Industrial Art Crafted by Hand
Welcome to Waldhoffer Industrial Art Studio — a place where artistic glass, handcrafted ceramics, and metalwork come together with precision, fire, and tradition.
We practice a rare and fading craft, carried on today by only a handful of artisans who continue to work with these materials in their original, time-honored ways.
Our studio creates original pieces and restores antique works in glass, ceramics, and metal, preserving techniques that are disappearing from the modern world.
Let’s get started ~
Let’s get started ~
Every piece begins with a hand-drawn pencil sketch — a traditional academic approach rarely seen today.
Before any glass is cut or metal is shaped, the design is built line by line, without templates or borrowed imagery.
This short film offers a glimpse into the real work that follows: cutting glass for stained-glass panels, soldering in the Tiffany technique, and creating textured copper through electro-galvanic etching and patination.
You’ll also see kiln-formed glass being mounted onto a granite surface — raw materials transformed through heat and precision.
Every step shown here is part of a disappearing craft.
These are genuine moments from daily studio work.
Let’s begin creating something remarkable together.