Press & Recognition

Glass Cowboy Studio has been featured in the world's foremost design and culture publications, recognized for elevating the centuries-old art of stained glass to new and unexpected forms.

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"This isn't a restoration. It's a resurrection."

— Ben Tuna, Bloomberg / Los Angeles Times

Coverage

Architectural Digest

CommissionNovember 2025

Kips Bay Decorator Show House Dallas 2025

A custom ceiling fixture reminiscent of French skylights crafted by artisan Ben Tuna of Glass Visions Studio was a highlight of the show house, commissioned by Bureau Interior Architecture and Design for their 'Quiet Room' — with walls clad in raw silk Dedar fabric and Holland & Sherry trimmings.

Architectural Digest

Commission2025

Architect Chet Callahan and Designer Oliver Furth Craft a Kaleidoscopic Seaside Home

In a vibrant seaside home designed by Chet Callahan and Oliver Furth, the kitchen features a stained-glass light box by Glass Visions — one of many bespoke artisan commissions woven through this kaleidoscopic Ventura County retreat that celebrates queer and BIPOC art, family, and craft.

Los Angeles Times

FeatureJanuary 26, 2026

This artist turned burned Porsches from the L.A. fires into symbols of hope

Artist Ben Tuna has turned the shells of burned-out vintage Porsches into artistic symbols of revival through his work with stained glass salvaged from churches. Beginning in March 2025, Tuna snagged five burned-out Porsches from the L.A. fires, and began turning the shells into cathedral-like creations.

Bloomberg / Insurance Journal

ProfileAugust 8, 2025

Porsches Destroyed by LA Wildfires Get New Life as Stained Glass Art

Ben Tuna is good at transforming rusted-out, patina-eaten wrecks into art. In a nondescript stucco warehouse in Glendale, he used stained-glass salvaged from sanctuary tableaus to rebuild the windows of vintage Porsches. "I always had a problem with dedicating yourself to something that is underappreciated, and that's the whole craft of stained glass," he explains.

Designboom

Art & DesignJuly 17, 2025

Ben Tuna Resurrects Corroded Porsche 911 with Cathedral-Inspired Stained Glass

Ben Tuna of Glass Visions Studio revives a corroded Porsche 911 Carrera into an art car fitted with cathedral-inspired stained glass. Named 'Resurrection (2025),' the rusted automobile becomes a canvas for angelic figures and sacred imagery — immortalizing the endangered art of handcrafted stained glassmaking.

Hi Consumption

Automotive ArtJuly 16, 2025

This Rusted Porsche 911 Was Reborn as a Gorgeous Stained Glass Cathedral

One Los Angeles-based glass artist used his particular set of skills to 'resurrect' an old Porsche 911 chassis in an unusual way. Taking inspiration from stained glass windows found in churches, Ben Tuna combined religious theming and the idea of resurrection to integrate hand-cut 100-year-old stained glass windows into the frame of the Porsche.

My Modern Met

FeatureOctober 9, 2025

Artist Revives Corroded Porsche by Replacing All Windows With Handcrafted Stained Glass

Artist Ben Tuna of Glass Visions Studio transformed a corroded Porsche 911 Carrera into an art car, aptly calling the project 'Resurrection.' The car is raw, clearly affected by the toll that time and natural elements can have on metal — Tuna's work, in contrast, is handled with clarity and precision.

RAMP Magazine

Feature2025

Glass Chassis — Ben Tuna Transforms a Porsche 911 Into a Glass Masterpiece

Ben Tuna runs the Glass Visions Studio in Los Angeles, a family business with over 40 years of history. For 'The Resurrection,' the glass artist made an exception and turned his attention to the windows of a rusty Porsche chassis. The result: a stripped-down Porsche with sacred-looking stained glass windows, all designed, crafted, and installed by the artist himself.

Supercar Blondie

Automotive Art2025

LA Man Creates Art Out of Abandoned Porsche 911 with Stained Glass

In his day-to-day life, Ben Tuna works with stained glass — but his after-hours passion project turned a rusted, abandoned Porsche 911 into a moving cathedral. By salvaging century-old church glass and hand-cutting each panel to fit the car's frame, Tuna created something that has to be seen to be believed.

Prazzle Arts

Art & Design2025

Ben Tuna Turns a Rusted Porsche 911 Carrera Into a Stained Glass Art Car

Los Angeles stained glass artist Ben Tuna has transformed a rusted 1965 Porsche 911 into a luminous stained glass art car titled 'The Resurrection.' The project represents a meditation on beauty, decay, and the redemptive power of craft — using antique glass salvaged from churches to breathe new life into a forgotten machine.

Bloomberg

Video Feature2026

Meet the Man Turning Torched Porsches Into Art

Ben Tuna took over the family glass business when his dad got sick. Now he's using the trade to turn the cars destroyed by the Los Angeles fires into something beautiful. Bloomberg's Hannah Elliott reports from Tuna's Glendale warehouse, where salvaged church glass is reborn in the frames of fire-scorched vintage Porsches.

Everyday Driver (Podcast)

Podcast2025

The Glass Cowboy — Stained Glass Art in Derelict Cars

Ben Tuna, aka The Glass Cowboy, joins Everyday Driver to discuss his unique practice of installing handcrafted stained glass into derelict automobiles. The conversation covers his family's 40-year history in the craft, the discovery of the Porsche 911 chassis, and why he believes the car is the perfect canvas for sacred glass.

Los Angeles Times / Nevada Appeal

Home DesignJune 25, 2007

Stained Glass Art Is 'In' for Prestige Homes

Custom stained-glass windows made with handblown glass have become the ultimate finishing touch in some of Los Angeles' most lavish new homes. The feature highlights Mark Tuna of Glass Visions Studio — whose work ranges from whimsical and contemporary to seriously Old World and ornate — designing roughly 60 handblown-glass windows for a two-story Craftsman-style house in Venice, California.

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Los Angeles, California

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