Judy Smilow (1958-2018) spent many years developing her expertise as a product designer. Her glass designs have been included in numerous publications: The Design Encyclopedia by Mel Byars, published by MoMA, Product Design 3 by Joe Dolce, Yale University Art Gallery’s recent publication American Glass: The Collections at Yale by John Stuart Gordon, and also the exhibition and publication Art That Works, Decorative Arts of the Eighties Crafted in America by Lloyd E. Herman. In 2012 Judy was an invited designer as part of the Glass Lab/ Corning Museum of Glass Program. Her designs are included in several museum collections including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, and Yale University Art Gallery.