Rebecca Davies
Personal Information
Born: Unknown
Country of Birth: USA
Nationality: USA
Ethnicity: White
Education
New Hampshire Institute of Art 2005; Glasgow School of Art Painting & Printmaking 2008; Smith college BA Studio Art-Painting & Printmaking 2009; University of the Arts MFA Fine Arts Printmaking 2011
""I am an advocate for local business,” she said. “I want to do as much business locally as possible and I don’t want to rely on a supply chain that comes from China. That’s what’s different about what we do here.” (southphillyreview.com); “Relationships with the community are a currency that we use,” not just money, Davies explained. “It’s spending that currency and banking that currency that we really strive towards. That’s what makes this possible.” (southphillyreview.com); "
— Rebecca Davies
Professional Life
Field of Study: Glass Art; conservation
Institution/Corporation: Remark Glass; Bottle Underground Inc
Degrees & Memberships: None found
Awards & Achievements
Awards: None found
Achievements: With Danielle Ruttenberg & Mark Ellis started Remark Glass a company that takes old glass bottles & upcycles them into glasses, bowls, pitchers, chandeliers & other usable objects; the business is a "triple bottom line business" which means it focuses on people, planet & profit
bottle Underground collects bottles & jars from businesses & community members in Philadelphia & a potion of the glass is selected for Remark Glass that turns them into upcycled useable items for the home
the companies partner with companies like Rabbit Recycling (another Philadelphia female owned & run business) to recycle operational waste like bottle caps & use discarded cardboard & packaging from other local companies
they have diverted 311,639 ppounds of glass from landfills according to their website
Remark Glass is Philadelphia's 1st zero waste certified business
they are working with scientists from Penn State for material studies developing new products
some of their creations are available for purchase through the MoMA Design Store