ABOUT KATIE
About Katie
Katie Brown
Katie Brown has established a remarkable international following for her detail to design within hot glass. Through capturing fluid moments of lines and pattern her work has become very collectable. Her designs, inspired by the natural world, display a delicate use of structure and form, creating pieces that can be both beautiful and functional.
Katie’s influence has seen her invited to teach in Canada and America and exhibit worldwide, signifying her position as an industry leader.
With global success and enjoying a fabulous lifestyle in Whanganui, New Zealand, Katie inspires the next generation to work in this creative field. Currently she is working on a children's art programme which will be a part of her new venture.
Brown & Co is situated in the historic part of Whanganui and is a beautifully curated retail studio that features blown glass, lighting, furniture, printmaking and engraving. She is looking forward to promoting her own work and that of others with a view to becoming a destination store in the old town area.
Passion
"As a glass maker you’re trying to find your own way, and at the same time you are governed by the fact that you have to sell it. If it doesn't, then it’s back to the drawing board.”
Katie enjoys making sculptural objects although lighting is what she loves the most. Her lights can be found transforming homes and restaurants throughout New Zealand and abroad. “Working with architects and NZ designers is always rewarding. People build these lovely homes, and the last thing they put in is the lighting. It’s interesting and special to tailor lighting to suit the owner’s vision, and it always looks amazing!"
With a large and ever growing range from mirrored globes to stalagmite chandeliers to her collabs with other artists like Rowan Dicks, Katie is involved in every aspect of the lighting project. She enjoys doing her own wiring which is then signed off by an electrician.
