Glass Growers Vintage Geodesic Terrarium

Vintage Geodesic Terrarium. Signed John and Debby Vahanian, Glass Growers Gallery, 1989. Reads "Art is a Science."

In 1974, John and Deborah Vahanian founded Glass Growers Gallery as a studio and exhibit space where they showcased their terrariums and other glass art. In their creation process, referred to as "growing glass", they combined flat sheets of glass to make 3D objects including geodesic domes and quartz crystal shapes that later became part of kinetic sculpture (flying machines), light fixtures, and windows. The original storefront at 2nd & Plum was filled with beautiful plants and terrariums and had walls made of reclaimed barn wood, creating a bright, welcoming, and lush natural space.