EditorialA Palestinian man Yacoub Natsheh, 59, makes a different types of glasses at a factory in the West Bank city of Hebron, Hebron, West Bank, Palestinian Territory - 02 Oct 2023
EditorialDrinking glasses and other tableware at the the newly renovated Tiffany & Company flagship store in New York, April 17, 2023. (Landon Nordeman/The New York Times)
EditorialPlates come out of the production process at Arc International, the world's largest producer of glass tableware, in Arques, France, Sept. 8, 2022. (Andrea Mantovani/The New York Times)
EditorialLeft: a customer uses a pitcher of hot tea to clean tableware, and right: separate chopsticks are provided for serving and eating, at a restaurant in Hong Kong, May 22, 2020. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)
EditorialLeft: a customer uses a pitcher of hot tea to clean tableware, and right: separate chopsticks are provided for serving and eating, at a restaurant in Hong Kong, May 22, 2020. (Lam Yik Fei/The New York Times)