Baiba Dzenite is a Latvian glass artist and designer, and founder of BAIBAGLASS, whose practice explores the poetic relationship between nature, memory, and material. Working primarily with hot glass techniques, Dzenite creates sculptural and collectible objects that evoke atmospheric phenomena such as fog, dew, and shifting light. Combining traditional craftsmanship with self-developed techniques, her work is recognised for its tactile surfaces, layered transparency, and subtle interplay between clarity and obscurity — what she describes as a form of “painting in glass.”

A graduate of the Art Academy of Latvia with both BA and MA degrees in Glass Art, Dzenite has expanded her practice through work and research across the Baltic States, the Czech Republic, and Japan. Her pieces are created through mouth-blown, hot-poured, and hand-shaped processes, often incorporating the imprint of antique Latvian linen tools, connecting contemporary glass practice with cultural heritage and the passing of time. Alongside her partner Erlands, she continues to push the boundaries of collectible glass through large-scale sculptural works and architecturally driven installations.

Since first joining Cluster Crafts in 2020, and later returning for the 2022 edition celebrating the International Year of Glass, Dzenite has become a valued and longstanding part of the Cluster community. In recent years, BAIBAGLASS has gained growing international recognition, including solo presentations at Lake Como Design Festival 2024 and Venice Design Biennial 2025, alongside features in ICON, New Glass Review 45, Wallpaper, AD, and Elle Decor. In parallel, the studio is preparing a major solo presentation and large-scale installation at the National Art Museum of Latvia during Riga Art Week.

Reflecting on her ongoing relationship with Cluster, Dzenite shared: “I feel how special it is for the platform and community. The BAIBAGLASS brand is turning into a new decade too, so we are on the same page.” Her participation in the 10-year Cluster Crafts celebration marks not only a continuation of this relationship, but also a shared moment of growth, evolution, and dedication to contemporary craft.

The range of her work includes mouth-blown, hot-poured and hand-shaped glass pieces made in a unique way by the use of traditional and innovative materials; the imprint of an antique Latvian heckling comb, a linen-craft tool, has become a distinctive feature of Collection CALM. This archaic artefact, signifying the timeless relationship between Nature’s phenomena and ancient Latvian linen-craft tradition, impresses upon contemporary glass art its symbolic 'imprint of time'

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