# Art Glass Innovations Steider Studios Glass Medium Makes Glass Act Like Clay By Katie Cordrey | Published 2010-08-17 | Unique Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/steider-studios-glass-medium References: [fusedglass.org](http://fusedglass.org/node/610) & [steiderstudios.wordpress](http://steiderstudios.wordpress.com/2010/06/25/steider-studios-glass-medium™-now-available/) After a decade of experimentation, Columbia River Gorge [glass artist](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/star-hill-farm) Linda Steider has launched Steider Studios Glass Medium. This is an innovative art material that allows users to mold and form glass much as a clay artist manipulates clay. Once Steider Studios Glass Medium is mixed with [powdered glass](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sklo), it forms a clay-like substance that can be [sculpted into a variety of shapes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/folded-echoes) by hand. It can also be pressed into candy molds for more uniform results. Steider Studios Glass Medium has no odor, is non-toxic and doesn't leave a residue after firing. Follow this article's source links to check out Steider's step-by-step online tutorial and see exactly how it is used. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.0/10 - Popularity: 36% | Activity: 76% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Unique](https://www.trendhunter.com/unique) > [Inventions](https://www.trendhunter.com/inventions) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Art Glass Sculpting:** Steider Studios Glass Medium allows glass artists to sculpt glass much like a clay artist manipulates clay, opening up new possibilities for glass art. - **Innovative Glass Materials:** Steider Studios Glass Medium's clay-like substance provides a new way for glass artists to create and mold their art, suggesting disruptive innovation opportunities for glass manufacturing. - **Non-toxic Glassworking:** The non-toxic nature of Steider Studios Glass Medium opens up the possibility for safer and more environmentally-friendly glassmaking methods, presenting new innovation opportunities for glass manufacturing companies. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art Supplies:** Steider Studios Glass Medium introduces a new art material that allows for glass sculpture, presenting innovation opportunities for art supply manufacturers and retailers. - **Glass Manufacturing:** Steider Studios Glass Medium's clay-like substance suggests a new way to approach glass manufacturing, offering disruptive innovation opportunities for glass manufacturing companies. - **Environmental Safety:** The non-toxic nature of Steider Studios Glass Medium could change the way glass manufacturing companies approach environmental safety, opening up innovation opportunities for companies that specialize in producing environmentally-friendly materials. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Glass Geometry Furniture](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/glass-collection.md) - [Playful Ceramic Forms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beginner-ceramics.md) - [Candy-Like Colorful Glass Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gele-series.md) - [Experimental Pottery Vessels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gourd-project.md) - [Digital Glass Design Breakthroughs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/g3dp-2.md) - [Spiral Glass Vessels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spiral-glass.md) - [Clay Mug-Evolved Dynamic Seatings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lalese-stamps.md) - [3D Glass Printing Methods](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/complex-glass-structures.md) - [Glass Furniture Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cassina-2.md)