glassybaby
glassybaby is a handmade glass candle-holder and gifts brand with production in Washington and Montana, United States.
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Key facts
2001Founding
The company’s LinkedInLinkedInLinkedIn is a social networking platform for professionals. It was founded in 2002 by Reid Hoffman and others, launched in 2003, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2011; after Microsoft acquired it for approximately $26.2 billion in 2016, it became a wholly owned Microsoft subsidiary. Its revenue comes from membership subscriptions, advertising, and recruitment solutions.Open the full entry page lists 2001 as its founding year, Seattle, Washington, as its headquarters, and its ownership as private.[1]
Origins and Names
The brand traces its origins to a friend’s glass-cup gift to Lee Rhodes during lung-cancer treatment. Its candlelight inspired her; after recovery, she hired a glassblower and offered hundreds of colored cups from her garage, sharing their light with cancer patients. Customers’ descriptions inspired the name. Products link names, stories and colors with occasions and sentiments.[2]
Glassmaking
The process combines dipping and rolling glass, blowing and molding, trimming, stamping the base, and slow cooling in ovens over a full day. Hand shaping produces differences in height, rims and bases.[3]
Giving
The brand’s homepage dates its charitable commitments to 2001.[4]
The company says part of each purchase goes to the glassybaby foundation to support nonprofits helping people, animals and the environment. In October 2026, its website reported cumulative giving above $16 million.[5]
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Farm2School: Official website: https://f2spc.org/ (opens in a new window)[5]
glassybaby: Official website: https://www.glassybaby.com/ (opens in a new window)[4]
X: Public account: https://x.com/glassybaby?lang=en (opens in a new window)[4]
LinkedIn: Public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/company/glassybaby/ (opens in a new window)[1]
Sources
- glassybaby: 关于 | LinkedIn (opens in a new window)
- about us | the power of giving | glassybaby (opens in a new window)
- hand-blown glass made by master artisans in the usa | glassybaby (opens in a new window)
- hand-blown glass votive candle holders & gifts | glassybaby (opens in a new window)
- Giving – glassybaby (opens in a new window)