Some people like quirky glassware that has funny shapes and lots of imperfections. It can certainly be argued that they add character and mystery to the glass but for the most part, people are after perfection. They like their glass to be perfectly clear, perfectly formed, and perfectly the same as the rest of their [...]
Glass that has funny imperfections is often popular due to its individuality. They arguably have more characters and tell more of a story, yet despite this, the majority of people strive for perfection in their glass. They want perfectly cut glass, that is perfectly clear and perfectly free from any imperfections. Well now they can [...]
An Animated History of Glass
Natural glass forms when certain types of rock is melted as a result of high temperature. Stone age humans are thought to have used sharp implements made from obsidian, a naturally occurring black glass produced by rapidly cooling volcanic lava. The earliest man-made glass that has been found is in the [...]
