found in the manufacture of glass crafts throughout Japan, such as Otaru glass, Ryukyu glass, Edo Kiriko, and Satsuma Kiriko.
You can experience the activity plans to introduce as well as the production areas of glass crafts in Tokyo, so please try to make one glass work in the world ♫
1. [Tokyo, Ota-ku, 4 minutes from the station] Let's make an original glass! Blown glass experience
- 4.9
- (21 reviews/testimonials)
Make your own original glass! Blown glass blows into the melted glass and molds it while inflating it. You can experience it in about 30 minutes, so feel free to experience it. The finished work will be packed properly and delivered by mail (additional shipping fee is required). Blown glass is a very popular technique as a lesson.
《Tour period》
Year-round
<< What is included in the price >>
Experience fee, material cost, firing cost
《Age of participation》
10 years old ~
"meeting time"
10: 00-17: 00
"The meeting place"
Tokyo Glass Crafts Research Institute
The first thing I would like to introduce is here if you want to make glass tableware in Tokyo! This is a full-scale blown glass experience plan that allows you to make original glasses, provided by "Tokyo Glass Crafts Research Institute (1-26-13 Higashirokugo, Ota-ku, Tokyo)". You can make any one of glasses, small bowls, and single-wheel inserts. It can be formed in about 30 minutes from the start of production, but since it takes days to cool, the completed work will be mailed at a later date (additional shipping fee is required). It is possible to participate from the upper grades of elementary school, and the staff will support you firmly with a small number of people so that even beginners can experience it safely and securely. As the temperature inside the workplace gets hot, please bring comfortable clothes (cotton clothes are recommended) and towels. Blown glass is also popular as a lesson, and this plan is also recommended as a trial before starting your hobby of manufacturing in earnest! By the way, the Tokyo Glass Crafts Research Institute is a comprehensive glass crafts educational institution where you can learn a wide range of glass techniques, and in addition to professional training courses, we also hold many "glass craft experience courses" for the general public ♫
2. [Asakusabashi 4 minutes] You can engrave your favorite pictures and letters on the glass with sand-shaving glass crafts! Take it home immediately.
- 4.7
- (45 reviews and experiences)
"Sandblasting" is a technique of carving patterns and letters by shaving the surface of glassware with sand. There is no such thing as a failure because we use finished glasses. Design drawings are provided, so you don't need to be an artist. The machine will do the scraping just by cutting the sketch. You can make a work with a high degree of perfection that even beginners will be surprised.
《Tour period》
All year round, public holidays are held from 13:00 and 15:30
<< What is included in the price >>
Consumption tax and material costs included
《Age of participation》
9 years old ~
"meeting time"
Please select your desired time at the time of booking.
① 10:00
② 13:00
③ 15:30
④ 18:30 (excluding Saturdays)
"The meeting place"
2-16-9 Higashinihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Camera Hall Building 1F
Next, I would like to introduce a plan for sandblasting works provided by "Sandblast Headquarters Classroom (1F, Camera Hall Building, 2-16-9 Higashinihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)". Sandblasting is a technique in which the surface of a glassware is scraped with sand to make "frosted glass" and engraving patterns and letters. Stick a cutting sheet on the already formed glass and cut it according to the design. The work of scraping the surface of the glass is done with a leutor machine, so there is no particular difficult work ♫ From the design decision, cutting work → glass processing can be done in about 90 minutes, and I am happy that the finished product can be taken home immediately! Very popular for anniversaries and gifts. If you are in the third grade of elementary school or above, you can participate by yourself ♫ You can design freely, and there are many attractive templates, so even those who are not good at design can participate happily.
3. [Kichijoji, Tokyo] Making heat-resistant glass rings with burner work ♪ You can take it home on the day! (1 hour)
- 5.0
- (1 review and testimonial)
It is an experience plan to make parts by melting glass with a burner. This plan uses heat-resistant colored glass, which is popular among them, as a point to make glass rings! Production plan: One ring using heat-resistant glass and special color glass (size 1) Experience flow (1 hour schedule) Please come to the store by the time of your reservation and complete the reception. ↓ Easy
《Tour period》
Year-round
<< What is included in the price >>
Experience fee, material cost
《Age of participation》
13 years old ~
"meeting time"
Please come with plenty of time before the experience start time.
"The meeting place"
Inside Bal Samico
Glass Studio Briey
Lastly, I would like to introduce a plan that allows you to make heat-resistant glass rings with the burner work provided by "Glass Studio Brier (1-26-4 Kichijoji Honcho, Musashino City, Tokyo)". Melt the glass with a burner to create the ring that will be the base of the ring and the parts of the spot color glass. Although it is a work dealing with a burner, it is safe because the instructor will give a lecture and support tailored to each person (children aged 10 can participate, and those under the age of 13 must be accompanied by a guardian). There is a fashionable cafe restaurant inside the store, and it is a valuable glass workshop in the city with burners that can make everything from accessories such as dragonfly balls to full-scale heat-resistant glass, in addition to rings. The work can be taken home on the day after cooling, but it can also be mailed (for a fee). How about making glass accessories easily, such as for lunch or shopping at Kichijoji? !!
Finally
Well, you can do it in Tokyo Glasswork We have introduced 3 recommended experience plans, but how about it? Even the same glass, such as blown glass, sandblasting, and burners, has different tastes depending on the work and processing. In addition to these plans, schools and workshops are held at each workshop, so if you are interested, please check it out. In addition, please check the address, phone number, regular holidays, business hours, etc. in advance on the relevant homepage, blog, or telephone. It is a popular plan for a small number of people, so please make a trial reservation as soon as possible! It is highly recommended for making unique works and memories in the world, so please try it during summer vacation and weekends ♫
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