It was impossible for them to do the work themselves. In 1962, the American ceramic artist Harvey Littleton invented a small-scale furnace. This greatly reduced the size and costs of glass melting equipment. It was only then that glass moved from the factories to the studios.
美國陶藝家 HARVEY LITTLETON 在一九六二年發展出小型的玻璃熔爐，使得融熔玻璃設備的規模與價格降低，玻璃才從原先的大工廠、玻璃工業，慢慢發展出「工作室玻璃」（或工房玻璃）。