The Factory Next Door

34. The Glass Lampshade


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You must be delicate shaping it. You must be aggressive smoothing it. Glass might be full of contradictions, but it’s consistent in its beauty.

 

On this week’s The Factory Next Door, we head to Rothschild & Bickers’ glassblowing studio in Hertford to learn what it takes to turn molten silica into art for the walls and the ceiling.

 

Number 34 on our list of the greatest products we make here is The Glass Lampshade.

 

Founders Victoria Rothschild and Mark Bickers explain why glass making is a team sport, celebrate the fire in glory holes, and consider the perfect size for their business.

 

Also on the show, I have a go at making my own water glass and am reminded that, no, I cannot do two things at the same time.

 

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