Glass gets a lot of the limelight around here, but some of our most nostalgic pieces – bananas, milk bottles, bubblegum bottles – are actually made from slip-cast porcelain. Different material, different process, same small-batch, handmade approach. 

1. The mould. Just like the glass work, every ceramic piece starts with the piece being sculpted by Simon, capturing the exact shape and texture of whatever it's recreating.

2. Prepping the mould. Before filling, the mould gets a spray of release agent. A small step that saves a lot of heartbreak later when it's time to get the piece back out. 

3. Filling with porcelain. Liquid porcelain (called 'slip') gets poured in and left to set for three days. Slowly firming up against the walls of the mould, taking on its shape.

4. Removing and cleaning up. Once set, the piece comes out and gets cleaned up by hand, tidying up rough edges and seams left behind from casting.

5. Firing. Into the kiln it goes. Firing turns the soft, fragile porcelain into something strong and durable.

6. Hand-painting. Every piece gets hand-painted after firing, matched carefully to the exact colours and finish of the lolly it's channeling.

7. The finishing touch. For certain pieces (for example, Fizzy Watermelon), we add a dusting of finely crushed glass on top.