Our Story
Hey! We're Gemma and Tate :) After blowing glass at his high school in Honolulu Hawai'i, Tate studied glass at the School of American Craft at RIT. I majored in glass at the Tyler School of Art and Architecture at Temple University. In 2021, We met at a glassblowing intensive in Tulsa, Oklahoma and later started our own glass studio in the Kensington neighborhood of Philadelphia, PA. Together, we are Antolini Glass Co., and we spend our days imagining, designing, and creating glass objects and drinkware that add a spark of joy to the everyday.
Our Studio
Each item in our shop is handmade by the two of us in our Philly studio. We begin each piece by gathering molten glass out of our furnace at over 2000*F onto metal rods and blowpipes. After applying color to the clear glass, we use traditional hand tools, air, and gravity to shape each piece individually. We take pride in our consistency and craftsmanship, and have a passion for making strong glass that will last lifetimes.