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hot glass | 11-01-2026
A splash of colour
Ruth Shelley brings the palette and pattern of the world around her into her vibrant glass vessels and enjoys using gravity to transform her pieces....
Collaborations | 28-12-2025
Strengthening contemporary glass links with Japan
CGS Chair Sarah Brown reviews her latest glass-focused visit to Japan – via Shanghai – a decade after her first trip in collaboration with the...
| 12-12-2025
A stitch in time
Emmy Palmer found fame in the BBC tv series Make It At Market in 2021, with her trademark knitted wire work that was encased in blown and polished...
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Exhibitions | 15-01-2026
Parndon Mill Gallery Glasshaus XVIII exhibition
Jane Vincent previews a new exhibition featuring resident glassmakers and Just Glass members in Essex. As we begin another year it is such a joy to...
Pate de verre | 10-01-2026
Pate de verre entry shortlisted for John Ruskin Prize
A pestle and mortar created from pate de verre glass and made by CGS member Keith Dymond has been shortlisted for the 8th John Ruskin Prize....
Exhibitions | 29-12-2025
Collect 2026 exhibition to showcase cutting-edge design
Renowned international craft and design fair Collect returns to Somerset House in London in February 2026. Featuring international galleries and arts...
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Exhibitions | 29-05-2023
Call for entries for CGS Small but Magnificent exhibition
Between 5 and 23 June 2023 Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) members can submit images of glassworks that fit the theme of ‘Small but Magnificent’...
Lampworking | 29-05-2023
Obituary: Tom Young MBE
Master Glassblower Tom Young MBE passed away on 22 May 2023. Tom was not only a master glassblower; he also had an outstanding knowledge of...
Competition | 27-05-2023
Graduates’ Glass Prize applications open 5 June 2023
If you are graduating from a British or Irish accredited course in 2023 and you work with glass, don’t forget to apply for this year’s Glass...
Events | 22-05-2023
Glass art to feature at New Designers 2023
New Designers (ND), the UK’s largest graduate design event, returns to the Business Design Centre, London, for its annual gathering this June and...
Murrine | 19-05-2023
Drawing on the past
Glass artist Mathieu Grodet has combined his love of drawing with several different glass techniques, most recently settling on the creation of...
Stained glass | 15-05-2023
Historic stained glass window making joins Red List of Endangered Crafts
Stained glass window making (historic windows) has been added to the Heritage Crafts Association’s (HCA) Red List of Endangered Crafts 2023. The...
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