The mysticism of glass

• • Teemu was trained and now lives in Nuutajärvi Glass Village
• • He is inspired by different materials and how they behave
• • He is colour-blind

Teemu Kylvö's whole life has been linked to Nuutajärvi Glass Village where glass has been manufactured since 1793. In this Finnish village of independent glass designers, he applied to attend the glass school in 2016 and pursued his vocational degree. Since then he has stayed to work and live. Fascinated and inspired by glass as a material, Teemu is conscious of traditional techniques and does not shy away from saying that he wants to be part of the ongoing history of glass art. But, for Teemu the creative process is more of a journey in which the end destination is not strictly defined. "The thrill comes from unpredictability," he explains.