We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Small glass shades and lighting globes can be uniquely beautiful even without the lamps and other fixtures they once belonged to ...

Unlike other materials used for winemaking such as wood, cement, terra-cotta, and ceramic, glass is completely non-porous, so when the globes are fully sealed, no air exchange takes place.

In the opening scene of the 1941 mystery Citizen Kane, the eponymous protagonist, played by Orson Welles, clenches a snow globe in his hand as he utters his last word: “rosebud.” The glass ...