Glass Kina Hoops - Sea Blue

These cute Kina Hoops are individually crafted on the blowtorch. Each Kina is coloured with powdered glass before being shaped and formed. Once cool, the glass is coldworked and popped into a tumbler to give that lovely sea-glass look.

Measurements: hoops - 20mm / glass kina 12-15mm

Each piece of glass is handcrafted and finished with sustainably sourced sterling silver

Due to the handmade nature of our work, products may vary slightly from the images shown.

Wearing Glass by Isla Osborne 

For Isla Osborne, Wearing Glass started as a part time creative adventure and has developed into a full time passion for creating hand-made glass works. Each piece of jewellery is totally unique, as every piece is made by sculpting molten glass using a blowtorch powered with oxygen and natural gas, and beads are made one at a time, thus every piece of glass tells a story. "Lampworking is an ancient and magical process, with a chemistry that borders on alchemy and as an artist I find its lure irresistible."
Isla lived and worked in London for 10 years, exhibiting internationally before returning to Aotearoa in 2007 to start a family - where the traditional glass studio she works out of is now based, in Grey Lynn. As well as being a family business, the team individually hand-crafts products using techniques that date back thousands of years, and Isla is proud to keep this ancient tradition alive for the next generation of craftspeople.