A glass blowing studio and showcase offering unique objects of art, vases, unusual drinking glasses, etc.
Many residents await their semi-annual sales to purchase gifts for the year.
Opened on April Fool's Day in 1992, a date which New Orleans native and partner in the enterprise, Mitchell Gaudet , somewhat deemed appropriate. Studio Inferno was founded by Scott Benefield , Bruce Benefield and Gaudet. Along with a glass blowing and cast production shop, the studio rents space to about 20 other artists and craftpersons working various mediums. When asked why the partners chose Bywater for their venture, Gaudet said that they found properties here that were unlike any place else, affordable and offering plenty of space for studios and workshops. Many local residents were first introduced to his work at the Mirliton Festival, where he offered a collection of fine high fired vessels and hand built low vases, cups, teapots, etc.