Design Collaborations

Design Collaborations is an innovative design firm creating hand-made glass works, public art and landscape architecture located in Tucson, Arizona. The husband and wife team Michael and Margaret Joplin have joined creative forces to transform environments with their glass works. Michael, an innovative glass artist and master craftsman, and Margaret, a registered Landscape Architect, are using the age-old technique of lost wax method of kiln casting to create bead forms ranging in size from jewel-like elements to large sculptural pieces. Our work, which is featured in settings ranging from private gardens to urban spaces, blends industrial gear and traditional bead forms. By combing the creative talents of our team, we meld fragility and solidity, transparency and opacity, and visual and tactile beauty.