Our Story
Inspired by Stained Glass
In 1978, our family-run stained glass studio workshop was established. Twenty years later, we placed a few contemporary mouthblown glass vases and small leaded panels in our studio window and were amazed and delighted by the positive reaction from passersby! Soon, these unique glass designs were finding new homes, as passersby became our beloved customers, and so our little studio shop in Deal came into being!
Handmade and Mouthblown Glass
We have since continued our passion for creating and sourcing distinctive contemporary glass objects and, over the years, have designed and crafted our own fused glass art and developed our popular glass jewellery range in our studio here in Deal, Kent.
Our unique studio collection not only features our own handmade jewellery, but contemporary glassware by renowned glass artists such as Peter Layton, Bob Crooks, and Will Shakspeare. We're always excited to showcase new pieces of unique mouthblown glass to our customers, many stamped with the distinctive JC signature of John Corley, and to place new pieces of handcrafted jewellery in our windows!
- As seen in the 2025 April edition of 'The World of Interiors' magazine.
We love to see people stop by, whether they're admiring our ever-changing window displays, or perusing our glass gems in-store. We adore what we do, and we hope to be offering gorgeous glass pieces for many years to come!
~ Heather Corley
The Stained Glass Studio
The stained glass studio situated behind our studio shop in Deal, undertakes the design and manufacture of new commissions, the conservation and restoration of historic stained glass in ecclesiastical buildings, historic secular buildings and private collections.
John Corley Stained Glass Studio was established in 1978 following John’s studies at Canterbury School of Art and training at the newly established stained glass studio at Canterbury Cathedral. Read more...
Studio Shop Opening Times
Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 4.30pm
Saturday: 10am - 2:30pm