Glass Links & Credits

Links by Name

There are thousands of glass-related links, so these are personal favourites. For something more comprehensive, please visit the Glassoholic web site.

For a comprehensive overview of all popular makes of glass, please visit Angela Bowey's sites, Glass Encyclopaedia.

1st Glass - Tony Hayter's site; excellent reference for Uranium glass
20th Century Glass - Wayne Stephens
Adam Aaronson - contemporary Art Glass designer and creator
Alexandrite (Crystal Belle) - extensive list of Neodymium (Alexandrite) glass
Altare Glass - early glass centre in Italy
Art of Venice - dealer of contemporary glass
Artius Glass - Official Secondary Market Specialists to Isle of Wight Studio Glass
Aureliano Toso - current Murano maker
Barovier & Toso - Muranese maker
D M Beard - some of the most amazing and delicate lampworked glass sculptures!
Beranek Glassworks - contemporary Czech producer of art glass
Blenko Collectors Society - extensive collection from this US glass maker
Blenko Four - another excellent resource
Blenko Museum - virtual online museum
Blenko Project - a project exploring all aspects of the works and glassware, also linked to a Blenko Blog
Bristol Blue Glass - current maker. Contains descriptions on Bristol Blue/Green, Cranberry and Ruby glass making.
Bud Vases - extensive detail on a single subject!
John Burton - conceptual glass artist, basing ideas from biological data.
Caithness Glass - current Scottish maker
Carnival-Glass.net - Glen Thistlewood
[Gino] Cenedese e Figlio - current Murano maker
Cenedese Linea Vetro Murano S.a.S. - Giovanni & Simeone Cenedese
Chalet Art Glass - Collection of Canadian manufacturer
Chance Handkerchief Vases - two pages
Chance Stained Glass - fantastic reprint of Stained Glass, 1867!
Cloud Glass – definitive Davidson site
Crown Crystal Glass (Australia) - Cathy Bannister's excellent resource.
Czech Design - various contemporary designers
Dartington Crystal - current British maker and owners of various earlier names, including Royal Brierley.
David Doty - extensive Carnival Glass resource and identification aid
Desna Glass - current Czech maker
Design Addict - site listing 540 contemporary designers!
Fairy Lamps - Jim Sapp's site
Fratelli Toso - Muranese maker
Freeforms - Euro glass and ceramics site
Fulvio Bianconi.com - past Murano master
Galleria Rossella Junck - permanent Murano exhibition
Glass Artists - phew!
Glassblobbery - fantastical lampworked creatures and ornaments
GlassBlowers.org - worldwide resource
Glass Eye Studio - maker of glassware and not to be confused with this site!
Glasfax - organisation dedicated to the reseach of Canadian glass
Glasform - John Ditchfield. Hand-made ornaments, architectural glass
The Glass & Pottery Association - promoting good standards for online sellers
The Glass Association - club for Glassies
Glass Global - industry portal
Glassian - Ian Macky's industrial glass
The Glass Man - pressed glass articles
Glass Online - Glass Industry Portal
Gozo Glass - current Maltese maker
Great Glass - Philip & Ann Petrides' excellent resource. Reliable reference material
Hen on Nest - Shirley Smith's H.o.N site
Higgins Glass Studio - Specialisation in Fused Glass giftware and art glass
Holmegaard Resource - Nic Wilson's research and shop site
Iittala - Finnish glassmaker, see also...
Iittala Designers - superb reference on early Scandi designers!
Isle of Wight - Founded by Michael Harris, formerly of Mdina
Ivo Haanstra - European Glass web site and author of Glass Fact File.
