Artists

We both began our careers as glass blowers in the mid-eighties; Nanna served her apprenticeship at Arresø Glashytte and Andrew blew his first bubbles in Stourbridge School of Glass in England. We met in Brittany in France, where we worked at l’Atelier de Verre in St. Meloir. By then we had both studied as glass blowers for about 4 years. After our stay in France, we moved to Denmark and began our life together as professional glass artists, partners in life and art.

In 1993 we opened our first glass blowing studio and shop, “Glassmedjen” in Kregme, Frederiksværk and after 14 successful years we made our dream come true – to design and build a studio by the sea. In 2008 we opened the doors to what known today as “Backhaus Brown”. Our glass blowing studio, gallery and shop covers 540m² and is beautifully situated on the quayside in the heart of Hundested Harbour with views over the sea, sailing ships and fishing boats.

We handcraft and hand blow glass art and unique glass designs in a modern Scandinavian design. Our pieces are created using traditional glass forming techniques and with a special love for the classical Italian design techniques of Pastorelli and Battuto.

We sell our art to individuals, companies, private and public collectors and galleries around the world and we have displayed our art at exhibitions in Denmark and internationally.