That’s the DC restaurant which, last fall, challenged Aldworth with the task. She has made 40 glass sand plates so far at the studio she co-owns, Material Things, in Maryland. [Photo ...

An upright cylindrical glass filled with layers of pink and brown sand, topped with multicolored foam cone shapes.

A very small percentage of any glass actually gets recycled ... which already produced ceramic plates for Oyster Oyster, to turn the bottles into something new. The crushing process produces a fine, ...