Curious about the Glass Database or looking to cover it in your publication, podcast, blog, or newsletter? This page gathers everything you might need to understand what we’re building—and how to talk about it.
The archive itself is still taking shape. Right now, the database is a shell: the structure is here, but most of the content—like articles, analysis, and curated insights—is still to come. Think of this page as a placeholder, a flag in the ground while the rest gets built. It’ll grow as the project does.
In the meantime, feel free to explore, share, and ask questions. We’re building this slowly, but in the open.
🧭 What is the Glass Database?
The Glass Database is a growing public archive of glass objects, makers, techniques, and histories—shaped by the community that uses it. It’s part reference, part record, part rabbit hole.
The project aims to become an authoritative resource for collectors, curators, researchers, and the glass-curious. Everything submitted is reviewed before publication. Everything displayed is meant to stay accessible—forever.
🎯 Mission & Approach
- To document glass objects and their histories across time, place, and use
- To make this knowledge freely accessible
- To value contributions from individuals as much as institutions
- To balance preservation, curiosity, and care
It’s not about proving what something is “worth.” It’s about keeping stories from slipping through the cracks.
🎨 Logos & Visuals
Need a logo or clean screenshot? Download Branding Assets (proposed ZIP)
We’re happy for you to use these to illustrate a piece about the project—but please don’t remix the logo or use it to imply endorsement.
🖼 Screenshots & Samples
Sample Entry Page, Contributor Dashboard, Preview Glass Object, Cards Grid
More coming soon…
📍 Suggested Credit Line
The Glass Database, theglassdatabase.com > An open archive for the history of glass, past and present.
🗞 Previous Coverage
We’re just getting started—no formal press yet. If you’re writing the first piece about the project, we’d love to hear from you.
✉️ Press Contact
For questions, interviews, or media requests.
Email: press [at] theglassdatabase [dot] com