 | Seattle artist Dale Chihuly has taken the concept of the collaborative effort even further. Since an accident in 1976 left him blinded in one eye, and without the perception of depth needed to work with molten art glass, he has had no physical input into his work… |
 | Optical glass, first available on a large scale from the 1940s, is a flawless glass used in the manufacture of lenses and prisms. Its fundamental quality is that it allows as much light as possible to pass into and through it… |
 | Describing himself as a «constructivist» Keith Cummings combines his cast and built glass forms with metals. Like many contemporary studio glassmakers attempting to reach beyond traditional vessel shapes, Cummings prefers to mold his forms in a kiln rather than blow them… |
 | In earlier centuries, window glass or flat glass was made by blowing either large cylinders or large disks. The cylinders were cut apart and flattened and then window panes were cut from the large surface… |
 | Today safety glass, which will not splinter when exposed to shock, is everywhere-in windshields for cars, goggles for machinists, and windows and doors for many public buildings. Essential as it is, safety glass was the result of a clumsy mistake… |
