by Shawn Waggoner
Photography by Justin Costiniano and Matt Zwiebel
The altruistic influence of his family inspired Benjamin Belgrad to turn his glass art into a philanthropic pursuit. Through the Big D.R.M.S. Project, he sells glass cups handcrafted in collaboration with other artists and produces and sells a solo line of whiskey glasses, from which 15 percent of the proceeds are donated to charity.
This article was originally published on page 54 of the July/August 2016 issue of Glass Art.