Home & Gardens - In The Loop
London Glassblowing celebrates its 50-year legacy
We're delighted to be included in Homes & Gardens' "In The Loop" newsletter, which rounds up the most exciting names in British design each week. The feature charts founder Peter Layton's journey from opening his first hot-glass studio in Rotherhithe in the 1970s to five decades spent supporting glass artists and building a community, now based at our Bermondsey gallery. The newsletter highlights our current 50th anniversary exhibition, on until 5 July, bringing together new work from over forty glass artists who have been part of the studio's story over the years.
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Women in Glass
London Glassblowing invites applications from UK-based women working in glass to take part in Women in Glass, a group exhibition opening in September 2027 to coincide with the studio's celebration of Peter Layton's ninetieth birthday. We are pleased to welcome back Cathryn Shilling, London Glassblowing's gallery curator from 2010 to 2019, who returns as guest curator for this special exhibition.
A Bermondsey Street Collaboration
Renowned glass artist and founder of London Glassblowing, Peter Layton, has collaborated with old friend and celebrity chef, José Pizarro, to create 30 limited-edition platters, launching on 12 October, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of José Pizarro on Bermondsey Street and the 50th anniversary of London Glassblowing.
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.