Glass Sekere
We enjoy working with fine artists to support their requirements in glass for the resolution of their projects.
One such challenge involved creating glass sekere for Niyi Olagunju for an exhibition in London, titled ‘Music to the Eyes’. Traditionally used as percussion instruments, the artist has re-imagined these as contemporary sculpture in an endeavour to shift her focus from the aural to the visual within the aesthetic spectrum.
After discussing the shapes and final result desired, the glass pieces were handblown in our studio in several colours. Olagunju then adorned the items in the tradition of the sekere instrument.
Our Stories
The Alchemist at Work: An Interview with Peter Layton
For Peter Layton's solo exhibition, our Marketing and Sales Assistant Eva sat down with Peter to talk about alchemy - from his birth in Prague, a city steeped in alchemical history, to the alchemy he finds in glass itself. Read on to hear how Peter revisited his earlier works for this exhibition, and why he chose to return to the dangerous iridising process.
Peter and Tim at the annual Glass Art Society Conference
Ahead of their trip to New York for the annual Glass Art Society Conference at the Corning Museum of Glass, Peter and Tim shared an insightful talk with guests at our gallery. In this special preview of the presentation they would go on to deliver at the world-renowned museum, Peter and Tim looked back on more than fifty years of craftsmanship and community. From there, they headed to Corning, New York, for the conference itself.
Our Glass Community Reflect on Peter Layton
To mark fifty years of London Glassblowing, we asked artists, collaborators and friends to share what the studio has meant to them. Their answers span five decades - from first encounters at the hotshop to lifelong friendships. What emerges is a portrait of a community built around one man's vision, and the remarkable things that vision made possible.