Glass makers rely on one key fact to keep their companies afloat: their products break, so you have to buy more.
This company is resurrecting and old idea of beautiful glasses—yes, made from glass—which are ten times as strong as regular glasses. Dropped from a height of two meters, they don't break.
The obvious challenge: how can they build a sustainable company off of a product you don't need to keep buying?
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/article/2024/aug/06/superfest-unbreakable-drinking-glasses-east-germany
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