From Flam to Form

The centuries-old art of flameworking. 

Every AIROKAD glass piece begins the same way: as a straight rod of borosilicate glass until it meets a flame. 

Using a technique called flameworking, the glass is heated over a torch reaching temperatures of around 1,200–1,500°C. As it softens, it's carefully stretched, bent, twisted and sculpted by hand without the use of moulds or machines. Just heat, timing, and years of practice. 

Why Borosilicate glass? 

We love borosilicate because it lets us create forms that feel impossible. 

It's lightweight, crystal clear, and strong enough to survive the making process while still allowing us to push it into playful, sculptural shapes. It gives us the freedom to experiment, and that's where AIROKAD feels most at home. 

Glass has a personality. 

It remembers heat, responds to gravity and doesn't always behave the same way twice. 

That's why every curve is shaped in the moment, not copied from the last piece. Tiny differences in form are part of the process and part of what makes your piece yours. 

We don't chase perfect uniformity. We'd rather celebrate the human hand. 

Flameworking allows us to explore unexpected silhouettes, playful proportions, and sculptural forms that can't be stamped out by a machine. 

Every AIROKAD piece begins as the same simple rod of glass. 

What it becomes depends entirely on the hands shaping it.