Paul Lasman
Blown Glass Artist · Founder
Decades of aerospace precision, channeled through fire and glass.
Paul Lasman spent decades as a senior mechanical designer for leading aerospace companies, including SpaceX, working with rigid materials and uncompromising tolerances on systems that reached for the stars. But his creative spirit found its ultimate expression in something far less predictable — the chaotic, fluid, fiery art of glassblowing.
That duality is the engine of his work. Every piece carries the discipline of an engineer who measures in thousandths of an inch and the spontaneity of an artist who surrenders to molten glass at 2,000°F. The result is what we call Playful Precision — forms that feel both inevitable and surprising.
Paul is the founding artist and co-owner of Stellar Art Gallery in Torrance, California.
An engineer's eye, a maker's hands.
Gather · Blow · Shape
The Collection
From Rocket Ships to Glass Studios
Senior Mechanical Designer · SpaceX
Before picking up a blowpipe, Paul spent decades as a senior mechanical designer for SpaceX and other aerospace leaders. The precision he brought to tolerances measured in thousandths of an inch now shows up in the perfect curve of a lip, the exact weight of a base, the controlled chaos of a color swirl. Engineering didn't leave his work — it became his work.
Find Your Piece
Every work by Paul Lasman is one of a kind — no two pieces are alike. Visit us in Torrance or browse the full collection online.
It does the thing good art does: makes the wall behind it look intentional. Water-clear glass shaped into the friendliest thing on the shelf. It reads like a weather system, small enough to hold.
Details
Artist: Paul Lasman
Technique: Hand-blown glass
Colors: Clear
One of a kind — never repeated.
Pick it up at the gallery in Torrance, or we’ll ship it insured anywhere in the US.