Glass Academy
A family-owned, community-oriented glass blowing experience destination. Dearborn, MI since 2001. This is the best place to buy handcrafted glass in Michigan.
Everything is an original design and made by hand in the Dearborn studio. New products are introduced each season with new colors and patterns to match the changing times!
It’s finally here! The 2024 virtual pumpkin show at the Glass Academy. We can’t WAIT to share over 48 brand new pumpkins with you and some amazing surprises along the way, too! Get ready for a fantastic 2-hour show with the GA crew ���
10/01/2024
Happy Pumpkin Spice Day!! Dropped into CBS Detroit to share some pumpkin love. They posted the clip, so here it is for you to enjoy as well!
Glass Academy hosts 16th annual Glass Pumpkin Harvest Fest Dearborn's Glass Academy is hosting its 16th annual Glass Pumpkin Harvest Fest on Oct. 5-6 and Oct. 12-13.
10/01/2024
It's Pumpkin Week!!! 🔥 😃 🧡 Watch LIVE glassblowing tonight on our Virtual Glass Pumpkin Fest and join us in the studio this weekend to watch in-person! Get all of the details and enter the giveaway in the eNews 👉 link in comments!
10/01/2024
Guess where I am? 😜. Catch me on at 9:30am this morning. 👍🏼💥
10/01/2024
Did you like that last one? Here is another!! I love the black cane ribs on this one!! Be sure to watch us LIVE on Tuesday, October 1st for the chance to purchase this one-of-a-kind Glass Academy Original Pumpkin!! We go live, right here on FB at 6pm.
10/01/2024
Sorting the show files into categories for the Virtual Show on October 1st. Who's going to be watching? If you're watching, what requests do you have? It's time to bring out all the fun & games!!
09/29/2024
We're working on a new training series of videos to share the knowledge of glass blowing. 🔥🔥 Here is our latest version of mug making. Sit back and enjoy the video! 😃
Glass Blowing: Mugs with Handles This is part #2 of a series in mug making. Glass Academy is a private studio in Dearborn, Michigan dedicated to making gla...
09/29/2024
Sundays are Royal 💜 If you want to check out our Royal Glassmakers in action, today is the last day for the Michigan Renaissance Festival. 🔥 Then, we kick off our Glass Pumpkin Fest this week, get all of the details here 👇 link in comments
09/26/2024
Have you signed up yet? 🍂 Create your own fall display with our glass pumpkins and a Fall Leaf made by YOU in our amazing hands-on class! Check it out and give it a try. 👇 Link in comments
09/24/2024
We’ve got some beautiful fall themed drinkware!! 😍
Link in the comments to purchase 💚
We’re all about pumpkins this week in preparation for next week’s Virtual Pumpkin Show! Come hang out with the GA crew for some hand blown glass fun in the hot shop!
09/24/2024
These beauties and more will be available for purchase on the show tonight! Watch LIVE glassblowing on the Gathering Point at 6PM and start shopping at 6:30PM 😍
09/24/2024
Did you say pumpkin? 🧡 🔥 Watch our mini pumpkin themed show tonight at 6PM, and go order your signature pumpkins!!! We also have a new giveaway, enter here 👇 link in comments
09/24/2024
Tonight's show! Will we be seeing you here at 6pm? 😃 Items on the table go live at 6:30pm ET~ A nice selection of One & Done's for the show!
09/22/2024
Our favorite color is pumpkin! 🧡😀 It's gonna be a great day and you should spend it with us! 🔥 Check out the LIVE glassblowing show at the Michigan Renaissance Festival, come to the studio to take a class or shop with us online. 🍂 😍 Did you get your Signature Pumpkin yet? Get details in the eNews 👇 link in comments
09/19/2024
Royal or periwinkle? 😃 It's almost the weekend and we have all kinds of fun going on! 🔥 Watch LIVE glassblowing, take a class, shop around, check it all out right here 👇 link in comments
We’ve got a lot of action happening here in the hot shop! We’ve welcomed a few special guests for the show, including Rachel from Unity Vibrations. Grab your favorite drink and hang out for a bit for another episode of The Gathering Point! ���
09/17/2024
🔥 Hot glass makes us happy! 😃🍺🥂 We can't wait for The Gathering Point tonight, be sure to join us for the show. 🙌 Go read the eNews and enter the weekly giveaway while you wait 👇 link in the comments!
09/17/2024
Whose seen this short on Youtube?! woo woo! numbers are growing and so fun making these videos. 🔥🔥🔥 What would like to see more of in the future?
09/16/2024
Unity Viabration is coming to visit us tomorrow on the live show!! Ever woner what kombucha is all about? Rachael will be here to talk about it and we have a studio audience ready to taste test the goods! Be sure to join at 6pm, ET here on FB!!
09/15/2024
Sundays are for Pumpkin Spice 🍂 If you're feeling adventurous, sign up for a hands-on class this afternoon, or come out and watch LIVE glassblowing demos by the Royal Glassmakers! 🔥 Did you get your Signature Pumpkin yet? 🧡 Pre-orders are available now + go enter the giveaway. Details in the eNews 👉 https://mailchi.mp/glassacademy/sundays-are-for-pumpkin-spice
09/13/2024
Oh boy do they Sparkle!~ although you can't see the full beauty unless you hold them in your hands, trust us that they totally sparkle and glisten due to the copper flakes that make up the spots. 🧡 Pre-orders are available now, link in comments!
09/12/2024
We're feeling a little spicy! 🔥😁 It's almost the weekend and we've got lots of exciting things for you to do. 🍻 Join us tonight for the best happy hour around, sign up for a hands-on class, watch the Royal Glassblowers LIVE show, order your signature pumpkin, and more! Get all the details in the eNews 👉 link in comments!
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Our Story
The Glass Academy is a working modern glass studio situated in a tiny industrial enclave in Dearborn. It’s here that co-creators, founders and master glass artists Michelle Plucinsky and Chris Nordin share the love of glass art and traditional glass blowing methods with the community in an onsite gallery, and through hands-on experiences and demonstrations.
Michelle Plucinsky and Chris Nordin opened their Dearborn studio to the public in 2004. That’s when the Glass Academy served as an artist workshop, and state-accredited training site; Plucinsky and Nordin developed curriculum for skilled tradespersons, and hobbyists wishing to learn a variety of glass fabrication techniques and methods.
Today, Glass Academy has evolved to breathe life into glass with its design studio, expansive gallery and event space. Whether you want to own or share a handcrafted glass object – or get first-hand experience with glassblowing – this is where to find the skilled artisans that will share the love of the process with you.
Most days, the academy’s hot shop team manufactures original glass products to sell in the gallery. Business awards, custom light fixture shades, donor gifts, and other commissioned works round out the shop’s production schedule. On most evenings and weekends, this same team of skilled artisans leads hands-on workshops and experiences; the gallery space also plays host to a variety of private events.
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25331 Trowbridge Street
Dearborn, MI
48124
Opening Hours
| Thursday | 4pm - 7pm |
| Friday | 4pm - 7pm |
| Saturday | 11am - 4pm |
| Sunday | 11am - 4pm |
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