Jeff Zimmerman's Illuminated Wonderland

I recently had the pleasure of visiting R20th Century, a leading design gallery in New York's Tribeca neighborhood and fell in love with the work of Jeff Zimmerman. A master glass artist, Zimmerman took his first glass blowing class in 1988, an experience that changed his life and the course of his career. Zimmerman pursued the study of glass quite seriously joining several glass collaboratives and working in studios in this country and abroad, yet never forgetting his interest in anthropology (which he was attending school for).
Zimmerman's first solo show took place in 1999 at the Robert Lehman Gallery in Brooklyn. Today Zimmerman's work is in several important private and public collections, including the Corning Museum of Glass and he just completed a commission for the Hyundai Capital Headquarters in Seoul, Korea, and Irvine, California.
While Zimmerman makes table lamps, sconces, sculptures and vases, it is his illuminated sculptures, or chandeliers, that I love the most. Seeing the pieces in person and navigating your way around them,  really does feel like you are walking through a magical forest.

Jeff Zimmerman, USA, 2011  Unique bubble cluster hanging illuminated sculpture with dented baking soda hand-blown glass on wire frame.
40" H x 50" D

Jeff Zimmerman, USA, 2011  Unique bubble cluster hanging illuminated sculpture with opaque white hand-blown glass coins on wire frame.        96" H x 36" D

Jeff Zimmerman, USA, 2011 Unique "Vine" illuminated sculpture with 21 hand-blown round pearl globes. Designed and made by Jeff Zimmerman, USA, 2011.80" L x 32" W x 48" H

Jeff Zimmerman, USA, 2011 Unique "Vine" illuminated sculpture with 21 hand-blown round pearl globes. Designed and made by Jeff Zimmerman, USA, 2011. L x 32" W x 48" H

All Photos by Sherry Griffin for R 20th Century
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