Timothy Harris ; Isle of Wight Studio Glass ltd

Winners of the WRS IOW Chamber of Commerce

Tourism and Leisure Business of the Year Award 2025- sponsored by Visit Isle of Wight.

"A passion for the art of glass"

From an early age Timothy was attracted by the heat, fire and smoke, holding a blowing iron as soon as he could he began to experiment for himself, his natural talent & aptitude for working with hot glass quickly developed.

Timothy completed formal college studies at Brierley Hill College of Glass Techniques & Technologies returning in 1980 to the Isle of Wight to join his father’s studio, enabling him to take his place alongside the most respected designers and makers in Britain. It was at this time that ranges including Undercliff, Nightscape, and Seascape became the innovative pieces of the studios impressive history.

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TIMOTHY'S work can be found in many countries Worldwide, in royal, private, museum, art & gallery collections.
Over the 50+ years of Timothy’s journey with glass he has also tutored including many Isle of Wight glass makers and help set up many Studios around the globe including those in Malta Gozo, Thailand, Ireland, Jersey, and may other countries.  In 1990 Timothy's contribution and talent was recognised in several prestigious awards including the Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) which supports Excellence in British Craftsmanship.

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As a Royal Scholar this facilitated an artist in residency at Penland School of Craft USA in 1990 with a return invitation to Penland in 1991 to join the teaching faculty, followed by an artist in residency at Pilchuck Glass School,Washington.
Timothy has since been recognised as one of the finest, most accomplished and innovative glass-makers this country has ever had, justifiably taking his place as one of the most highly respected glassmakers, always finding new ways of working with hot glass, constantly experimenting in his quest for perfection of form, colour and texture, he keeps his team at the forefront of British craftsmanship, striving “in pursuit of excellence”.

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A Royal Connection

The Royals love of glass includes Timothy’s Graal perfume bottle given to the Queen Mother for her 90th birthday in 1990. A personal presentation of “The Queens Bowl” to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in her Diamond Jubilee year of 2012, the bowl was a gift from the people of the Isle of Wight and was later exhibited in the Royal Collection. A further unique piece was created for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, as well as a set of whiskey glass’s commissioned for King Charles, when Prince Charles for his 70th Birthday.

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