Awards
Michael has received nine awards in just 6 years for his outstanding work.
- 2005 Winner, Gift of the Year
- 2004 Winner, Gift of the Year, Best UK Gallery product
- 2002 Winner, Gift of the Year, Best UK Collectable
- 2002 Winner, The Balvenie Scottish Artisan of the Year
- The Vibes Award for Scotland 2004 Winner, South of Scotland (Commended in 2003)
- Scottish Gift of the Year, Highly Commended by Made in Scotland 2000, 2001, 2002
- 2000 Winner Royal Mail Scottish Marketing Awards
- 1999 Most Enterprising Start-up, Scottish Business Women of the Year Awards
- Twice a finalist for the Glass Technology Award 1994 and 2001
- Michael has also been short-listed for the Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship as offered by the Queen's Royal Warrant Holders