JASON McDonald discovered glassblowing more than two decades ago at an after-school programme in his hometown, Tacoma, Washington. He was 14 at the time, and it was nothing like anything he had ever ...

A Co Kilkenny firm has been making glassware by hand for more than 45 years. “It’s a craft. It’s been around for thousands of years. We’re still using very similar tools to what they would have been ...

TODAY, glass is seen almost everywhere you look - from windows in buildings, to glass cups to drink out of, and even glasses to wear to help you see. Glass is one of the oldest man-made materials - so ...

I'm handed an elegant pear-shaped bottle with an intricate leaf pattern reaching up around the neck. Despite being empty, it's heavy. I ask how much the bottle costs. "About £270," I'm told. I hand ...

Campaigners fighting to save the National Glass Centre from closure fear a skills gap will develop while a new hub is built. The centre in Sunderland is due to close to the public in July 2026 and a ...