Glass

Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.

Pause and look around: you will see that you are surrounded by glass. It reflects and refracts light through your windows; it encircles a glowing filament above you; it''s in a mirror hanging on the wall; it lies shattered in a dented corner of an iPhone-you''re drinking water out of a pint gl...