Japan Uranium Glass Collectors - interesting site from the Far East!
Jonathan Harris - Studio Glass incorporating cameo & graal techniques. Son of Michael Harris (Mdina/Isle of Wight Glass)
Higgins Glass - Fused/Slumped Glass
Kevin Holt - Paperweight guru
Olivier Juteau - Custom glass maker: sculptures, stained glass, hand-blown
Kosta Boda - Scandi maker
Joseph Joseph - current makers of tableware, utilising techniques from Chance Bros.
Lalique Mascots - details and examples of glass car mascots by Lalique
Loetz.com - collection and history of Loetz
Loetz & Bohemian - resource for Loetz glass, also additional links.
The Losch's – excellent Murano resource and collection
Mandruzatto - current Italian maker, known for sommerso and faceted items
Mazzega - current Italian maker, known for sculptures and vases
Mdina - current Maltese glass maker
Moser Glass - current Czech maker of fine glassware
Mosser Glass - current US pressed glass maker of Vaseline, Opalescent and Carnival
Mtarfa - current Maltese glass maker
Murano Glass Gallery - examples of Murano glass, by Sergio Gnesin
MURANO MAKERS - links to dozens of current Murano glassmakers
Nason & Moretti - Muranese maker
The National Glass Collector's Fair - regular exhibition organisers
National Milk Glass Collectors Society - good site featuring excellent reference material
Nazeing - current British manufacturer
Neodymium - article from Judith Van Buskirk-Gugudan
Okra Glass - studio glass makers
Olnick Spanu - examples of vintage Murano glass
Orrefors - Swedish glassmaker
Paperweights - Colin Terris' site
Pip's Trip - Online store with some choice Chance and Sklo Union items
Planet Glass - Murano resource
Pontil Marks - Antique Soda & Beer Bottle resource
Pressed in Time - English pressed glass site
PressGlas-Pavillon - Pamela Wessendorf's pressed glass museum
PressGlas-Korrespondenz - resource and downloadable articles on pressed glass
Promovetro - artistic Murano glass
Pukeberg - current Swedish maker
RetroSelect.com - fab retro site for all things, erm, retro! [not just glass]
Roger Tye - formerly of Phoenix Glass, now produces specialist organic plant forms
Salviati - Muranese maker
Scandinavian Glass - nice presentation of Scandi glass
Schürenberg Kunsthandel - Art Deco/Art Nouveau site (also metal, ceramics, etc.)
Scotland's Glass - Frank Andrew's study of Scottish glassmaking companies
Siddy Langley - Studio Glass (current)
Sklo Union - Marcus Newhall's study of Czech glass, 1940-90
Style & Design - Online shopping & specialist encyclopedia on glass
Svazzo - Javier's Art & Murano Glass site
Thru-the-lookinglass - Paul Annenberg's (son of Ray) Whitefriars glass
Val St. Lambert - current Belgian maker
Venice Web Gallery - resource for 20th C and contemporary Murano glass
Venini - current Muranese maker
Vidfletch - Aseda Glasbruk photos (no text)
VGCI - Vaseline Glass Collectors
Thomas Webb - history of Webb and Webb Corbett
Gianni Toso - Abstract work, blown and lampwork from a Murano master
Whitefriars.org - excellent WF resource, with catalogue images
Whitefriars.com - WF collectors club; seek and thou shalt find...
Whitefriars Ducks - resource for WF Ducks
Whitefriarsglass.com - another excellent resource, with good history pages
WorldArtGlass.com - A guide to art glass and crystal around the World
www.cga - Carnival Glass Association
Ysart Glass – Scottish glass makers; ref. Monart, Strathearn, Vasart, Ysart
Zanetti - stunning artistic sculptures: realistic and modernistic

