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Moiz
Arsiwala
A Workaholic Whose Passion Lies in Glass Art
“Creativity is experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules,
making mistakes, and having Fun.” – Mary Lou Cook, Actress.
Glass, though fragile is
fascinating to look at! History
of glass-making dates back to
the ancient Mesopotamia, some 3600
years ago. It was then extensively
popularized and developed in Egypt
and Assyria as a decorative and
functional element. It was used to
make beads, jewellery, and fine dining
pieces and more. In the middle ages,
the art of using glass or Glass Art took
new shape.
The Norman and Gothic Cathedrals in
Europe used stained glasses as a major
architectural and decorative element to
accentuate the beauty of these
Cathedrals. Glass from Murano,
Venetia, known as just Venetian Glass,
is a result of years of continuous
experiments, refinements and defines
glass in its full glory. The early 19th
century saw the old art glass movement
at its peak with great Studios or
Ateliers like Tiffany, Lalique, Daum
and Galle taking it to new levels.
Hardwork and Persistence
Personified
To give glass its defining or creative
form, it must go through extremities
that shape and design it. These high
temperatures and pressure might be
extreme, but it helps glass to come out
in its glorious form. Similar is the story
of Glass Artist, Moiz Arsiwala who
achieved his dreams after going
through life’s refinery. He is what the
world describes as a creative person -
ambitious, experimenter, learner, risk
taker, rule-breaker and above all hard
worker.
And like many artists, he too has an
inspiration or muse – Glass. Moiz’s
love for glass started as a child. His
family was associated with glass and it
works for 85 years in Mumbai. A
change of place brought a change in
lives. They shifted to Bangalore and
his father left the ancestral work. Moiz,
who had developed a fascination with
glass, kept asking his father to start
afresh, but his father insisted on him
having a formal education first.
Years changed, and so did Moiz’s
qualification, but what did not change
was his passion for glass. At the
crossroads, to start a corporate job as
“
Each and
every day
is an
achievement
when you
are sustaining
in such
a competitive
market, and
making your
company grow
“
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