Founded in 1996, Pittsburgh-based Riverside Design Group develops and sells handcrafted glass tableware and specialty products, working with small production studios. The company says it is passionate about American-made manufacturing and uses recyclable materials, including recycled glass; its Plates With Purpose line raises funds for nonprofit organizations.
Remark GlassSince 2016, Philadelphia-based Remark Glass has handblown small-batch home accessories from post-consumer bottle glass, turning discarded local bottles into pieces such as drinking glasses and custom lighting. Working from the Bok Building alongside its sister nonprofit, Bottle Underground, the studio developed glassblowing techniques specifically for recycled material and has diverted more than 420,000 pounds of glass from landfill. Remark Glass is Philadelphia’s first zero-waste certified business, with silver status for diverting at least 70% of its processed material from landfill.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Rolf GlassFounded by Rolf Poeting in 1981, Rolf Glass is a glassworks company based in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania, a historic glassmaking town. It makes American-designed glassware, engraving each piece at the historic Mount Pleasant Glass Center, the former Lenox Crystal factory. Its Western Pennsylvania manufacturing heritage and upcycled Glacier Glass line reflect the company’s continued work in U.S. glassmaking.MOUNT PLEASANT, PA
Weishar EnterprisesSince 1989, Weishar Enterprises has kept the Moon & Star glassware tradition alive, producing handmade collectible glass in the USA from historic moulds. The company traces the pattern to “The Palace” glassware made in the late 19th century and has expanded it into new forms, including its half-scale mini water sets and full-size collectible line. Weishar also continues making more than 20 Moon & Star pieces for Amish communities across the country in nine colors.WHEELING, WV
Welly BottleWelly Bottle makes design-focused reusable bottles and drinkware, pairing insulated stainless steel with natural bamboo to replace single-use plastics. Based in Pittsburgh, the company gives at least 1% of every sale to clean-water projects worldwide, making its “bottle to well” mission part of the product itself.PITTSBURGH, PA