Maurice La Rooy (Amsterdam, 1992) graduated in Graphic Design at the Mediacollege Amsterdam in 2012. After realizing that the world of computers and Graphic Design was not the life he had envisioned he started an apprenticeship, glassblowing, at the Van Tetterode Glass Studio, then owned by his father, Louis La Rooy (1947). Since then Maurice has worked in Amsterdam, Leerdam, Ghent and many other studio’s across the world pursuing his glass career.

His works range from hand-sculpted glassworks to installations incorporating found objects.
“As the liquid material is formed into the desired artwork it is almost as if I am in dialogue with the material, I touch the glass and it reacts, we go on and on like that until we arrive to an agreement which is the beginning of the artwork”, says Maurice. As he has progressed working with glass, he has found ways to involve graphics in his work and has created a distinct style that allows him to apply graphic elements to his works.