Laura Birdsall

Education

2004 - 2006
The Royal College of Art
MA in Glass.

1990 - 1993
Buckinghamshire College of Higher Education
BA (Hons) Three Dimensional Design, Specialising in Hot glass.

Awards & Commissions

2007
Residency at Konstfack, College of Arts, Crafts and Design. Stockholm, Sweden. Funded by The Anglo-Swedish Society.

2006
‘Best Newcomer’
The Bombay Sapphire Prize.

‘Best of British Industry Awards’
Commission to design and produce a trophy.

2005
The Charlotte Fraser Prize
Awarded for best in show at the Ceramic and Glass dept. Work In Progress show, RCA.

Dartington Design Competion, 3rd Prize.

South Square Trust Bursary

Selected Exhibitions

2008
‘British Glass Biennale’,
Ruskin Mill, Stourbridge, West Midlands

‘Showcase’, Galerie Helene Poree,
Paris, France

‘Enchanted’, SDC Gallery, London

‘International Artists’, Glass Inspiration, Burgdorf, Switzerland

2007
‘Herbst Winter’, Glass Inspiration, Burgdorf, Switzerland

‘Oisterwijk Sculpture 07’, Etienne and Van den Doel, The Netherlands

’40 Years of Glass Graduates From The Royal College Of Art’. ‘Collect ‘07’ - V&A, London

‘Get Fresh’, The Devon Guild Of Craftsmen,
Bovey Tracy, Devon

2006
‘Bombay Sapphire Glass Prize’, Studio 95
The Old Truman Brewery, London – Old Sofrana, Auckland, N.Z – Galerie De La Manufacture Nationale De Sevres, Paris - Milan Salone Del Mobile - Superstudio Piu, Milan, Italy

‘British Glass Biennale’,
Ruskin Mill, Stourbridge, West Midlands

‘New Designers’, Business Design Centre, London

‘Generation’, The Royal College of Art,
London

‘Discovery’, Gallery Kullo, Tallinn, Estonia

2005
‘The Objectification of Ideas’, St Pancreas Church, Euston, London

2004
‘British Glass Biennale’,
Ruskin Mill, Stourbridge, West Midlands