Teign Valley
Glass Studio
Teign Valley Glass Studio began in 1981 in Teignmouth, Devon, where it made specialist handmade marbles for House of Marbles. It soon became evident that our team had the skills to make so much more than marbles, so Teign Valley Glass Studio was born as a separate enterprise.
As the name and production grew, the business was relocated to larger premises in Bovey Tracey, where we are today. Situated in a beautiful old pottery building, generations of glassmakers have preserved the traditional skills that founded the specialist techniques of Victorian glassmakers.
Generations of Skill
Our first glassblowers brought generations of skill and experience from some of Britain’s leading glass houses. The studio team bring together decades of experience to make beautiful works that capture the uniqueness of working with molten glass. The makers have all studied design and have exhibited as individuals before joining the team. Our tools are our hands, eyes and sense of proportion.
A Wide Selection
We offer a wide selection of beautiful glassware, including marbles. You will find that we have products available for purchase in our studio shop, created using various making techniques.
One of our primary objectives as a business is to preserve glassmaking skills by passing them on to various makers, ensuring that these skills and techniques are not lost over time. With our work, our approach is to capture movement in either pattern or form. We create items that surprise us when it’s cold, and each one will have a unique beauty that we didn’t expect.
Watch Us Work
We highly recommend a visit to see our glassmakers in action. Items in production vary from day to day, so you are likely to see something different being made each time you visit us.
Monday – Saturday: 9 am – 5 pm
Sunday: 10 am* – 5 pm
*Due to Sunday trading laws, you cannot make a purchase until 11 am.
CLOSED: Easter Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day & New Year’s Day.
We will also close early at 3 pm on Christmas Eve & New Year’s Eve.
Try Glassmaking
If you are keen to find out more about Glassmaking after a visit or have an interest, then we highly recommend booking a Glassmaking session. This will give you a whole up-close-and-personal experience, as well as giving you a special and unique memento to take home and keep.
Commissions
We produce work for numerous corporate and independent customers worldwide each year, and we are particularly proud of some of the special commissions we have produced. If you have a unique project you would like us to work on, then we highly recommend you get in touch with us to discuss further.
Trade
We supply our products to many galleries and high-end department stores from around the world, and exhibit at major trade fairs.
A selection of our range can be viewed on the Teign Valley Glass website.
