Ignite Glass Studios: glassblowing classes, gallery and event venue in Chicago's West Town

Ignite Glass Studios is a working glassblowing studio, gallery and event venue at 401 N. Armour Street in Chicago's West Town, steps from the West Loop and Fulton Market. Since 2012 our resident artists have blown glass here every day: teaching beginners, making one-of-a-kind pieces for the gallery, and producing custom glassware, lighting and awards for restaurants, designers and collectors across the country. Visitors can take a class, tour the gallery, host a wedding or company event next to the hot shop, or commission a piece.

• ClassesBlow your own glass with an artist, from $99 for a single guest; private lessons $240 an hour; date nights, birthdays and team-building for groups up to 40. Ages 12 and up, Monday to Friday, 11am to 8pm.
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• Weddings and private eventsThree spaces for up to 220 guests: the Event Studio, the Urban Garden and the Rooftop Deck, with live glassblowing a few steps from the dance floor.
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• Gallery and shopHand-blown sculpture, lighting, decanters and glassware by Ignite's resident and visiting artists, in the gallery Monday to Friday and online, shipped nationwide.
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• Custom workGlassware for Alinea, Ever and Esmé; chandeliers and installations for The Hand & The Eye, the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum and the John Hancock; custom awards from $500. Clients nationwide.
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• Unity ceremonies and giftsPour your colors at the wedding and we blow them into one piece: at the studio or by mail, kits from $395. Gift cards for any class or piece.
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