[PA-NJ Glassblowers] Crafting beauty - John Pomp

[Tony Patti]

More good press for John Pomp.

 

http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/home_and_design/Crafting-beauty.html

 

 

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With his east meets west, classic meets modern sensibility, John Pomp
http://www.johnpomp.com/ is creating heirlooms of tomorrow.  The simple
clean lines and the organic feel to his beautiful hand blown lighting
fixtures convey a warm, sensual feel that strikes just the right balance.



After being a painter for many years, a mentor of John's urged him to try
his hand at glassblowing.  He fell in love.  He studied with Venetian
glassblowers and began working in New York making vases. The light fixtures
were a natural progression.  John then set up shop here in Philadelphia.
With his handmade equipment and tools (literally), an almost intimate
relationship with each piece is created.  There is a natural fluidity to
glass, a gracefulness to the way the light plays off of it, a Zen like
quality that John strives for.  "Beauty is not in the function. It's in the
ancient technique done in a modern way," he says.

 

Master craftsman, painter, sculptor, and world traveler, John finds
fascination and inspiration in flaws.  That's where the beauty lies.
There's an organized randomness you see in nature.  

A wabi-sabi aesthetic or the humble beauty of imperfection that John aspires
to convey with each design.  He has a very definite point of view.

 

 

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