Translucent　and　superhydrophobic　glass　surfaces　were　fabricated　by　one-step　deposition　of　a　composite　from　the　precursors,　polydimethylsiloxane　(PDMS)　and　tetraethyl　orthosilicate　(TEOS),　via　aerosol-assisted　chemical　vapour　deposition.　A　raspberry-like　hierarchical　structure　was　obtained　due　to　the　nanoparticles　being　decomposed　by　the　TEOS　precursor　and　deposited　around　the　micro-scale　particles　formed　by　the　hydrolysis　of　the　PDMS　precursor.　In　this　work,　a　translucent　and　superhydrophobic　film　was　prepared　by　using　optimized　parameters　(T:　290-330　°C,　deposition　time:　15-30　min)　and　the　resulting　water　contact　angle　and　sliding　angle　were　＞160°　and　-2,　72　h)　and　to　a　large　pH　range　(pH　=　1-14,　72　h).　The　mechanical　robustness　was　also　examined　and　the　results　demonstrated　that　the　film　loses　its　superhydrophobicity　when　abraded　for　5　meters　with　coarse　sandpaper.　The　self-cleaning　test　demonstrated　that　the　superhydrophobic　surface　could　shed　various　contaminants　and　aqueous　dyes,　leaving　a　clear　surface　behind.　This　novel　method　can　be　applied　to　various　substrates,　including　flexible　(fabric　and　copper　mesh)　and　rigid　materials　(copper　block).　This　can　provide　a　new,　rapid　and　facile　route　for　producing　large-scale　samples　with　multifunctional　applications.　©　2018　The　Royal　Society　of　Chemistry.