Ross Pullen began blowing glass with his roommate, Joey Jackson, in their 400 square foot condominium located in Summit County, Colorado. They started with very little experience and huge amounts of determination. Ross moved his equipment into an actual studio space after a few complaints from the neighbors. He apprenticed under Erik Ratcliffe, an experienced glassblower commonly known in Colorado
as Ewok, for about five years. After Erik moved to Denver and Ross has been working with many other artists and on his own since. MISSION
Summit Glass works to create unique, quality, hand blown glass at an affordable price for a variety of consumers that enjoy dazzling local art. This means that Summit Glass aims to produce very original designs that will visually captivate consumers and amaze onlookers. People that own products from Summit Glass will enjoy compliments on their purchases and appreciate the connection they create with the art. PRODUCTS
The product line of Summit Glass mostly contains jewelry including pendants, rings, beads, earrings and bracelets. They also produce other functional glass art such as marbles, oil candles, water fountains, guitar slides and jars. Much of the company’s glass glows in the dark and they may occasionally use LEDs to illuminate their art. Ross likes to call his glass art "Colorado Coral"
BRAND
The Summit Glass brand encompasses an exclusive line of glass art that is certain to please customers. They occasionally offer live glass blowing demonstrations to connect with their customers. The company will stand behind the quality of their products and guarantee all purchases to be free of defects. Any satisfaction issues will be promptly resolved and customers will remain the primary focus of Summit Glass. ORGANIZATION
Ross Pullen is currently the owner, glassblower, promoter and sales manager for Summit Glass. He occasionally collaborates with other Colorado artists and teaches lessons. Ross works with a few local businesses, music promoters, and event coordinators to bring his products to consumers as directly as possible, usually first-hand. TARGET MARKET
Summit Glass’s primary target market includes consumers that attend music festivals or people that enjoy the electronic dance music scene within Colorado. Customers can find products to fit any budget and may even be able to trade or barter for original art creations or other products that are of comparable value.