Hilltop Glassworks, a contemporary glass shop in the heart of Tacoma WA.

TRADITIONAL VENETIAN GLASSBLOWING IN TACOMA ALMOST

Hello my name is Oliver Doriss and I have been a professional glass worker my entire career. I am My goal is to have an operational glass furnace in my own studio. Hilltop Glassworks is this dream.

Supporting this endeavor, a custom furnace was gifted to me, carrying the rich traditions of Venetian glassblowing within it. Fabricated in Italy (2010) and formerly utilized at Mongrain Glass Studio (Mukilteo, WA) it once served as a color furnace for Maestro Lino Tagliapietra. Designed for the Venetian style of working directly from the furnace itself, I suspect this traditional unit is the only one of its kind in the United States. A bespoke model, truly unique and bringing a deep history of glassmaking with it to Tacoma. And, like a classic car, it has great lines and is probably terrible on gas. She’s my Lil’ Pig!