About
Design Led Hand Glass Made Artisan
Hennepin Made is an independent glass studio creating lighting and other modern designs for retailers and designers.
We take pride in seeing our work illuminating spaces worth remembering.
Our Values
We believe that handmade products have a vital place in our culture and everyday life, which is why we work passionately to create objects that enhance the environment people inhabit.
We infuse meaning into our objects through craftsmanship, detailed design, the history of the product, and a unique heritage that we are building on with each passing day.
We infuse meaning into our objects through craftsmanship, detailed design, the history of the product, and a unique heritage that we are building on with each passing day.
Our Process
Our daily routine centers around objects that we design and produce out of our independent Minneapolis studio. Our expertise is in crafting objects, so we think and ideate through the properties of the material.
Who we are
We are glassmakers. We are designers. We are a small committed team of people who put great care into our products.
Hennepin Made was founded in Minneapolis in 2011 through the partnership of Joe Limpert and Jackson Schwartz with the common belief that handmade products have an essential place in our culture and everyday life.
Joe was originally trained as a ceramicist and has always enjoyed the visceral nature of working with “hands on” materials. When he discovered glass he knew a switch was in order. This transition enabled an immediate fascination with the craft that lead to an apprenticeship with his instructor, Jackson Schwartz, who had returned from the Canberra School of Art in Australia. During the two years there were numerous conversations, dinners, and experiments with handmade glass in mind. This “research” informed a philosophy which was coupled with an entrepreneurial spirit to found Hennepin Made.
Hennepin Made was founded in Minneapolis in 2011 through the partnership of Joe Limpert and Jackson Schwartz with the common belief that handmade products have an essential place in our culture and everyday life.
Joe was originally trained as a ceramicist and has always enjoyed the visceral nature of working with “hands on” materials. When he discovered glass he knew a switch was in order. This transition enabled an immediate fascination with the craft that lead to an apprenticeship with his instructor, Jackson Schwartz, who had returned from the Canberra School of Art in Australia. During the two years there were numerous conversations, dinners, and experiments with handmade glass in mind. This “research” informed a philosophy which was coupled with an entrepreneurial spirit to found Hennepin Made.
"The quality and richness of Hennepin Made lighting makes it a great focal point throughout many of the rooms we design. "