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Ruth Shelley's Rosebay Willowherb collection of vessels in pinks and greens featuring gravity-pulled patterns.

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....
Glass artists Karen Browning and Sarah Brown hold their fake food creations that they made in Osaka, Japan. Behind them is a wall of pieces of fake food in display packaging.

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...
Blown glass bowls featuring knitted copper inclusions within the glass in the Del Mar series by Emmy Palmer.

| 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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A reddish-brown cast glass sculpture in an abstract shape by Monette Larsen.

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...
Detail of red pate de verre glass bowl sculpture called Crushed and Boiled.

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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Business | 21-01-2023

Emmy Palmer on new tv show for aspiring makers

Artists and craftspeople have been tuning in to watch the BBC tv series ‘Make It at Market’, where hobby makers are mentored to help them move...

Pate de verre | 20-01-2023

An emotional response

Tali Grinshpan’s delicate glass work is inspired by both nature and her life experiences. She particularly draws on her own feelings as an...

Competition | 17-01-2023

Students invited to enter ‘Making Your Mark’ glass engraving competition

Students of any age enrolled on a course of at least 15 hours a week can submit their designs for the second ‘Making Your Mark’ online...

Events | 15-01-2023

IYOG 2022 announces ‘7 Glass Wonders of the World’

Many events highlighting glass were held around the globe during the UN-designated International Year of Glass (IYOG) 2022. One of the actions taken...

News | 14-01-2023

New city centre home being explored for reimagined National Glass Centre

The University of Sunderland is working with its partners Sunderland City Council and Sunderland Culture to explore new city centre locations for the...

Exhibitions | 12-01-2023

Chen Peiper’s glass displayed in Venice

Israel-based glass artist Chen Peiper created the installation ‘Covitrum’ as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The work, exhibited at the...

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