work & experience

Richard Weber (born 1990) is a freelance glass artist based in Tyrol, Austria.

Trained as a scientific glassblower and glassmaker, he embarked on his own artistic path in 2013, seeking a personal and creative approach to glass.

Richard Weber works both with a flame and at the furnace with molten glass. In his pieces, he combines various glassworking techniques such as fusing, sandblasting, and grinding, constantly exploring new ways to create and refine unique, mouth-blown glass objects.

Driven by a desire for continuous learning about glass, both as a craftsman and an artist, Richard Weber actively seeks new challenges, collaborations, and further education opportunities. He believes the exciting aspect of glass lies in its infinite possibilities waiting to be discovered.

Richard Weber’s passion for working with glass began in his youth at the Kramsach glass school. After graduating as a scientific glassblower, he began an apprenticeship as a furnace glassblower at the Kisslinger company in Rattenberg, where he completed his training.

His enthusiasm for hot glass grew, leading Richard Weber to become self-employed. His journey took him to Denmark,  Czech Republic, Murano Italy and USA, as well as to Robert Comploj in Upper Austria and Vienna,   where he learned and worked as a glassmaker for several years.

Today, Richard Weber lives and works with his family in Tyrol as a freelance artist and also teaches glassmaking and other subjects at the HTL (Higher Technical Institute) for Glass and Chemistry in Kramsach, Tyrol – Austria.

News about exhibitions and other updates can be found on his blog.

June 2024                         Bachelor of Education with a specialization in Vocational
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since Sep. 2020                           Teacher at the Tyrolean Vocational School for Glass
.                                                                                                                                   Technology

July 2020                                      Master craftsman’s diploma in glass construction
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Jan. 2020                                         TA of Robert Comploj, Corning Museum of Glass
.                                                                                                                           New York, USA

May 2019                                             Exhibition “Das Wachstum der Regenwürmer”
.                                                                              with Robert Freund – Kramsach / Tyrol

Oct. 2018                                               Exhibition “Glanzstücke” Traun/Upper Austria

June 2018                                       Exhibition “Who is it” Mistelbach / Lower Austria

May 2018                                               TA of Micke Johansson at Bildwerk/Frauenau

Jan. – Feb 2018                                             Teacher at HTL-Kramsach (Glassblowing)

2017                                              Masterclass with Janusz Pozniak in Sazava/Czech

2013 – 2017                                       Glassblower at Glashütte Comploj    UA/Vienna

Aug. 2015                                           Exhibition and Trainer at Kunsttage Kramsach

Feb.- May 2015           participation with Robert Complojs Glassbull in Spielberg

Jan.-March 2014                  TA (teaching assistant) glassblowing, HTL-Kramsach

from 2013                                                    self-employed as a freelance glass artist

Jan.-March 2013                  TA (teaching assistant) glassblowing, HTL Kramsach

2011                                                              graduated apprenticeship as glassblower

Okt.-Nov. 2010                                             assistant at Saeby Glaspusteri Denmark

2009 – 2011    apprenticeship glassblower at Company Kisslinger in Rattenberg

2009                                             graduated glasschool as a scientific flameworker

2005 -2009                                                                    Glasschool in  Kramsach/Tyrol