Fire & Ice

Specialties

At Fire & Ice, the collections are as varied as what you might find in open air markets in far away lands. Art Glass, in all its wonderful forms, is arranged throughout each store, brightly representing some of the most respected and brilliant glass artists and studios in the United States and Canada, as well as around the world. Fossil specimen, petrified woods & pinecones, and fascinating crystal formations stand as silent guardians of secrets of the ancient world-​secrets held for millions of years. Carving, the oldest form of Man’s artistic expression, is well represented at Fire & Ice. Colorful minerals, woods and even rare fossilized ivories (only legal specimen; of course) have been carved into amazing works of art by skilled master craftsmen around the world. The gems and jewels on display in the Fire & Ice stores are vibrant, and evoke the colors and textures of our planet’s rich natural history.

History

Established in 1980.

Welcome to Fire & Ice. I’m Robert Levine, Founder and President. Since early childhood, I was exposed to and have been passionate about the natural sciences and art glass. I can still recall the wonder and amazement I felt during a childhood visit to Harvard University’s Peabody Museum of Natural History, viewing the famed Glass Flower exhibit. My earliest creative efforts were in making handcrafted candles during the Sixties. After that, I went on to produce and sell nationally a line of «New Age» natural crystal jewelry, made in Harvard Square, Massachusetts.

The first Fire & Ice opened in July of 1980 along with the grand opening of Harborplace in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. Since 1980, we have expanded to twelve stores, reaching from Natick, Massachusetts to Tyson’s Corner, Virginia. Our BWI Marshall Airport location, which opened for business in May 2005, won a national award for «Best Airport Retail Store Design».