The Bob and June Prickett Churchill Fellowship to gain knowledge of glass mold making for art, craft and industrial production

Conclusions and Findings We possess more technical knowledge in Australian than previously realised Glass is going through a global trend of decline Many international studios have embraced automation in their production processes to increase speed and efficiency of medium batch production. These methods of automation are highly achievable and would greatly benefit medium volume production in Australia As an industry, we need to adopt a systems approach to mould usage. Rather than seeing a mould as an individual item detached from the wider process of glass production, we must begin to create them with thoroughly considered manufacturing processes in mind. Keywords: glass, mould, tooling, industrial, design, production, manufacturing, Litalla, Kosta Boda, Nouvel Studios