Dartington Glass - Frank Thrower designs

Dartington Glass was established in Torrington, Devon in 1967. Eskil Vilhemson from a Swedish glass company was brought in as Managing Director along with a team of Scandinavian glass blowers. Frank Thrower was the chief designer and creative inspiration at Dartington Glass since it's inception until his death in 1987.

Below are three large vases produced in 1978 by Wood Brothers for Dartington Glass. Left to right: a Volterra in smoke, an Inkwell in jet and a Candy Vase in amber - very few were made.

A few more bits of Frank Thrower designed Dartington glass ....

FT2

FT88

FT 95

http://www.markhillpublishing.com/page17/page17.html

The Mark Hill/Eve Thrower book is very useful - well worth buying :-).

icy wrote:Hi Dantheman, where can I find out more abou the designs of Frank Thrower? I have recently picked up a piece of his which you have shown here( the small blue square pot with diffrent designs on every side) but in the clear version and am wondering whether it has a pattern number or name? regards Icy

I think it's an FT2..is that correct Pip?

Correct - it's an FT2 dating from 1967-68 in Kingfisher.

so the clear glass version would still be an FT2?

Yep, FT2 is the shape number - most of these types of late 1960s Frank Thrower designs were available in Kingfisher, Clear, Midnight and the much rarer Flame (official Dartington colour names).

Thanks guys & gals, its so good to be able to start collecting something that is affordable that still has great design.

"Dartington Glass: The First Twenty Years, 1967 to 1987" by Linda and Stuart Smithson has everything in it that Frank Thrower (and a few others beside during that period) designed for Dartington and is often found on ebay direct from the authors at a good price.

I'm not entirely convinced Pip's glasses are FT. I'll check later

I apologise, they are FT109, Polar range "On the rocks". Second quality though with that label. Came in clear, midnight and kingfisher. The glasses are hi-balls (109/6) if 5.5 inches tall.

Here's an FT2 to look out for, unstruck Flame = amber

Ft 66