Blenko Glass

Blenko was first started in 1921 by William J. Blenko. In 1954 Blenko hired Wayne Husted, He is best known among collectors for introducing a series of very large, floorstanding vases and decorative pieces. These pieces channel a futuristic esthetic, consisting of shapes and forms found in the architecture of that period, they might be in something like the cartoon "The Jetsons" to decorate their space age home. They could also be considered the decorative equivalent of the extravagant architecture many collectors are first attracted to Blenko by its colors, an area in which Blenko has a long record of innovation.