Emma Britton Decorative Glass Designer: EVAS Awards Supporting Material

Building Emma Britton Decorative Glass Designer

  • 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

What My Customers Think

  • 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

Highlights

  • 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