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    Such a fun, creative, enjoyable experience! We were fortunate to have Eleanor as our instructor as she expertly balanced teaching, letting us take the reins, and then ensuring our pieces would actually turn out well by taking over when needed.

    Teresa H.

    First time at this place; have been wanting to attend a first Friday's glassblowing demonstration (Free event!) for sometime. It's a very cool set up with indoor and outdoor space and bleacher seats set up to watch the glassblowing demonstrations. They had little glass blown objects for sale as well as food and drink for purchase. Raffles throughout the evening coupled with ping-pong table, and Jenga set if you wanted to take a break from the demonstration. Really informative and fun to watch. Also enjoyed walking through the gallery afterwards. If I could be a collector, it would be for these items.

    Maronda H.

    Amazing Place to come out to watch Glass Blowing Demonstrations. I also admire and have respect that Ignite Studios provides a tuition free glass art education around Chicago to youth ages 12-19. It is a great opportunity for youths to explore and have a creative mindset on Art. This is a diverse program that allows the youth to interact and participate of learning how to Team Build. The Glass Blowing Event on yesterday was awesome. I enjoyed watching how the youth came together to create a Holiday Masterpiece. Great Team Building and Social Skills. One of the parents had a snack table set up for Holiday Snacks which were amazing. Complimentary Coffee, Juice and Hot Chocolate. The glass pieces are made uniquely different in there own way. There is even a deal on Groupon that you can purchase to come and take a class for a drinking glass. If you are interesting in coming out to watch a free glass demonstration go on Eventbrite for dates and time. You can even rent out a space for weddings or other events. Very nice location.

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    Carlin T.

    Very cool hidden gem in Chicago that offers classes for glass-making. The studio space has some awesome pieces (look for the French bulldog and anglerfish) and is available as an event space. Ignite is proactive about supporting Chicago area charities. Highly recommend!

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    Caroline K.

    I was really excited to do a glass blowing 1-hour class here. Overall, it's a very nice studio, but the class was a lot more hands off than we expected, especially for how expensive it was. We had 1 item come out great and another come out pretty poorly. This studio also charged us for asking to change our class date (we asked several days in advance).

    Olivia A.

    Our instructor Alan was fantastic! We could not have asked for a better coach to make some glass with! The facility is very clean and well kept. The instructions are clear and it's fun and easy! Considering that we had no experience with glass blowing, I felt that we got to do a lot of hands on things. This is a great date night or just a very fun and memorable experience!

    Anne M.

    Very cool place, very nice people, very hot glory holes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kjtr35bKaWI I came here with my Valentine for Ignite's "date night" special that included making small glass hearts while enjoying sparkling wine and chocolates. We saw this promo mentioned on the news leading up to V day, and it sounded fun... The front lobby has a range of fine glassware for purchase (paperweights, vases, glass art), and the back area includes a large space where they can host private events, accommodate tables, bleachers, etc. - and of course, there's a glass studio. This is an impressive work space with all kinds of tools, benches/tables, and gigantic crazy-hot furnaces / kilns where the glass is heated. The back area was all decked out for V day, so it was very festive for our group. We sipped some wine and enjoyed some chocolate prior to making our hearts and also spoke with several employees about Ignite and our interests, what brought us there, etc. Every single staff member we met was super friendly and down to earth. The instructors were guiding us, hands on, step-by-step so even though we had no clue what we were doing, we felt comfortable. Ignite has a range of classes and workshops all year round, so if you're looking for something different to try out, I say go for it! We had a lot of fun.

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    Bumping up the review to 4 stars. They did contact us shortly after I wrote the review to allow us to schedule another visit.

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    Hi! How much is it to make a paperweight or a cup by myself?

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