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HERATI GLASSWARE
For two thousand years Herat’s distinctive coloured glass was traded along the length of the Silk Road. Ghulam Sekhi is one of the last in this ancient line of glassblowers. In a mudbrick workshop near Herat’s ancient citadel, his work is keeping this precious industry alive.

THE TECHNIQUE
Ghulam Sekhi makes glass in much the same way as it has always been made. He grinds quartz, plant ash (otherwise known as 'Ishkar'), and natural oxides together to create the vibrant colours which once made Herat’s glass so famous. He blows each individual glass by hand, and fires them in a traditional mud brick kiln.

IN THE PRESS
Herati hand-blown tumblers, as seen in the Financial Times, Dezeen, The Guardian, The Standard and more.
"Jewel-coloured handblown glassware from Herat” - The Financial Times
"Distinctive pieces" - Dezeen
"We fell for the handmade glassware from Herat, Afghanistan " - Sabato
"Gorgeous hand-blown glasses" - The Guardian
