John Bennett
john@johnbennettglass.com
www.glashusetdesign.com
+46 (0)70 6928 610
Summary of Professional Qualifications
· BA(Honors) 3 Dimension Design with a focus on Glass
· Creative Director and Management experience
· Proven track record of identifying and implementing process improvements
· 17 years experience in a glass manufacturing technical position
· Project management skills
· Ability to work independently and in a team environment
· Demonstrated collaboration skills including the ability to set and communicate expectations to team members
· Demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills
· Ability to effectively manage multiple projects and prioritize tasks
· Proven ability to lead key projects to successful completion
· Integrate activities and projects with other key groups
· Glass furnace modeling
· Act as a technical expert in glass melting/furnace operations in facility glass operations
· Public Speaking
· Experience hosting foreign dignitaries, VIPs, and celebrities
o I have been cleared by the US Secret Service twice
· Effective communication skills (both verbal and written)
o Multilingual
· Maintain safety and environmental compliance
· Maintain knowledge of latest technologies and evaluate for use in current process
· Microsoft Office and Web Expressions, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
· HVAC Design
· Web Design
· Graphic Design
· Arc and Mig welding
Professional Affiliations
· the Southern Sweden Chamber of Commerce
· the Swedish Glass Academy
· The Glass Art Society
Professional Experience
GlasHuset Design Studio Malmö AB, Carlsgatan 54, 211 20 Malmö Sweden
Managing and Creative Director 2004-Present
Establishing in a short time this privately held Share Company as a leading force in the Swedish studio glass scene. GlasHuset Design holds memberships in the Southern Sweden Chamber of Commerce, the Swedish Glass Academy, The Glass Art Society, and the Malmö Community Arts Collective. GlasHuset Design Studio is also used a facility for Lund University’s Industrial Design School
Artist and designer of production line
Designer credits;
DIOR
Ballingslöv AB
Johansfors Glassworks
Magnor Glassworks
Ornamental Blown Glass
Fire Design
D’Llaird Design
Sydväst El AB
Sreg
Spendrups
S Holst Invest
Lund University Industrial Design School
Elements for a Glass Designer
Glass theory and practice;
Course designer and instructor
Corporate gifts
Corporate events and team building
Website creator www.glashusetdesign.com
I build and maintain all equipment, as well produce all of the glass.
John Bennett Glass, Bunkeflostrand, Sweden, Seattle, WA, USA
Managing and Artistic Director 1996-2003
Designer of production line
Unique art
Special orders
Subcontractor
Webmaster www.johnbennettglass.com
Chihuly Inc., Seattle, WA
Assistant Production Manager 1996-2002
In charge of the hotshop two days per week, responsible for planning and implementing a production schedule around multi-departmental needs.
Gaffer Responsible for a production team of 14, four days per week
Assistant Technician (Responsible for the maintaining and building of all hot equipment)
Assistant to visiting masters and artists
Seattle Glassblowing Studio, Seattle, WA.
Technician 1996-2002
Instructor of all levels of classes
Course Designer, Special orders
D’Llaird Studio, Stanwood, WA;
Production Designer, Gaffer 1995-96
Ornamental Blown Glass, Lynnwood, WA.;
Assistant Production manager 1993-96
Production Designer, Gaffer, Technician, it was here I designed a built my first ribbon burner.
Narui Crystal, Utazu, Japan, Shikoku galas-kan;
Artist in residence 1992-93
Designer, Beginning course instructor, Gaffer, Technician
Snogebæk GlasHytte of Inferno Glassworks, Bornholm, Denmark;
Gaffer 1991
Designer and instructor
StudioÅhus GlasHytta, Åhus, Sweden;
Two year apprenticeship under Master Arthur Zirnzack, 1988-91
All sandblasting including graal and ariel, General production including cold work
Göteborg GlasHytta, Gothenburg, Sweden;
Assistant to Helena Gibson 1988
Education
1988-90 Apprenticeship with Master Arthur Zirnzack,
Åhus, Sweden
1987-88 BA (HONORS) Three Dimensional Design (Glass)
West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham, England
1984-86 Undergraduate Program, Tyler School of Art, Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
1983-84 Glassblowing Workshop, Tyler School of Art
1982 Sandcasting Workshop, Tyler School of Art
Publications
2009 TV4 nyhetsmorgon program, interview (Sweden)
Kvällposten (Sweden)
Skånska Dagbladet (Sweden)
2008 Just Five Years (Sweden) Book
2007 Welcome to Malmö (Sweden) Book
2006 Sydsvenskt Närlingsliv (Sweden)
Skånska Dagbladet (Sweden)
2005 Malmö Design Guide(Sweden) Cover
Sydsvenskan (Sweden)
2004 Skånska Dagbladet (Sweden) Front Page
Malmö Magasinet (Sweden)
2000 Channel 11 news Seattle (USA)
PBS
1999 Sundance Catalog (USA)
PBS
The San Diego Union Tribune (USA)
1997 PBS
FOX News
1996 KIRO News
PBS
1992 Naples Guide (USA) Cover
1990 Åhus Bladet (Sweden)
1988 Better Homes (UK
Solo and Group Exhibitions
2009 The Glass Canvas, St. Petersburg, FL USA
Oxie Blomsterskolan, Oxie, Sweden
Konst Messe, Helsingborg, Sweden
Tadporters, Memphis, TN USA
2008 Smålands Museum, Sweden’s Glass museum, Växjö, Sweden
Konst Messe, Helsingborg, Sweden
Kastanjegård, Erikslund, Sweden
2007 Karlas Hantverk, Helsingborg, Sweden
Smygehuset, Smygehuk Sweden