Links by Type

General Reference

1st Glass - Tony Hayter; Uranium
Cloud Glass – Chris Stewart; Davidson
European Glass - Ivo Haanstra
Great-Glass - Philip & Ann Petrides
Pontil Marks - Bottles specifically
WorldArtGlass.com - A guide to art glass and crystal around the World

British Glass

Bristol Blue Glass - current maker
Caithness Glass - current Scottish maker
Chance Glass - our sister site
Cloud Glass – definitive Davidson site
Dartington - current British maker
Glasform - John Ditchfield
Joseph Joseph - current makers (see Chance)
Nazeing - current British manufacturer
Okra Glass - current studio glass maker
Siddy Langley - current studio glass maker
Scotland's Glass - Frank Andrew's study of Scottish glassmaking companies
Thomas Webb - Webb/Webb Corbett marks
Thru-the-lookingglass - Paul Annenberg (Whitefriars)
Whitefriars.org - resource for WF
Whitefriars.com - WF collectors club
Ysart Glass – Scottish glass makers

Carnival Glass

David Doty - ID for Carnival Glass
Glen Thistlewood - Carnival-Glass.net
www.cga - Carnival Glass Association

Dichroic

1st Glass - reference for Uranium glass
Crystal Belle - list of Alexandrite glass
Japan Uranium Glass Collectors
Neodymium - extensive article
VGCI - Vaseline Glass Collectors

Exhibitions/Museums

Broadfield House - based in Stourbridge
Cambridge Glass Fair - UK bi-annual fair and exhibition
National Glass Collectors Fair - UK bi-annual fair and exhibition
Northern Glass Fairs -
Smethick Heritage Centre - Chance  glass, in Birmingham

Italian/Murano

Murano - current makers (see below)
Altare Glass - early glass centre in Italy
Art of Venice - dealer of contemporary glass
Fulvio Bianconi - past Murano master
The Losch's – Murano resource and collection
Murano Makers - Promovetro
Murano Makers - Olnick Spanu collection
Planet Glass - Murano resource
Svazzo - Murano resource

Pressed Glass

The Glass Man - articles
Desna Glass - Czech maker
Pressed in Time - articles: English glass
PressGlas-Pavillon - museum & reference
PressGlas-Korrespondenz - articles

Other Countries

Including current makers

European

Murano (below)
Australia - Crown Crystal Glass
Belgium - Val St. Lambert
Czech - Various contemporary designers
Czech - Beranek Glassworks
Czech - Desna
Czech - Moser Glass
Czech - study of Sklo Union, 1940-90
Malta - Gozo Glass
Malta - Mdina
Malta - Mtarfa
Scandinavian - Iittala
Scandinavian - Kosta Boda
Scandinavian - Orrefors
Scandinavian - Pukeberg

U.S.A./Canada

Blenko Collectors Society
Blenko Four
Blenko Museum
Blenko Project - Hillary J Homburg
Chalet Art Glass - Michel Blais
Glass Eye Studio - current US maker
Higgins Glass - Fused/Slumped Glass
Mosser Glass - current US maker

Specific Areas

Bud Vases - Pat Durbin
Lalique Mascots - Geoffrey George Weiner
Milk Glass - NMGCS
Paperweights - Kevin Holt
Paperweights - Colin Terris
Hen on Nest - Shirley Smith
Whitefriars Ducks - Jill Wainman

Contemporary/Studio

Czech Design - Various glass designers
Dale Chihuly - designer/maker
Desna Glass - Czech maker
Glass Eye Studio - US glass designers, and not to be confused with this site!
Koru - a collection of New Zealand designers — strangely, it includes Alfredo Barbini...
Peter Layton - London based glassblower, plus workshops

Murano contemporary

Alfredo Barbini - Muranese maker
Aureliano Toso - current maker
Barovier & Toso - Muranese maker
Gino Cenedese e Figlio - Muranese maker
Cenedese Linea Vetro Murano S.a.S. - Giovanni & Simeone Cenedese
Fratelli Toso - Muranese maker
Mazzega - current Italian maker, known for sculptures and vases
Mandruzatto - current Italian maker, known for sommerso and faceted items
Murano Makers - extensive list of current Murano makers
Nason & Moretti - Muranese maker
Salviati - Muranese maker
Venini - Muranese maker
Zanetti - current maker

Research/Organisations

Organisations and sites dedicated to, or promoting research of specific areas of glass.

Blenko Collectors Society - US glass maker
Blenko Four - US glass maker
Blenko Museum - US glass maker
Blenko Project - Hillary J Homburg
Chance Glass - David P. Encill
Crown Crystal Glass - Cathy Bannister
Glasfax - Canadian glass research
Glass Association - Glassies club
Glass Messages - Angela Bowey's forum
Glass & Pottery Association -
Great Glass - general resource
Holmegaard - Nic Wilson
PressGlas-Pavillon - Pamela Wessendorf
PressGlas-Korrespondenz - Siegmar Geiselberger
Scotland's Glass - Frank Andrews
Sklo Union - Marcus Newhall
Whitefriars.org - WF resource
Whitefriars.com - WF resource
Whitefriarsglass.com - WF resource
Ysart Glass - Frank Andrews

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