Meet the Team

Tony Campbell - Director

Director and Founder of Creative Glass in 1992. Developed strong background and experience in construction after working in the building industry in various roles for nearly 15 years. “My role is to work very closely with our Clients, liaise with colleagues, and other specialists such as Structural Engineers, Steel Workers, Lighting Engineers to make Projects happen, and to create opportunities for the others to really show what they can do.” “Creative Glass initially evolved from a re-emergence of my own interest in art & design that had been suppressed for a long time, it has proved to be a very creative and stimulating change of direction.” Member of Steering Group of Cohesion-Glass Makers Network. Currently involved in other interesting areas such as Regional Regeneration, Chair of Stockton Renaissance Economic Regeneration Partnership, Chair of Tees Valley Arts, involved with Stockton-Middlesbrough Initiative, Community Foundation-Fairshare Trust.

Sarah Carr – Designer/Artist

I originally studied General Art & Design, specialising in Surface Design, this led onto a HND in Architectural Stained Glass. “Most Clients who visit our Showroom/Design Studio, need assistance and advice when planning their project, they may have a vision, and we simply need to interpret this. Others have a space to fill, but have no idea what is possible or available. In helping Clients, and offering advice, we also need to visualise the influence of different elements such as; light, reflections, heat etc.” “Years of working with design and glass, have given me the experience to interpret the interaction of all these different elements.” “I have spent most of my life, being fascinated by pattern, colour, and shape. I can often be found taking photos of an interesting wall, taking a rubbing of a drain cover, collecting samples of peeling paint and so on. Design doesn’t switch off when I am at home, I am always working on my own projects; Tapestry, Mosaic, Quilting, or Photography.”

Barbara Brookes – Designer/Artist

Involved at the very beginning of the company, recently returned to work after a gap of several years raising two children through their early years. A Graduate of Cleveland College of Art & Design in Textiles and Surface Pattern, worked previously as a freelance textile designer, before transferring these skills to designing and working with Glass. “My role starts with taking a brief or instruction from the Client, and turning it into a design to be produced, liaising very closely along each step of this process.” “I am passionate about design; it gives me the opportunity to express myself. Sometimes it can be total self indulgence working with a blank sheet; however, I also enjoy working to the strictest of design briefs. The reward is a clients’ delight when the work is presented to them.”