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WildFlower Cannabis - Grand Opening Glass Demo

🌴🔥 BEACHES BUILT. LOCALLY GROWN. 🔥🌴

We're incredibly proud to be joining another homegrown Beaches business, Wildflower Cannabis, for the grand opening of their Jacksonville Beach location! 🌺

We're bringing the heat with a LIVE GLASSBLOWING DEMO featuring our very own 904 PizzaBoy, showcasing the craftsmanship, creativity, and local talent that make Jacksonville's glass scene something special. 🔥🍕

Huge thanks to the Wildflower crew for inviting us to be part of this milestone.

Come hang out, support local, and watch some glass get melted!

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GLASSPASS MILLE CHALLENGE: Our in-house artists selected to compete!

Big things are happening at Culture Design Co. (CDC), and we're excited to announce that one of our talented in-house glass artists has been selected to compete in the inaugural GlassPass Mille Challenge!

Hosted by GlassPass, this exciting new competition brings together talented glass artists to showcase their creativity, technical ability, and originality through the intricate art of murrine glasswork.

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DAB DAY - Tropic Invasion 2026 Wrap Up!

On October 17th, the Tropic Invasion Music, Art & Halloween Festival brought together an incredible collection of artists, musicians, vendors, and creatives for an unforgettable celebration at The Glass Factory and Myrtle Ave Brewery.

Presented by Dab Day Productions, the festival delivered an amazing lineup of talent, a massive turnout, and an electric atmosphere that perfectly captured the spirit of Jacksonville's growing creative community.

Operating under our glass arts collective, Jax Glass Gallery, Culture Design Co. proudly sponsored the glass artists participating in the event, helping bring live glassblowing and handcrafted functional art into the heart of the festival

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Behind the Brand: Custom Fingerboard Production

Fingerboarding has exploded beyond a niche pastime into a lively subculture with its own aesthetics, events, and makers. What began as a bedroom hobby—plastic decks, cardboard ramps, and endless practice sessions—has matured into a global community that values creativity, craftsmanship, and shared enthusiasm. That growth has changed the hobby’s landscape: fingerboarding is now a medium for personal expression, a small-business ecosystem, and a social glue that connects people across generations.
Why the scene is growing

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Beyblade X - Behind The Cultural Phenomenon

Beyblade X and Competitive Play: Why It’s Blowing Up and What Competitive Players Need to Know

Beyblade X has tapped into a potent mix of nostalgia, fast-paced gameplay, and accessible customization to become one of the most popular competitive tabletop games of the last few years. What started as a reinvention of the classic spinning-top toy has evolved into a structured competitive scene, drawing kids, teens, and adults who want strategic depth, community, and spectacle.

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Florida Groves 2026 Wrap Up!

What a weekend!

We came, we showcased, we connected — and the response was everything we hoped for. Thank you to everyone who stopped by the booth, swapped cards, and stayed to talk about the pieces that inspired them. From custom glasswork to modded consoles and our branding experiments born from counterculture and nostalgia, the energy was electric.

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Phyrexian Puzzle Cube:001

The Phyrexian Puzzle Cube stands as a testament to obsessive craftsmanship and otherworldly inspiration. Each tile, painstakingly hand-forged from molten glass, was shaped with an unrelenting dedication to detail, requiring over 50 individual pieces to form the complete kinetic sculpture

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