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W Glass Mugs

W Glass Mugs
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Upgrade your glassware with these stackable mid-century-inspired mugs from HMM and Spring Pool Glass. They’re made from recycled glass and can handle hot or cold beverages. Each mug holds appx. 10 oz. of liquid. Available in amber or clear. They’re dishwasher safe, but you’ll want to avoid microwave use.

Hybrid Pint Glass

Hybrid Pint Glass
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Elevated Craft follows up on its Hybrid Cocktail Glass with a taller version for beer and other drinks. This 16 oz. pint glass features a chillable glass insert and a vacuum insulated steel base to keep drinks cold without freezing your hand, and has a built-in bottle opener in its base. Available in stainless, copper, or black finishes.

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Making a Glass Shark

Making a Glass Shark

The artists of Martin Gerdin Glass create incredible glass sculptures inspired by nature. Much of what their studio produces are blown glass fish. In this clip, we get a brief look at the finishing touches going onto a glossy, great white shark. Check out their Instagram channel for more footage of their production process.

DIY See-Through Glass Fire Pit

DIY See-Through Glass Fire Pit

Most fire pits are made from metal or stone. HomeMadeModern wanted to see if building a fire pit entirely from glass bricks was possible. The hollow glass blocks you can buy at the hardware store look dated and might crack from heat, so he experimented with some solid glass bricks. The larger fire pit he built looks amazing as its flames dance behind the blocks.

Vintage Glass Eye Paperweights

Vintage Glass Eye Paperweights
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Paperweights serve one basic function, but these Eye Paperweights by New York artist John Derian do double duty by keeping an eye on you, too. Derian’s 3.5” round glass domes start with reproduced images from his extensive collection of vintage ephemera. Right/left eyes are then hand-cut and decoupaged onto glass.

Bowling Ball Cannon vs. Bulletproof Glass

Bowling Ball Cannon vs. Bulletproof Glass

When The Slow Mo Guys and How Ridiculous got together, they didn’t just crush some heads. After all, if you’ve got a cannon that fires bowling balls at 500 MPH, you want to destroy all the things. With the help of the cannon’s maker, BealsScience, they tested the strength of bulletproof glass and polycarbonate along with a fiberglass-lined safety door.

Hammered Glass Portrait

Hammered Glass Portrait

We’ve previously seen art that was made by cracking sheets of glass. Artist Uncle Liu uses a pointed hammer to create tiny chips in glass, creating pointilist portraits from the indentations. You can find more of his astounding glass artworks on his page on Chinese website Douyin.

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Painting Inside Bottles

Painting Inside Bottles

Most portraits are painted on canvas or paper. This skilled artist paints on the inside of glass bottles. The process doesn’t just require a steady hand and precision but the ability to think about images in reverse. While the results are impressive, this isn’t a unique talent – the practice of painting inside small snuff bottles dates back to the 17th century in China.

Glass Flipbook Animation

Glass Flipbook Animation

Andymation is known for making wonderful flipbook animations. He usually creates drawings on paper, but for this sequence, he used a super-thin, somewhat flexible glass called Corning Willow Glass. Can he make it to the end without shattering the fragile frames?

Making Crystal Balls from “Volcanic” Glass

Making Crystal Balls from “Volcanic” Glass

This video from TEKNIQ shows how factory workers take man-made “volcanic” glass and transform it into perfect spheres. The labor-intensive process starts by slicing large sections with a circular saw, and then hammering away the outer layers until they get a rough ball shape. Using other rotary tools, they refine the shape until it’s round, then polish it.

How Insulated Glass Bottles Are Made

How Insulated Glass Bottles Are Made

A dual-layer glass drinking vessel helps insulate its contents thanks to the air gap between its layers. But how do glass manufacturers sandwich those layers together so precisely? This fascinating factory video from Process of Everything shows how skilled workers cut, heat, and connect glass tubes to create these insulated drinking bottles.

Layered Glass Skull Art

Layered Glass Skull Art

Swiss artist Simon Berger creates portraits by tapping sheets of glass with a hammer. While many of his pieces are 2-dimensional, he has created some amazing 3-dimensional works by cracking multiple layers and then stacking them together into a cube. His glass skulls are truly amazing to behold.

