They were individual items produced by Paul himself. Even his apprentices were not encouraged to make their own paperweights. In another newcomer to Caithness was Colin Terris.
Colin, a graduate of Edinburgh College of Art, had spent a year in Norway furthering his copperwheel engraving skills, and for eight years had taught art whilst at the same time working as a freelance engraver.
He joined Caithness as head of their new Design and Engraving Studio and two years later, in , he was made Design Director of the company. Colin was inspired by the paperweights he saw Paul Ysart making, recognising the very considerable potential for Caithness to start producing paperweights in the factory. Colin Terris worked with Peter Holmes experimenting with abstract designs which could be reproduced in large numbers in the factory. The abstract paperweights which Colin designed for Caithness, in a tradition which continues today, were not random placings of bubbles and colored inserts like many abstract paperweights produced elsewhere.
Each piece was designed to be a production run, sometimes as many as of one design, and sometimes many thousands the unlimited editions. Crimps and special tools were designed and detailed drawings and instructions prepared for each design. In Colin Terris launched his first set of modern paperweights - The Planets, a set of four abstracts paperweights representing Mars, Mercury, Saturn and Venus and each produced in a limited edition of These quickly sold and Colin Terris built on this success by launching six new paperweights in There was a second Planets set Uranus, Jupiter, Neptune, and Earth and one called "Orbit" and all five were again limited editions of The first unlimited edition, Moonflower , was produced that year, and continued to be produced for over thirty years.
Moonflower was the most successful paperweight ever made by Caithness and probably the most successful in the world in terms of numbers sold. With all the important events going on in relation to paperweights, it is easy to forget that Caithness originally made its name as a successful producer of vases, bottles, and bowls.
In the company was awarded the Queen Mother's Royal Warrant meaning they were the recognised supplier of glass to the Queen Mother and the company continues today to make a beautiful range of glassware, which now includes paperweights and small clocks set in glass spheres.
Until Caithness had only one factory, the one at Wick; but in a new factory was opened at Oban, many miles away on the West coast of Scotland. This factory focussed primarily on art glass, but they did help out with paperweight production from the early s to the s. When the Caithness factory started making paperweights in , Paul Ysart and Peter Holmes were already producing very successful jewellery items with small millefiori decorations.
Around Paul decided to leave. Peter was put in charge of the department making millefiori jewellery, where he stayed until In , the third year of paperweight production at the Caithness factory, Colin Terris designed another five limited edition paperweights, and by they were beginning to seriously increase production.
Colin designed six more limited editions that year and two unlimited editions, Peter Holmes contributed two limited edition designs and a paperweight bottle design, and they also introduced two unlimited paperweights based on Paul Ysart designs Harlequin Single and Harlequin Double. All of these early designs were abstract - there were no millefiori nor lampwork inserts apart from the PH cane which Peter Holmes sometimes included in his designs. Over the next three years the flow of new designs continued, but still only the same two names - Colin Terris and Peter Holmes apart from one, Flower in the Rain, by Jack Allan in The first two of these were Limited Editions of , but Bullseye Millefiori was an unlimited edition, and was probably the first paperweight to contain the CG cane for Caithness Glass.
The situation changed in Colin and Peter were as busy as ever, with fifteen new designs between them. Several Caithness paperweights in that year incorporated facet cutting which had only been used once before, on a cased paperweight in called Cased Coral and detailed engraving was introduced on the outside of the paperweights.
William Manson was also back on board, with his first two production designs for Caithness, Millefiori Reflections and Latticino , both of them millefori designs containing the CG cane. Since that time, Caithness has made a speciality of combining an internal theme, either lampwork or abstract, together with deeply engraved designs on the outside integrated with the theme. Sometimes the outside is also acid etched, as in Regal Iris shown below by Helen MacDonald who designed her first paperweight for Caithness in Sometimes the engraved design is on the back of the paperweight, so that it shows through the cut facet as part of the design, as in Secret Garden below.
And sometimes the engraved design surrounds the paperweight, like Hidden in Time below. Perth became their Headquarters, combining a major visitor center, viewing gallery, museum of Caithness paperweights, and the glass factory. It was Paul Ysart who bought with him a love of paperweights when we joined the company a year later. His designs were unique to him, paving the way for a successful future.
After this, the Caithness brand really took off, acquiring a Royal Warrant as a recognised supplier of glass to the Queen Mother. In Colin went on to launch the first set of modern paperweights, The Planets, each in a limited edition of That same year, a new factory was opened in Oban. She went on to design her first paperweight, Regal Iris. The paperweight takes approximately 20 minutes to make, however the paperweight requires 48 hours to cool and be engraved. The paperweight will be available for collection, from 2pm, two days after it's creation or the following Monday if created on a Friday.
If collection is not possible then we can post the paperweight to you. Booking ahead of time for the activity is essential. We ask that you book at least a week before you intend to make a paperweight, with 2pm on Friday being the cut off point for the week ahead. Please call us on or email us at glass crieff. Explore your creative side and paint your own glass — great fun for all ages! Select a glass and paint your own decoration in our special painting area.
Made by Caithness , marked to base and boxed. A blue and pink British glass "Petunias" paperweight. A black, white and clear British glass "Streamers" paperweight. A purple, blue, white and clear British glass "Companions" paperweight. A green, blue and clear British glass Disney paperweight, featuring "Doc", one of the seven dwarfs.
A purple, white and clear British glass "Petunias" paperweight. A blue and clear British glass "Tango" paperweight. An amber and black British glass "Brave Heart" paperweight. A pink and clear British glass "Fireball" paperweight.
A blue, pink and clear British glass "Reflections '91" paperweight. A blue, yellow and clear British glass "Reflections '92" paperweight. A blue and clear British glass "Reflections '93" paperweight.
A black, white and clear British glass "Reflections '94" paperweight. A pink, blue and clear British glass "Reflections '95" paperweight. A pink, blue and clear British glass "Maydance" paperweight.
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