Product Description

This upcycled glass bowl represents a story both personal and of broad cultural/environmental impact. Born in the junkyard, the original idea was a healing activity for my family and I. It has found an appeal not only as an friendly product but as a metaphor for resilience and healing trauma through creativity. It is a combination of beauty, practicality and environmental sensitivity that reminds us of a new attitude toward consumption, making and sustainability.

From the Manufacturer

Turning Trash Into Treasure.

The Junkyard Glass Bowl is beautiful piece with a positive message. Having an attractive object to inspire resilience and meaningful action is an artful addition to any home environment. The simple, natural color of the glass and the mineral-like texture on the outside provides an attractive accent to both contemporary and traditional interiors.

Beauty with a message!

As an independent designer-creator, I have a perspective that reflects a creative thread that has been a part of human life for millenniums. In our industrial age we have reached a point were the way products are made and consumed is unsustainable. The Junkyard Glass Bowl addresses the issue of waste in a tasteful and inventive way. It re-envisions broken glass as a creative material with a second life!

Smooth glass liner

Our special process for fusing a sheet of scrap window glass to form a smooth and practical inner surface on our bowl.

Flat and level bottom.

Our bowls are lap ground for a secure setting on any surface.

Textured but not sharp.

The broken glass is fused at high temperature to round off any sharpness.

Upcycling waste glass into artful products.

At Junkyard Glass we are dedicated to making useful products from scrap glass.

About the Startup

Describe your product in 3 words.

Creative upcycled glass.

How did you come up with the idea for this product?

I have been making glass for over 35 years. I have also been active as a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician. We call broken auto glass "crash glass" and I found beauty in the material in it's destroyed form. Fusing the pieces back together is a healing process.

What makes your product special?

What is unique about our Junkyard Glass is the sheet glass liner and depth of our bowls.

What has been the best part of your startup experience?

My family and I did a crowdfunding campaign that went far and wide on Kickstarter. It was a challenge and a thrill for us to meet and exceed our goal.