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See-Through Video Game Consoles

See-Through Video Game Consoles

Video game consoles come from the factory in opaque plastic cases. BitHead1000 gives consoles ultimate upgrade by creating custom see-through enclosures. In addition to the PS1 here, he’s built a see-through PS2, a PS4, NES, and a Sega Genesis. The videos call them glass, but we’re pretty sure they’re acrylic.

Making a Table from Broken Glass

Making a Table from Broken Glass

Tables with glass tops can be fragile and difficult to transport. But what if the glass was pre-broken? That’s what Homemade Modern did when he made this side table by mixing cracked glass with epoxy resin and pouring them into a custom silicone mold. This approach means he could crank out multiple tables if he wants.

Whiskey Peaks Double Wall Beer Stein

Whiskey Peaks Double Wall Beer Stein
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This generously-sized glass beer stein features a topographic impression of Oregon’s Mt. Hood at its bottom. Each stein holds 25 oz. and is handblown from borosilicate glass with a double-wall design to help keep your beer cool. Huckberry also sells Whiskey Peaks rocks glasses, and a decanter.

Smashing Panes of Glass

Smashing Panes of Glass

The guys from Australia’s How Ridiculous have made their careers out of destroying stuff. They certainly don’t disappoint in this video, as they test how many panes of glass are needed to variousty of objects, including a tomato, a roll of toilet paper, a Rubik’s Cube, and a throwing axe. The slow-motion footage is pretty epic.

Instant Coasters

Instant Coasters
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Mustard’s Instant Coasters look like blank Polaroid instant photos. Each tempered glass coaster has a slot where you can insert a 3.3″x 3.3″ photo, so you can personalize and change it up whenever you want. Sold in a set of four, they also come in gold.

Cutting Wood with a Glass Saw Blade

Cutting Wood with a Glass Saw Blade

It’s possible to make circular saw blades out of paper, wood, or plastic, but the glass saw blade the Waterjet Channel made could be the worst idea yet. Sure, glass is harder than those other materials, but it’s also more fragile, and the flying shards of glass coming off a spinning disc could cause serious injury. But hey, it’s the internet, so here you go.

Oak Grain Rocks / Whiskey Glass

Oak Grain Rocks / Whiskey Glass
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Austin, Texas-based JFR Glass hand blows every piece of glassware they sell. This handsome rocks glass features a swirled design reminiscent of woodgrain but that also beautifully compliments spirits inside the glass. Made from 100% soda lime glass, it holds 8 oz. Sold individually.

JoyJolt Caleo Mugs

JoyJolt Caleo Mugs
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These borosilicate glass coffee mugs feature a bent shape that makes them look like they’re being blown in the wind. They keep drinks hot or cold longer thanks to a their double-wall insulation, and hold up to 13 ounces of your favorite beverage. Sold in sets of two. Also available in espresso size.

Tiny Glass Balloon Dogs

Tiny Glass Balloon Dogs
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Luke Adams Glass offers an extensive selection of miniature glass objects, from tiny cocktails to thumb-sized skulls. These teeny balloon animal dogs are some of our favorites. Not only do they fit in the palm of your hand, but they’re also way more affordable than Jeff Koons’ iconic balloon dog sculptures.

Creating Vintage Machine-made Marbles

Creating Vintage Machine-made Marbles

We’ve seen how cheap mass-produced marbles are made. Now let’s take a look at a small West Virginia factory that combines machinery with glass art to create its unique marbles. Stephen Bahr captured this delightful behind-the-scenes look at Dave’s Appalachian Swirls as it creates a batch of its prized custom marbles.

Making a Glass Cheeseburger

Making a Glass Cheeseburger

The artists of Seattle Glassblowing Studio make some amazing glass objects. In this clip, you’ll see how they take molten Kugler Colors glass and shape it into a glass cheeseburger that looks good enough to eat. They don’t show the finished piece in the video, but they’ve posted a pic of another one on their website.

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