Originally from Colombia and currently based in Mexico City where she runs her studio, Luisa Restrepo specializes in warm glass techniques creating pieces that range from contemporary jewelry to collectible design and performative actions. Luisa’s artistic practice is characterized by a fervent exploration of form, rhythm and pattern, maintaining and unwavering commitment to quality and meticulous attention to detail, resulting in finely crafted pieces that are aesthetically captivating as they are conceptually rich.
She attended Wolverhampton University, England, where she studied Three-Dimensional Design specializing in glass, and did her masters in Design studies at CENTRO Diseño, cine y television in México City, México. She has been part of the North Lands Creative and CGSC Center residency programs and has taught in different schools including Pilchuck Glass school, Seattle; and Urban Glass, New York City. She was awarded first place at The Glass Prize, Bullseye Artist, UK; the Bogotá Museum of Glass Biennale, Colombia; and by the Istituto Europeo di Design, Italy. She has also been a finalist in the Monterrey Glass Museum Biennale, México; Emerge 2012, US; and Young Glass 2007, Demark. Her work has been showcased both nationally and internationally.
