About us
The Michael Ruh Studio is a partnership between glass blowers Michael Ruh and Natascha Wahl, working from their South London glassblowing workshop since 2004.
Supported by a small team, their hand blown glass is sought after by hospitality, interiors and private clients worldwide. Shaped through colour, form, and meticulous craftsmanship, with a timeless, tactile aesthetic and minimal embellishment.
Everyday glass of poetic beauty
With a passionate dedication to the process to achieve perfection, hand blown production is limited to a handful of pieces per day. All are made from pure, optical-quality recycled glass.
Pieces blend colour with abstract line-work. These are Michael Ruh's signature lines – a process of incising into the near-finished shape when hot. The technique has similarities to Bokuseki calligraphy, in the sense that lines must be applied boldly and assertively – there can be no error as the glass records all.
BBC Handmade:GLASS
Michael Ruh on BBC Four
Shot by BAFTA Award Winner film-maker Ian Denyer and commissioned by the BBC, this 30-minute film shot with no narrative using only the sound of the working glass workshop. The film shows making one glass piece from the Michael Ruh Collection – The Summer Pitcher, from the opening of firing up of the heating drum to the finished work.
