Why did you choose this craft?
I felt more fulfilled doing sculptural work and using coldworking techniques. My personality suits this approach, as I’m a meticulous, patient and rigorous man. Moreover, I received positive feedback in this field, I started to win awards all over the world and I was approached by international gallerists and museum curators.
How do tradition and innovation meet in your glass works?
Tradition is present through the great amount of work I invest in each piece. I don’t mind devoting a lot of time to creating an object. As for innovation, it appears through the experimentation with 21st century materials, for instance, in 2011, I was the first to use dichroich glass in Hungary.
© Liza Lukácsi
How do you know that your object is well made?
When a gallerist or a collector looking at my works exclaims, wow! When people keep moving around the work to discover the changing light and colour effects, and even want to touch it to understand the secret.
What is the advice you would give to young artisans wishing to follow the same path?
To embark on this career path only if their personality is suited to this consistent, painstakingly meticulous and extremely monotonous work. This type of work requires obsessive concentration and withdrawal from life. One wrong move can ruin weeks of work.