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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...
Kilnworking | 23-11-2025
Structural integrity
US glass artist Morgan Madison brings precise draughtsmanship to his architectural designs of kiln-formed and laminated cityscapes and artifacts....
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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...
Events | 18-12-2025
CGS glass narratives event at the V&A
CGS Chair Sarah Brown reviews an interesting and informative gathering at this top London museum. What a day it was on Friday 5 December 2025! Over...
Stained glass | 07-12-2025
Ely Stained Glass Museum awarded major grant
A conservation and training grant of over £90,000 has been awarded to the Stained Glass Museum at Ely Cathedral by The Julia Rausing Trust. The...
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glass painting | 05-12-2022
Taking glass design into the third dimension
Wilfried Grootens broke away from his traditional training in glass painting and developed a layered approach to build 3D contemporary glass forms....
Exhibitions | 30-11-2022
CGS Glorious Glass exhibition in Torquay
As most readers are aware, 2022 has been a momentous year for glass, being both the UN-designated International Year of Glass and the Contemporary...
Exhibitions | 29-11-2022
Painting with Light stained glass exhibition
An exhibition showcasing the process of creating stained glass panels is on in Berkshire at South Hill Park Arts Centre. ‘Painting with Light’...
News | 29-11-2022
Listen to Talking Out Your Glass podcast
As Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) members know, one of many perks of membership is the regular chance to hear glass artists talking about their...
Auction | 28-11-2022
Something Old for Something New auction raises over £1k
A few months ago the British Glass Foundation (BGF), which spearheaded the development of the new Stourbridge Glass Museum (SGM) that opened in April...
Business | 27-11-2022
Design Trust 2023 business planners launched
The Design Trust has launched its new 2023 diaries and journal planners for 2023. The Design Trust points out that these books are more than just...
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