Mdina Glass Ltd. is a Maltese manufacturer of glassware, based in the former capital city of Mdina. The business was founded in 1968 by British citizens Michael Harris, a lecturer in industrial glass design at the Royal College of Art, and Eric Dobson, a former glassmaker at Whitefriars Glass in London.

Harris and Dobson were attracted to Malta by the government's incentives to attract new industry to the island, and by the potential for tourism. They set up their factory in a converted ex-RAF hangar, and soon began producing a range of glassware, including vases, bowls, paperweights, and figurines. Mdina Glass became popular with tourists, and its products were also exported to other countries. In the 1970s, the company expanded its range to include tableware, lighting, and other decorative items.

In 1985, Joseph Said, who had been one of Harris's first apprentices, took over ownership of Mdina more...

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A Mdina Ming pattern studio glass vase, c1970s, the Maltese…

Mdina Ming Pattern Studio Glass Vase, c1970s - 10 words

A Mdina Ming pattern studio glass vase, c1970s, the Maltese studio glass vase of globular form in a variant of the Ming pattern with a typical azure blue outer layer and yellow swirl inside layer, engraved 'Mdina' to the underside. Height 13.5 cm

Mdina glass vase, blue and green glass with, swirling pattern,…

Blue and Green Swirling Glass Vase (8 words)

Mdina glass vase, blue and green glass with, swirling pattern, signed base and dated 1981, height 18 cm

A Maltese glass vase by Mdina (Michael Harris, 1968-72) sandy…

Mdina Glass Tiger Vase

A Maltese glass vase by Mdina (Michael Harris, 1968-72) sandy brown and turquoise blue, signed. 'Tiger' pattern, height 13 cm

A Mdina art glass jug, with blue and green twirl design. Made…

Portuguese Twirl Jug: Blue and Green Design

A Mdina art glass jug, with blue and green twirl design. Made in Portugal. Height 16.5 cm

A Maltese Mdina marbled red studio glass bottle vase, with…

Mdina Red Glass Vase with Turquoise Scrolls

A Maltese Mdina marbled red studio glass bottle vase, with applied turquoise scrolls, engraved 'Mdina' to base, 15 cm high

Two azure blue Mdina studio glass vases, Maltese, circa 1970,…

Pair of Mdina Studio Glass Vases, Malta, 1970

Two azure blue Mdina studio glass vases, Maltese, circa 1970, one of mallet form with a moulded geometric design, the other bottle form with an applied Maltese cross and yellow swirl, each signed 'Mdina' to base, the largest 22 cm high

A Maltese Mdina blue glass chalice by Michael Harris, 1974,…

Michael Harris Blue Glass Chalice, 1974

A Maltese Mdina blue glass chalice by Michael Harris, 1974, signed and dated to base, 20 cm high

Mdina art glass bottle & stopper, signature to base, 15 cm high

Mdina Art Glass Bottle with Stopper

Mdina art glass bottle & stopper, signature to base, 15 cm high

Maltese Mdina glass sculpture, signed to base, height 20 cm

Maltese Mdina Glass Sculpture, 20cm Signed Base

Maltese Mdina glass sculpture, signed to base, height 20 cm

Mdina Malta blue and green glass vase, height 13 cm

Mdina Glass Vase - Blue and Green - 13cm Height

Mdina Malta blue and green glass vase, height 13 cm

Mdina signed art glass vase 13.5 cm high

Mdina Art Glass Vase - 13.5cm

Mdina signed art glass vase 13.5 cm high

Two Michael Harris (British, 1933-1994) glass bottle-vases,…

Pair of Michael Harris Glass Vases, Mdina Bark Range

Two Michael Harris (British, 1933-1994) glass bottle-vases, Mdina bark range, c.1960s 33 cm high