BAIBA DZENITE
Cluster Exhibitor | Cluster Crafts 2020 & 2022 |10 Years Cluster Crafts “MATERIAL MEMORY” 2026
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.
ERLANDS & BAI BAI 2026
ERLANDS & BAI BAI_DARK VASE1 EB WeightLight series
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.
ERLANDS & BAI BAI
TACTILE OASIS Collection
When the fruit of the imagination transforms into a flowing glass form in the material world; when, through delicate layers, it reveals its mysterious qualities that form its quintessence...
The unusual vase series was created as a result of the collaboration between the BAIBAGLASS brand and the INESE JANSONE DESIGN interior studio.
The inspiration for this collection can be traced back to a distant past, when glass artist Baiba Dzenite visited a hot glass studio for the first time in her life. There, Baiba began experimenting with the blown-glass technique, combining glass with antique metal tools and giving these artefacts a new life and form.
Each vase is exceptional and unrepeatable, as it is created using the free-blown glass technique. The organically flowing silhouette blends elegantly with the human touch, creating a dialogue between two forms in matter and giving rise to an oasis of blossoming emotions through their mutual interaction.
This experimental glass object became the starting point of Baiba's most recognizable collection, CALM. About a year ago, one of these unique vases came into the possession of interior designer Inese Jansone. Inspired by the emotional story behind the piece and by its extraordinary shape, Inese approached Baiba to transform this sensory experience into a collaboration and co-create a unique vase collection.
BAIBAGLASS × INESE JANSONE DESIGN
Photo by Karina Shekler
July 2022
2022
CALM SCULPTURAL OBJECT
NIGHT SCULPTURAL OBJECT
CALM SCULPTURAL OBJECT
CALM SCULPTURAL OBJECT
NIGHT SCULPTURAL OBJECT
NIGHT SCULPTURAL OBJECT
Collection Calm | Calm Vase Large & Low
Baiba Dzenite is an established glass artist and designer, and the founder of the brand BAIBA GLASS.
A graduate of the AAL with bachelor's and master's degrees in Glass Art, she has developed her own unique hot glass techniques, expressed in collectable glass art objects. Baiba has expanded her knowledge and experience through her work in hot glass studios in the Baltic States, Czech Republic and Japan.
Collection Calm | Calm Vase Large & Low
Collection Calm | Calm Vase Large & Low
Baiba Dzenite specialises in hot glass techniques and glass tinting that elicits a vision of 'painting in glass’.
Baiba draws her inspiration from Nature and its phenomena – fog and dew. The visual language of nature gives expression to Baiba's inner feelings and perceptions of the mysteries of Nature and the hidden beauty of body and mind, encapsulated in layers of clear glass.
Collection Calm | Calm Vase Large & High
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'
Collection Calm | Calm Small Vase
Collection Calm | Calm Bowl & Tray
“I remember observing and admiring wonders of Nature since the time of my childhood.
The dew is reminiscent of water pearls to me, which allows me to adore them without touching otherwise they will disappear. The phenomenon of fog seemed especially mysterious – realising yourself as part of the moment when the breath of Earth surrounds you…
I guess these and other phenomena teach us respectfulness towards Nature and Universe.
On the other hand I’ve been fascinated by the smoothness and transparency of glass and I think that clear glass has one of the best tactile qualities which distinguishes it from other materials.
When I am creating my art I have feeling that the glass is alive and lives its majestic life through changing shine of light.
Glass will always be more than just a material to express myself, it is a ‘synthesis of creation’ between human and this versatile material.”
Collection Calm | Calm Bowl & Tray
IN THE STUDIO
Collection Calm sketches
Collection Calm sketches
Tools
hot glass studio
making process
