Emma Britton Decorative Glass Designer: EVAS Awards Supporting Material

Founded in 2010, after realising a niche in the market for interesting interior glass that was unseen at the time
I’m the original floral glass splashback designer and my signature style is still unique in the marketplace after 15 years

Pivoting from my textiles background into the glass industry as a 2008 recession graduate, and going on to found my business out of adversity, is my greatest achievement
Taking on my first employee in 2020 was game changing for the business, I’m proud to be creating job opportunities for my local area

This short film sums up my approach to creativity and customer service in a really beautiful way:

My clients have helped me win the Best of Houzz Award for Customer Service for 11 consecutive years with their amazing reviews
My reviews.io customer rating has a 5* average, see them here
I was Highly Commended by The Artisan Founder in the Customer Favourite category, celebrating service in 2025, thanks to my customers getting me on the shortlist

The Graduate Enterprise Grant (2011) that enabled my debut splashback collection, and never looking back
Making my market leading splashbacks in house, hand-painting each one and hand-finishing them for a really personal interiors investment
Staying true to not being trend-led and having a timeless aesthetic across my product collections
Leading the way for more women to get into manufacturing that is a traditionally male dominated industry

Scoring a commission from Weleda (2018) to design their Christmas packaging was game changing for my business, the cashflow enabled me to work full time for my business
Glassware commissions with the RHS, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, Royal Collections Trust, Chatsworth House, Nottingham Castle, Beth Chatto Plants & Gardens, Duchess China 1888 and more
Nearly doubling my turnover to take my business to the next level after being accepted onto Natwest’s ‘Accelerator’ Programme (2020 – 2022)
Bringing my glassware production in house in 2021 has opened up opportunities and ensures my quality control and wastage rates are now excellent

Being the face of Getty’s Campaign to inspire more women to found businesses and leading a female team
Launching a beautiful collection of glassware and china with Duchess China 1888 in 2025, bringing together modern manufacturing with heritage craft techniques for a truly unique partnership
Becoming a Buy Women Built brand in 2025
Being the invited speaker for the Glass Sellers Society Gala dinner in 2026 to talk about my unique practice and glass process