About us

Mariana I was born in Bulgaria, and after finishing a French High School went on to study languages and received a training as a teacher. In 1989, I was accepted to study at Strasbourg University, France, and in 1991 started a job at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, where I stayed until December 1999; after that I came to join my husband in the UK. Today I design and make unique fused glass objects www.hollybushstudios.com.

Simon I studied Engineering at Birmingham University and I am now retired and spending my time working on this project.

At first, our roles were pretty much ad hoc, but soon it settled down with Simon handling the building and Mariana the aesthetics.

At first, our roles were pretty much ad hoc, but soon it settled down with Simon handling the building and Mariana the aesthetics.