Gather’s Substack
Phoebe StubbsPhoebe is the founder of Gather, a glass studio in London. She's been blowing glass for 20 years. Gather’s Substack explores how objects are made, what they mean, and how design values evolve — told through the lived reality of a working glass studio.
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There's No Such Thing as Crystal Glass
This is basically an article about the power of marketing... However, it is also a deep dive into a question I care deeply about: how value is articulated and marketed in glassmaking and craft in general. I think that’s something we don’t t...
Why Did European Crystal Houses Survive When British Ones Didn’t?
Last summer a good friend sent me the Hermès episode of the Acquired Podcast—a four-hour deep dive into the company and its history from two venture capitalists in California. It’s amazing. Listening to it kicked off my fascination with bus...
Dear King Charles (yes I wrote to the King)
Those who know me know I do not love asking men in power for things. But sometimes the argument is too neat to ignore. A king who cares deeply about heritage crafts. And a craft that is thriving in other countries and dying in the UK.
I st...
What a Glass Studio Actually Is
A glass studio is usually defined by its furnace. Inside sits a pot of molten glass—honey-like, sticky, its heat unearthly. Every piece begins the same way: with a gather. A metal blowing iron is dipped into the molten glass and rotated, tu...
Carrying the Flame
In 1923, when Whitefriars Glass moved from its home off Fleet Street to a new factory in Harrow, the glassmakers carried a burning brazier across the city. Not ceremonially–a live flame was taken from the old furnace, transported through th...
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Phoebe Stubbs makes glass in London. Founder of Gather, a furnace studio producing tableware, lighting, and commissions. This Substack is the thinking behind the making—a counter-history of British glass: craft, commerce, and what endures.
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