When we were younger, many of us learned how to be the version of ourselves that fit in the world around us. 

On the outside: maybe composed, controlled, palatable. The kind of person who smiled at the right moments, kept their voice level, their edges soft.

On the inside: vibrant colors, noise, a spark that flared in private, away from eyes that wouldn’t understand.

Maybe you were that person as well. The one who always seemed fine, but held entire worlds beneath the surface. We built Glass Balloon for her. For them. For you.

The name came from a feeling. A vision: something delicate but full. A balloon is light. Glass is rigid. Together, they don’t make sense. And that’s exactly why they do. That duality, the contradiction between how you appear and who you are when no one’s looking, is where we began. It’s where every piece in the Glass Balloon collection begins, too.

We are a small team of makers, dreamers, and quiet rebels. We believe jewelry should feel like a secret only you know how to wear. Not decoration, but an extension of self. Something to reach for when you need to remember who you really are. Every piece is handmade. Not perfect (never that) but intentional. The way your real self is. The you who is whole, not polished. 

We embrace asymmetry. We design with space for breath, for tension, for pause. We’re not here to follow trends. We’re here to give form to the in-between, the romantic but unsweet, soft but never fragile. Jewelry that reflects the strength in vulnerability, the poise in defiance. Because Glass Balloon is a vessel for duality. For the selves we show, and the ones we guard. For the quiet fire you carry in your chest, even if no one else sees it.

No, the name doesn’t follow the rules. But neither did you. And if something about it speaks to the part of you no one else quite gets, then you’re already part of this.

We’re so glad you’re here.