Glass on Glass announce upcoming products from recycled materials

• Apr. 1 by Emma Dando (0)

Glass on Glass, a company proud to use recycled materials in all their products, are experimenting with new products such as a ‘drift wood and glass screen’.

Elaine Mason says that her current work is not on her website yet, but includes a small table with a glass top and legs made from reclaimed oak and a variety of wall lights.

Elaine said of these products:

‘I guess I get most excited about doing the bigger things and the one off pieces.

What I love is the fact that when I sell something to someone, not only is it made from recycled glass but they are going to have something that they will never ever see anybody else with because it’s a one off.’

Using reclaimed resources

Elaine uses the leftover glass that local window company Hereford Windows no longer needs providing her with free glass to use in her pieces and reducing the amount of waste that will get sent to landfill.

Elaine said of the recycled materials:

‘It’s something I feel really passionate about. Why would I need something new to be created, when there’s so much already that just needs to be recreated.

Glass is infinitely recyclable. It’s just about giving a new lease of life to something that otherwise would go on the scrapheap.

What I feel I’m doing is creating something beautiful from something that otherwise would be chucked in the bin and that feels very worthwhile to me.’

Local picture framer Mi-Frame also allows Elaine to have their unwanted cut-off pieces of glass.

Picture glass is lot thinner than normal float glass that is used in everyday windows and this two mm glass enables her to easily create different effects out of it.

Currently only 34% of waste glass gets recycled in the UK, even though a staggering 90% could be recycled and reused.

How Glass on Glass began

Glass on Glass was set up back in 2008, after owner of the company Elaine Mason returned from a life-changing holiday in Crete.

She was so inspired by the warm glass making she saw whilst away, she decided to enrol on a course back in England.

Shortly after Elaine started working with glass, she realised she wanted to work with reusable resources, rather than to buy new products.

She started to trade officially in November 2008 and now runs a successful business. She said on the matter:

‘This last year has far exceeded my expectations.’

To find out more about Glass on Glass products visit www.glassonglass.co.uk. The next market event where Glass on Glass will have a stand is on April 10^th at the Cotswold Craft Market, Cirencester.