Núria Torrente

Barcelona, 1973

Artista del vidrio y presidenta de ACAV, Associació Catalana de les Arts del Vidre.

I discovered glass in 1995, when I began my studies in glass restoration at the now-defunct Fundació Centre del Vidre de Barcelona. At this school, I spent three years learning techniques such as the creation and restoration of stained glass, the use of enamels and grisaille, pâte de verre, cold working, fusing, and thermoforming. Later, I focused on smaller formats and took several metal jewelry courses, which helped me complement my glass jewelry pieces. After more than 15 years creating work through fusing, painting, image transfer, and thermoforming, I decided to train in lampworking or flame-worked glass, incorporating it as a new form of expression. In recent years, I have combined my more commercial line with exhibition work. Following a life change that led me to move out of the city, I have begun a new professional chapter in which I also offer glass-related learning experiences at my studio, surrounded by nature.

David Hierro Mariné

Barcelona, 1967

I move professionally in the world of glass since 1994, when I started as secretary of management at the Fundació Centre del Vidre de Barcelona. I was one of the founding members of the Associació Catalana de les Arts del Vidre, and I was on its board, as well as being its manager. Since 2006 I manage administratively one of my vital projects, Nutopía by Nuria Torrente, a glass jewelry studio led by Nuria Torrente.

I have been the manager of the Federation of Craft Associations of Catalonia. I handled the production of the International Craft Audiovisual Exhibition organized by the Consorci de Comerç, Artesania i Moda.

I have recently been the production director at SEEDS XR,^XR a tech startup where we use immersive technologies such as virtual reality, mixed reality, and spatial computing to create experiences that transform and enrich people’s lives — extended realities focused on improving mental well-being, education, and enhancing culture.

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