Jerpoint Glass Studio

Stoneyford, County Kilkenny

About Jerpoint Glass Studio

Jerpoint Glass Studio create beautiful, handmade glassware from a small village in County Kilkenny. Visitors to the studio and shop are invited to view the mesmerizing glassblowing during working hours (no charge).

From Jerpoint Glass Studio's Website:

'Welcome to Jerpoint Glass Studio; home to the magic of mouth-blown, hand-made and hand-finished glassware. Located within the charming, rural village of Stoneyford, Co. Kilkenny, the story of this family-run glassblowing studio began more than 40 years ago. Jerpoint Glass was established by Keith & Kathleen Leadbetter in 1979.

Keith initially worked in pottery and in laboratory glassblowing in the UK. In the late sixties, he trained as a glassblower in the prestigious Orrefors Glass School in Sweden. After travelling extensively throughout Europe to develop his skills as a glass maker, Keith returned to Ireland.

Kathleen is a self-taught artist who is passionate about aesthetics and design. She has created the unique coloured glass palette now synonymous with Jerpoint Glass. Together they started Jerpoint Glass Studio in December of 1979, from the converted Dutch barn at their home in Co. Kilkenny.

From humble beginnings, the couple started designing and hand making glassware from their country farmhouse. With family, friends, music, song and integrity for the craft at its core, Jerpoint is now known across the globe for its honest form and use of colour inspired by the Irish landscape. True to its roots, today, Jerpoint Glass Studio continues the craft of glass making with family, friends and the spirit of Ireland at its heart'.