Despite having studied painting, he became a faculty member in 1922 as a stained glass maker. (widewalls.ch)
Calvin Hsieh, a director at research firm IHS Markit, notes that there's a group of rising glass makers in China whose glass, much of it made from aluminosilicate like Gorilla Glass, is widely used on mid-tier smartphones there. (cnbc.com)
To up the wow factor even further, Volvo has contracted famous Swedish glass maker Orrefors to create a gear lever made of crystal. (topspeed.com)