

Prestigious signature pieces with cavernous colour bursts, sophistication and provocative sensual curves. Suzanne Thornton graduated in 2006 from University College for Creative Arts, Farnham where she majored in Ba Hons degree Three Dimensional Design, (2.1) concentrating on liquid glass, a versatile and illusive medium. She currently is a glassmaker, specialising in creating free blown, decorative crystal glassware from molten crystal intended for the modern interior. Each piece is individual and unique and is made to order. The signature pieces are tactile and extremely solid. They add a blast of colour, hint of sophistication and sensuality, varying in function and form and are made to last a lifetime. The designer one pieces are great as a centrepiece and work well as a small collection, all are free blown using traditional colour overlay technique encased in layers of molten crystal to highlight reflections and refractions. The process is exciting and spontaneous. Suzanne uses traditional glassblowing skills and tools to manipulate the glass while it is hot, dictating the form inside to create an irregular and asymmetric form, which makes each piece unique. Once cold they are cut open and highly polished to reveal the mysterious interior which then contrasts the exterior form.