AO Glass in the News

A person holding a pot with a bright orange hot piece of metal inside, in a forge or metalworking setting.
A glassblowing studio with multiple furnaces and glass art projects in progress, with people working on glassblowing and tools around.
Three people working on glassblowing in a workshop, with one person shaping hot glass while the others assist, surrounded by workshop tools and equipment.
A woman in a black apron and an older man in a blue shirt smiling and holding a large flower-patterned glass bowl inside a workshop or craft store.
A gather of molten glass freshly taken from one of our 2,100 degree furnaces.

Maker Series: AO Glass

June 3, 2024, HelloBurlington

Rich Arentzen, founder and owner of AO Glass, pictured working intently with a gather of molten glass.

CYOP #58 - Rich Arentzen of AO Glass

October 15, 2015, Jennifer Newman

AO Glass Works [SIV 367]

September 3, 2014, Eva Sollberger

A thumbnail used for the AO Glass 'Stuck In Vermont,' episode featured on YouTube.

The Vermont Glassblowers Making Our Favorite Cake Stands

The thumbnail used by Food52 to feature AO Glass in their "That's Cool Who Made It?" series on YouTube.

August 2, 2024, Food52

Meet the Maker: Rich Arentzen, Glass Maker

Rich Arentzen, founder and owner of AO Glass, photographed for an editorial/interview.

August 1, 2024, Vermont Flannel

AO Glass in Burlington uses 1880s 'apparatus'

A full view of our vintage glass press from the 1800's used to create our Jenny Lind Bowls.

March 26, 2024, aol.com

Want to make your own eclipse keepsake? You can stamp your own suncatcher at AO Glass

One of our handmade glass suncatcher ornaments in front of our furnace to celebrate the incredible solar eclipse in 2024.

March 25, 2024, Burlington Free Press

AO Glass: Hands-On Experiences In Glass Blowing

One of our talented glassblowers working with some gathered glass in our hot shop.

February 14, 2024, HelloBurlington

‘High-temperature juggling’ inside a Burlington Glassblowing Factory

A close-up of our re-heating furnace in the hot shop, featuring one of our gaffers preparing to make a new handblown piece.

March 28, 2023, Vermont Public

AO Glass open glass blowing demonstration and art show this weekend will blow you away

Some of our glass artists/glassblowers pictured selling their work during "Art Hop" in the South End of Burlington, Vermont.

September 9, 2022, VermontBiz

AO Glass - 15 Top Things to Do in Burlington, Vermont

The sun setting over Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains.

April 6, 2022, tripsavvy

AO Glass Makes Handblown Globes for Renowned Artist Maya Lin

A glimpse of Maya Lin's "Decoding the Tree of Life" sculpture pictured in the new UPenn Medical Center.

December 8, 2021, Seven Days

Art, Utility, and Passion Yield Sustainable Burlington Business

A photograph containing founding AO Glass employees and team members.

June 28, 2016, SBDC

Travelers Are Trading Sightseeing for ‘Skillcations’

June 6, 2026, Alicia Richards

Making glass in Burlington’s south end

May 29, 2026, ABC News

AO Glass, Burlington

May 18, 2026, Laurie Caswell Burke

AO Glass in Burlington launches their Immersive Glass Experience

May 10, 2026, VermontBiz