London Post Features Peter Layton Receiving Award at Collect
Peter Layton receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at Collect Art Fair
We are delighted to announce that our founder, Peter Layton, has been honoured with the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award at Collect, the leading international art fair for contemporary craft and design. Chosen as the very first recipient, Peter is recognised for his extraordinary contribution to British studio glass — as a pioneering artist, a mentor to generations of glassmakers, and the founder of London Glassblowing. The award coincides with a landmark year as London Glassblowing celebrates its 50th Anniversary.
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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.