The Diffuse workshop in Sydney’s Redfern creates beautiful glass sculptures and lightworks. Indesign gets a peek at the process.
June 23rd, 2011
It’s so inspiring and reaffirming to see people with a true passion for what they do, and the desire to share it with others.
3 members of the Indesign editorial team got to experience just this recently when they were invited to the workshop of Michelle Donde at Diffuse.



Tucked away at the end of a tiny street in the heart of Sydney’s Redfern is the studio where Michelle and her team create their pieces – works that fuse art and design, informed by Michelle’s background in both sculpture and industrial design.
Read all about Indesign’s crash course in glass blowing at the DQ blog!
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