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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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Events | 10-02-2022

International Year of Glass 2022 launches with opening ceremony

The United Nations-designated International Year of Glass (IYOG) launched today (10 February 2022) with the official opening ceremony taking place...
Glass art by Sini Majuri

Exhibitions | 08-02-2022

Sini Majuri’s Finnish ‘Home’ exhibition

Glass artist Sini Majuri is exhibiting her work at The Museum of Fine Arts Eemil in Finland. The work on display explores the theme of ‘Home’ (or...
Erwin Eisch glass art pioneer

Obituary | 31-01-2022

Remembering Erwin Eisch (1927-2022)

The Contemporary Glass Society (CGS) is sad to report that Erwin Eisch died at the end of January 2022 at the age of 94. He was a founder and pioneer...
A view across the gallery at London Glassblowing

Exhibitions | 28-01-2022

Apply now for CGS ‘Earth/Sea/Sky’ exhibition at London Glassblowing

Grab your chance to exhibit your glass art on the theme of ‘Earth/Sea/Sky’ in the prestigious gallery at London Glassblowing this July. This...

Exhibitions | 27-01-2022

Collect fair returns to Somerset House and online

Collect, the international contemporary craft and design fair, returns this month, with a physical show at Somerset House in London from 23-27...

Stained glass | 24-01-2022

Creating ‘visual poetry’ in stained glass

Stained glass that explores the

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