![Erwin Eisch glass art pioneer](https://cgs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ErwinEisch700.jpg)
Remembering Erwin Eisch (1927-2022)
The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is sad to report that Erwin Eisch died at the end of January 2022 at the age of 94. He was a founder and pioneer of the studio glass movement, as well as a talented painter and print maker.
Eisch’s unconventional approach to glassmaking had a profound impact during the formative years of the international studio glass movement, and his relationship with American glass pioneer Harvey K Littleton forged an important link between European and American studio artists working in glass.
In 2013 the National Glass Centre (NGC) hosted a major retrospective of Erwin Eisch’s work, ‘Clouds Have Been My Foothold All Along’. The works the NGC acquired as a result of this exhibition formed the foundation for its permanent collection of international studio glass.
Eisch is known particularly for his glass heads, one of which is shown here.
![One of the glass heads designed by Erwin Eisch](https://cgs.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ErwinEischHead700.jpg)
The CGS sends its condolences to the Eisch family.
Main image: Erwin Eisch at the NGC exhibition.