Simon Pearce
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Growing up in County Cork Ireland, Pearce was attracted to antique glass as a teenager. Simon began his career in glass at the Royal College of Art in London and worked in some of Europe's most renowned glass houses.He began glassblowing, apprenticing with renowned glassmakers at the Leerdam glass factory in the Netherlands, Venini in Italy, and Orrefors and Boda in Sweden.
Vermont caught his attention as well. In 1981 Pearce moved his studio from Ireland to Quechee, Vermont. His original glassblowing studio still functions in Quechee in a restored mill which houses glassblowers,potters and his restaurant.
Now, Simon Pearce is the best known glass blower in Vermont.
New Simon Pearce Glass Blowing Facility
Simon Pearce with 100s of employees is a company as well as a man. The Simon Pearce Company is headquartered in the nearby town of Windsor. In 1993, a 32,000 square foot glass manufacturing facility was built in Windsor, Vermont. This more than doubled Simon Pearce glass production.
