There's something a little chaotic about looking at a piece of glass and wanting to take a bite out of it. And yet, here we are. 

Every glass piece starts life sculpted in clay by Simon, capturing every tiny detail of the lolly it's based on. Moulds are made off the original sculpted piece, and from there it's part craft, part chemistry, part patience.

1. Scoring and breaking the glass. Our glass crystal arrives in solid form and gets scored and broken down into workable pieces. 

2. Weighing and filling. Every piece is weighed out precisely, then packed into the mould. 

3. Into the kiln. The filled moulds go in for a three-day firing cycle. Slow and steady, the glass melts, settles, and takes on the exact shape of the mould.

4. Unloading. After firing & annealing (cooling) over three days, the kiln's cracked and each piece comes out. No two firings ever behave quite the same, so this bit's always a little nerve-wracking. 

5. Grinding and polishing. Once it's cooled, every piece is ground and polished by hand until the glass shows off its natural clarity and shine.

6. The finishing touch. For our fizzy pieces, we add a layer of lacquer & a dusting of finely crushed glass to mimic that delicious, sugary sparkle. 

It's slow, physical, and occasionally unpredictable work. But that's exactly why every cast glass piece is a little bit different and why, despite being made of actual glass, they somehow still look good enough to eat.