Anna Torfs was born in 1967 in Belgium. After studying interior design at the Sint-Lukas School for Architecture in Brussels, she moved to the Czech Republic where she specialised in stage design and worked as a freelance furniture and glass designer. Anna began designing her own glass collections in 2002.

The ability of glass to capture, reflect and absorb light is the central theme in Anna’s work. Transparency and translucency are not always identical. Colour is critical, evoking strong emotions; colours should be “true”. Cutting through the object like an anatomist, Anna reveals layer after layer to show how an object is built. These unconventional cutting techniques also reveal the contrast between the vibrant centre and the sober “skin” of her objects.

Over the years, Anna has developed two collections: Anna Torfs Basics and Anna Torfs Edition. However distinctive, both collections share the same approach – contemporary design using traditional Bohemian glass techniques as a base from which to explore and create.