| Tom Adams
(on the left) graduated from the University of California at Berkeley
with a degree in Physics. Tom began scientific glassblowing in 1971
at R &
D Glass in Berkeley, eventually becoming production manager. He has
long experience in design and fabrication of all varieties of scientific
and laboratory glassware. He lives with his two kids, a dog, and
sea kayaks in Richmond. He enjoys folkdancing and paddles his kayak
on the San Francisco Bay and environs (check out Bay
Area Sea Kayakers).
George Chittenden (on the
right) graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in
Art, specializing in ceramics and glass. He apprenticed in scientific glassblowing
for four years with Willy Van Bragt at Selectro Scientific Glass
in Sunnyvale. In 1984 he moved to R & D Glass, where he worked until
mid-1993 as a primary glassblower in all facets of custom and production
glass fabrication. He combines his love of glass with a lifelong pursuit
of music.
Edessa high energy music from the
Balkans
Ziyia traditional
greek music ensemble
EEFC Eastern
European Folklife Center
Ashkenaz world
music community center in Berkeley, CA
Lise
Liepman shameless plug for my wife!
We are proud to appear in "Made
in Berkeley", a short
film about industry and vision. Action footage includes bread makers, welders,
and harpsichord building, in addition to ~6 seconds of (exciting!) scientific
glassblowing; and that is just from our block!! Bravo to the filmmakers for
a well made film, and making the important argument for diversity in an urban
environment.
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We
are also proud to be certified as participants in the Bay Area Green
Business Program.
Green is good!
You can check it out here. |
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