Experimental Glass Collections by Deborah Czeresko.

Sneakerheads by Deborah Czeresko.

New York City-based designers’ co-op Colony has welcomed artist and designer Deborah Czeresko to its stable. The winner of the first season of Netflix’s hit series Blown Away, Czeresko first started working with glass in 1987 at the New York Experimental Glass Workshop, now called UrbanGlass. Through a new partnership with Colony, Czeresko released two new collections, Ameba and Sneakerheads.

The Ameba Collection features a reimaged decanter and highball glasses inspired by the human body. “I wanted to explore and create something body-like,” says Czeresko, “and amoeba extensions look like arms or fingers. Pseudopods also act like glass – endless forms that can create and move on their own.”

For the highball piece, the cup was sculpted to wrap around your finger, while finger-like tentacles act as the base. Meanwhile, the decanter and vase exaggerate these human forms through a widened base and gracefully extended neck.

The Sneakerheads Collection will encompass four glass designs, from low-top to high-top sneakers. The pieces from the collection use a moulding technique to create the shape, and the details are meticulously hand-carved after the glass cools. Each sneaker will come with shoelace options; copper silver, stainless steel, and patina bronze.

“Deborah’s work is both special and authentic; it manages to hold space playfully while still commanding the audience’s attention,” says Jean Lin, founder and curator at Colony.

Ameba and Sneakerheads Collection are available for viewing at Colony showroom, 324 Canal Street, 2nd Floor, New York. For more information, visit goodcolony.com.

Ameba collection by Deborah Czeresko.

[Images courtesy of Colony. Photography by Sean Davidson.]