Jochen Holz is a glass artist whose innovative employment of lampworking, a form of glassblowing used primarily to make scientific equipment, is repurposing the technique in the design and art world. Indeed, whilst he has received training in scientific lampworking, Holz has chosen to practice it creatively, a radical departure from its traditional usage, which positions him as one of the foremost practitioners in his field in the UK.

Through extensive practice, Holz has developed a distinct language. Continuously pushing perceived ideas of his material, his work is enriched with character, shape and history; the antithesis of Walter Benjamin’s idea that glass is a‘material with no aura’.

Jochen Holz lives and works in London, UK