Glass is a solid-like and transparent material that is used in numerous applications in our daily lives. Glass is made from natural and abundant raw materials (sand, soda ash and limestone) that are melted at high temperature to form a new material: glass.
glassware, any decorative article made of glass, often designed for everyday use. From very early times glass has been used for various kinds of vessels, and in all countries where the industry has been developed glass has been produced in a great variety of forms and kinds of decoration, much of it of great beauty.
Glass can improve our lives in so many ways – helping to insulate us from the cold, protecting us from the sun's glare, reduce noise from outside and help keep us safe and secure. It can also contribute to increasingly important economic and sustainability goals.