The thing I love about glass is that it constantly reinvents itself and that is the secret to staying viable in all economies. Glass has been around thousands of years,  first found in the Mesopotamia region, it’s main component is silica. It’s been so useful throughout history because it is so versatile in its uses.  By nature it is sterile and non pourous which makes it an excellent choice for holding food and beverages.

   The international design movement of the early 2oth century gave us architecture featuring large unbroken expanses of glass.  A quintessential example is Philip Johnson's Glass House and who could forget the 90s phenomenon, glass block! Corning Glassworks , an American company founded in 1851 continues to explore cutting edge uses for glass.  You can visit the Corning Museum of Glass where over 40,000 objects representing 3500 years of glass and glass making from Egyptian to 20th century are on display. But if you can’t make it to Corning NY, check out this timeline available on their very slick website. The following video produced by Corning shows some amazing cutting edge technology featuring, you guessed it, glass!  This is not a new video, apparently made in 2011, but it looks pretty futuristic to me just the same.  Note the kitchen and bath applications! Last but certainly not least, here is a sight we’re going to be seeing more of in the coming years, Google Glass. Do you agree?  Weigh in now!