Our Designers

Frank Thrower

The creative inspiration of Dartington since it was established in 1967. His effortless design style has led to many innovative and supremely functional products and his work has had a major influence on contemporary, commercial design.

Hilary Green

Hilary has played a key role in the design and product development at Dartington over the last 20 years and now leads the Design Team. Hilary has created some of Dartington's most popular collections.

Matthew Persson

The son of a Swedish Master Glass maker and over 13 years glass making experience. Matthew is a talented member of Dartington's design team who has created some fantastic, popular products in both crystal and glass.

Sarah Peterson

Sarah has over 17 years experience with glass working to create both Dartington and Caithness Art Glass. Her work features predominantly coloured glass, with blown sculptural and cast pieces - all aspects creating a fresh and lively feel to her work.