Celebrating glass, achieving sustainability, inspiring transformation: this is the title of the new book published by Alicia Durán and John M. Parker to describe the experience related toInternational Year of Glass.
The publication, in its 370 pages, describes the background to the UN candidacy and retraces the various stages and activities that favored and animated theInternational Year of Glass 2022 .
Texts and photographs allow you to relive a unforgettable year for history of glass on an international scale, through a report that can inspire the realization of similar projects, involving multiple sectors: industrial, artistic, historical and design.
You can browse the book thanks to the free high-resolution pdf that can be viewed at the following link: https://saco.csic.es/index.php/s/BS7sAXsBr4zQ79P.
The content was downloaded 5.000 times in the first week of publication alone, demonstrating the long wave generated by the International Year of Glass.
To describe the atmosphere of the debriefing session, held in December 2023 in New York, at the United Nations headquarters, the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) created a video summarizing the day and the main projects of the International Year of Glass , focusing attention on the realities that have concretely supported the Sustainable development goals for education and equality.
A large section of the film is dedicated to the experiences of VITRUM, Milan and Italian Glass Week: twenty past three who helped organize and promote IYoG2022 and celebrate the advent ofGlass Age.
Sources: iyog2022.org, glass-international.com
