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AO Glass is a glass manufacturer located in the South End Arts District of Burlington, Vermont. They utilize a variety of traditional and modern glass fabrication techniques, including free- and mold-blowing, casting and pressing, to help maintain the tradition of custom glass manufacturing in the United States. Products include lighting components and fixtures, sculpture, and glassware.

Founders and AO owners Rich Arentzen, an American, and Tove Ohlander, a Swede, met at Sweden’s National School of Glass in 1994. They founded a glass blowing studio in Baerum's Verk, Norway. They moved to Vermont in 2007 and started AO Glass, named for the first initials of their two last names.

To combat the recession that hit shortly after AO Glass opened their Burlington studio, they began making glass snowmen. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders brought the snowmen to the Smithsonian Museum as part of his “Made in America!” initiative.

AO's goal is to promote glassblowing history and techniques through demonstrations and classes, and to maintain a healthy, diverse workplace environment, including membership in the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility.