Gather makes glassware for bold, joyful gatherings
Every piece is designed by Phoebe Stubbs and handmade by her and her talented team of glass artisans, gathered from our furnace, and made for your table.
Bright, colourful glassware, alive with a passion for the craft of glassmaking, proudly blown in our London glassblowing studio.
Phoebe Stubbs is a glassmaker and designer and has been glassblowing for 18 years. She has a deep respect for glassmaking's tradition, history and hand-skills. Each piece she designs and makes mimics historical forms, but exaggerates them in shape and colour to create a contemporary artwork for your table, all signed by the maker.
Gather was born during the pandemic when Phoebe missed the activities of production glassmaking as well as reconnecting with friends around the dinner table. Gather's first glassware collection of jugs and vessels: 'The Miami collection' celebrates tableware in vibrant sunshine colours, bringing joy to social gatherings.
Why Gather?
Gathering in glassblowing means taking molten glass from the furnace on a blowing iron, the foundational, essential move of every piece. It is an exciting part of the making process which we hope carries through to every handmade piece.
Every Gather object begins in the furnace, in a huge pot of molten glass, kept at over 1000 Celsius. The team carefully gathers the hot glass, shapes and controls it, adding colour and inflating with breath and skill. Some pieces require a team of four to complete them, adding molten blobs of glass on top of each other and carefully tooling them to the desired shape and size.
Glassware production
Alongside Gather's own collections, the glassblowing team work regularly on small to medium batches of glassware for clients. Gather offers a full production service, from development to delivery.
Get in touch if you are a brand or designer looking for UK made glassware or lighting.
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Future-proofing the craft
Glassblowing is a craft in peril, because of its expense, its long and difficult training, and the cost of running the furnace. Sustaining the craft for Gather means ensuring the business helps the beautiful craft evolve and live on.
The studio runs on a large electric furnace – a commitment to reducing the use of fossil fuels. Gather also has two small electric furnaces for melting waste glass as well as a double ended reheating furnace, designed to make two workstations from one.
Come and join us in the studio!
Gather loves to share the craft of glassblowing by inviting individuals through the doors of the hot glass studio to try it for themselves. Whether you are looking for a short, exciting glassblowing experience or wanting to learn more in depth skills, browse all classes Gather have to offer.