Annieglass Giftware

Annie Morhauser fell in love with the beauty of glass when she first saw it being blown on the beach over 30 years ago. She graduated from the California College of the Arts with training in a range of glass techniques, but it was developing her own slumping process back in the 80s that marked the beginning of Annieglass. Annieglass original tour de force was a piece called Roman Antique, a plate of thick glass with a widely painted rim of pure gold, a spoof of traditional fine china. She took it to a trade show in 1983 and astounded the countrys leading retailers with this entirely new look in dinnerware today, Roman Antique is an oft-imitated industry icon. In 2008, Annieglass celebrated its 25th anniversary as one of the industrys leaders in luxury-handmade, glass table art. The Annieglass studio in Santa Cruz, California, which was originally 400 square feet, is now a manufacturing facility of more than 15,000 square feet employing thirty full time employees and resident artists in training, who handcraft more than 80,000 plates, bowls, serving dishes and decorative accessories annually. Annieglass takes its shape in a fiery kiln, draped over a ceramic mold at melting temperature and permanently fusing the precious metal and color into the glass and assuring a tarnish free and chip resistant product of the utmost quality. Annieglass is dishwasher safe when used with a mild detergent. Dry with a soft cloth to guard against hard water and mineral deposits. Avoid any sort of polishing compound for silver, gold or brass. Avoid abrasive cleaners or materials. Annieglass is not recommended for oven or microwave use.