The Shop for All Reasons is proud to carry a large selection of Canadian made art glass.

Robert Held Art Glass, Canada’s largest hot glass studio and gallery, located in the heart of Kitsilano, Vancouver, British Columbia.  Robert Held’s art glass collections range from classic to contemporary. From vases to bowls to hearts to paperweights, his designs are inspired by the work of famous artists such as Monet, Klimt and Tiffany. Robert’s glasswork has also been chosen for many prestigious awards and collections. His goblets were selected to grace the table of the Governor General and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s collection now houses Robert’s commissioned piece “The Northern Lights” – a stunning glass bowl created with gold & dichroic glass.

The Arte Vargas Glass Blowing Studio is the brain-child of ace Mexico-born creative artist, Danny Vargas. With over four decades of experience in mouth-blowing glass, Danny established this unique art form in British Columbia, way back in 1976.  Danny Vargas soon established the first Glass Blowing studio in British Columbia and became one of the most famous contemporary Canadian artists.

All that is required to make glass is sand, soda ash, pot ash, lime and high heat. History sets the beginning of glass production nearly four thousand years ago in Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq). The Process of making glass was discovered while potters fused sand and minerals while firing their clay. One clever Mesopotamian managed to form a glass tube and blow a bubble at the end creating the first blowpipe and hence the art of glassblowing.   Kitras Art Glass, located in Fergus Ontario,  follows in this centuries old tradition.