From time to time, we love to join artisans in their own studios. Glassblowers Justin Parker and Andi Kovel are not only top-of-their-game glassblowers, creating special projects for top brands like Donna Karan, Design Within Reach and Ralph Lauren. We love their kaleidoscope of glass pitcher & cup sets from AHAlife and we’re pretty sure at least one reader owns their custom terrarium for Anthropologie.

Beyond their hand-crafted brilliance, Justin and Andi’s Esque Studio is run in the most eco-conscious way possible. Harvesting rainwater for glass cooling and using eco-friendly furnaces with zero Co2 emissions, Esque is making some of the coolest handblown glass around. Hand-sculpted guilded skull, anyone?

“Eco-conscious companies are going to become the norm,” says Kovel, “and good design will be part of it.” Um, yes, Andi – we agree. Catch up with these two artisans inside their Portland-based glass-blowing studio….