The Chatter Collection was inspired by an 1880s milk bottle discovered buried beneath the floorboards of a neglected Neo-Jacobean home in London during its renovation by designer Irenie Cossey. The house’s eccentric character led Cossey to take an Alice in Wonderland approach—inviting J. Hill’s Standard to follow her “through the looking glass” and respond to this singular object, still compelling after more than a century underground.
Echoing Alice’s “Drink Me” moment, Irenie Studio and J. Hill’s Standard explored what happens when scale is distorted—stretching and warping the milk bottle’s familiar silhouette into a series of handblown glass vessels that feel theatrical, slightly surreal, and quietly playful. From petite bud vases to larger open forms, each piece carries its own personality. Together, they create a quiet dialogue between objects—simply, Chatter.
