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Nikos Haritakis

  • Glassblower
  • Agia Galini, Greece
  • Master Artisan
Nikos Haritakis Glassblower
Contact
Greek, English
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+30 2832091095
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For the love of glass

  • • Nikos creates blown forms from recycled glass
  • • Crete is his everlasting source of inspiration
  • • His works express the simple pleasures of life

Since he discovered the art of glass blowing, Nikos Haritakis has been fully embracing this practice – a kind of love at first sight. Based in his native Crete, the Greek craftsman produces decorative and utilitarian items in the traditional hand-blown glass technique. Made from recycled glass that he collects, the objects are finely crafted without the use of any mould. Nikos' expertise extends to glass composition, processing various elements such as iron, bronze or stone. From wine glasses to bottles and vases, his creations are characterised by the purity of colours and the softness of lines, shapes and shades that are directly inspired by the Mediterranean landscapes that surround him.

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Works

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Harmony

This glass bottle, Harmony or "Αρμονία", has been handblown in recycled glass. It is characterised by its very light oily green colour and asymmetric shape. This bottle forms part of a series of objects created with an instinctive approach, where objects takes on natural organic forms.

Height 26 cm
Width 9 cm

Photo: ©Daskalakis Evangelos
The eternal springtime of southern Crete

This glass bottle, handblown in recycled glass, is characterised by its transparency broken up by shades of blue and red and its asymmetric shape. This bottle forms part of a series of objects created with an instinctive approach, where objects takes on natural organic forms.

Height 15 cm
Width 12 cm

Photo: ©Daskalakis Evangelos
Fertility

This asymmetric glass bottle was handblown in recycled glass. It is transparent in its upper part and unevenly coloured in blue, orange and white streaks on the lower part. This bottle forms part of a series of objects created with an instinctive approach, where objects takes on natural organic forms.

Height 18 cm
Width 9 cm

Photo: ©Daskalakis Evangelos
Eternal blue of the sea and sky

This asymmetric glass bottle, was handblown in recycled glass. The glass is characterised by a gradation from transparent to blue, decorated with copper fragments. The lid is strewn with red, yellow and blue streaks.

Height 15 cm
Width 12 cm

Photo: ©Daskalakis Evangelos
Love

Asymmetric glass bottle handblown in recycled glass. It is characterised by its transparency, scattered with multicoloured dots. This bottle forms part of a series of objects created with an instinctive approach, where objects takes on natural organic forms.

Height 38 cm
Width 13 cm

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