Interview with Rudolf Wistl, Designer / Master Carpenter of GLAS.HOLZ design, DE

Glas.Holz design was established in 2016. The products from Glas.Holz designs are luxury furniture and interior with high-quality manufacturing and design.For many parts of my design, I use several ideas from my daily craft as a master carpenter in my business.There was once when I visited the Glasmanufaktur Freiherr von Poschinger in Frauenau/Bavarian Forest, I came up with an idea to connect the two wonderful materials. Glass and wood, bringing both that belong together as the form of the glass cylinder is turned into a wooden mould while the hot, melted glass is blown into the shape of a wooden mould.This is the basic idea behind Glas.Holz design and its T- Series. After the process of creating a new design, I elaborate on it. Then, the designed products are produced in an in-house manufacturer.

It is significant and a pleasure to receive the Muse Award. It shows me that I can get a positive resonance from my design in such a great and free-thinking country.

After over 3 years of developing the T.Series, I found it exciting and interesting that I can present my design to Muse Award’s significant jury.I believe that critical and confirming voices are important points for good further development.

Because of two different materials used in this project, it was necessary and important to connect both the solid wood and the stiff glass cylinder harmoniously together.Besides that, an LED-lighting with four colors was added, which comes through the exposed edge of the glass cylinder.It can illuminate a ceiling up to 20 square meters and give the glass cylinder a glowing effect, depicting the glass-melting process as well as blowing the hot glass into the wooden mould.

The positive feedback spurred and strengthened me to bring this project forward, which is still expandable.

To try new things, to turn an idea from sketch to detail-planning.To manufacture prototypes and develop it according to market maturity.

In Bavaria, we have a very long culture of craft, which plays a big role in the creation of my T.Series.I produced the mouth-blown glass cylinder in the world’s oldest glass factory based in Frauenau/Bavarian Forest since 450 years ago. Together with the art of glassmaking and my craft as a carpenter as well as woodturning, I realized my project.

Creativity is a very important feature that any businessman should have and is essential to hold steady in this digitalized world.

Well, I returned to my roots for this business. It is important to understand the matter at the beginning with so you can deal with it better and you’ll be more able to convert it into reality.

The people that existed during the time before ours who had created great things using the simplest means. It shows how much we, humans can achieve with our incredible skills.

I think it is important to stay true to oneself and the things made by oneself, to believe in that and to work with pleasure and love, in hope to make others happy with one’s work.

I am pleased with what my project has achieved and would like to thank you warmly.