Svaja Glass

Svaja's glass paperweights are available in presentation boxes and make wonderful gifts.  We show a selection here.

Svaja Glass is hand made in Lithuania. Glass manufacture in Lithuania goes back some 1200 years when glass began to be used in the construction of churches and castles.The first foundry was established 455 years ago. Today there are far fewer glass foundries than ever before.The remaining ones are very large producers, mainly as a result of mergers.Decorative glass making is found in a small number of specialised studios, dotted around the country.Svaja trys to create sculptures from glass, with added colour that makes it spring to life. In a statement of optimism and vibrancy, of flair and indulgence. Creations that demand comment and provoke reaction.Made by the finest craftsmen in their selected studios, led by Remigijus Kriukas. The collection is created for Svaja by Vygantas Paulauskas, one of the leading artists in Europe. He graduated from the Lithuanian State Institute of Fine Arts in Vilnius and then on to the Baltic Sea Glass school on Bornholm Island. His teachers were the world famous glass artists Peter Hunner and Charlier Maeker.