Fill your home with storied artifacts told in full, vibrant color.
Welcome to Gallerie Varda.
We are a glass and home design studio with global origins. From glass, to textiles and wearable art - each piece from our collection is an interpretation of journeys taken. Our style both remembers and embodies the romance of travel.
Learn about the artist, delve into our story, or skip straight to our shops.
The Glass Studio
From a memory of travel to tangible emotion, a story told in glass.
Glass, reimagined.
Our glass studio is a magic place. Here we create alchemy, constantly negotiating between the physical hardness of glass and the fluidity of it’s form. Starting with cold, brittle sheets and scraps of glass, the artist creates a broad range of incredible art. This development is a constant interplay of color, pattern, and texture. It is a culture newly understood, a mosaic remembered, a memory resurfaced. Welcome to our studio.
Recent Works
The Santorini
In vibrant shades of turquoise, green and aqua, this dramatic glass vessel evokes the colorful landscapes of the Greek island of Santorini, with its golden sand beaches, turquoise waters and shimmering sun. The bold, rippled form is created by fusing and slumping in a kiln. Click here to collect this unique piece!
Southwest Vista
This bold and vibrant art glass triptych captures the brilliant colors of the Southwestern landscape. This kiln-formed wall sculpture is created by firing separate sheets of design glass in transparent, iridized, and opaque glass and the shifting colors and hues of the Southwest region. After firing and cooling, the artist cuts these designs into strips and arranges them into a striking composition full of color and light. Click here to collect this unique piece!
Magic of Venice
A handcrafted, kiln-formed art glass vessel in red, black, and gold inspired by the colors of Venice. The vessel evokes golden Venetian masks and church decorations, the painted houses of the islands around it and of course the renowned glass of Venice. Using transparent and iridescent glass, the vessel transmits and reflect light at the same time. Click here to collect this unique piece!
“My inspiration may come from the richly-scented spices in a Moroccan market, an Uzbek tile design, an exquisite Turkish tapestry, or the shifting colors of a molten Grecian sunset. All awaken my curiosity and propel me to translate these feelings into tangible forms.”
— Varda Avnisan
The Design Shop
From memory to market - each unique artifact in our design shop tells a vibrant, global story.
Exquisite Textiles
From textile printing to internationally curated fabrics, the design shop offers exclusive home decor artifacts and wearable art in a vivid assortment of colors, textures, prints, and patterns - each inspired by a distinct memory of travel.
Digby’s Tent Cushion Cover
Domes, tilework and exotic flowers - iconic symbols of Islamic architecture - are featured on this Moroccan print fabric. Designed by Charlotte Moss for Brunschwig & fils, “Digby’s Tent is printed on French linen and cotton in sapphire, sand and oasis blue on a white background. Learn More…
Dragon Green Cushion Cover
Bold design, brilliant colors and luxurious feel are featured in this iconic design from Schumacher design house. Chiang Mai with its exuberant chinoiserie motif and energy was inspired by an Art Deco print printed on French linen. Learn more…
Samarkand Cushion Cover
Inspired by ancient form of textile decoration and traditional tribal patterns, Samarkand features Ikat design in bold geometric patterns, lustrous color and large-scale motif. It is named for the city in Uzbekistan in central Asia, on the silk road, where artisans developed patterns using techniques passed on from one generation to another. Learn more…
What people are saying…
“This is a beautiful, dramatic piece. It's just like it's pictured online and in the catalog. Looks terrific on our "rusted" metal dining room table, especially when the sun comes through the windows, but would look good on any contemporary wooden table stained brown or black.”
TAMARA S.
“The vase is much more beautiful ‘live’ than in the pictures. The way in which light interacts with the design makes this piece very unique.”
BARBARA T.
“A beautiful piece of art that also happens to be a lamp! This lovely item now graces a former shadowy area in my dining room and creates a soothing glow, Such a joy to see! Thank you so much Varda!”
ROBERTA E.
“Another exquisitely made pillow! Arrived very carefully packed. As always, the customer service is second to none! Thank you!”
JOHN M.
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