Funky and Unique Handblown Glass

Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating the molten glass into a bubble, or parison, with the aid of the blowpipe, or blow tube. A person who blows glass is called a glassblower, glassmith, or gaffer.

Glassblowing is a glass forming technique which was invented by the Phoenicians at approximately 50 B.C. somewhere along the Syro-Palestinian coast. The earliest evidence of glassblowing comes from a collection of waste from a glass workshop, including fragments of glass tubes, glass rods and tiny blown bottles, which was dumped in a mikvah, a ritual bath in the Jewish Quarter of Old City of Jerusalem dated from 37 to 4 B.C. Some of the glass tubes recovered are fire-closed at one end and are partially inflated by blowing through the open end while still hot to form small bottle, thus they are considered as a rudimentary form of blowpipe. Hence, tube blowing not only represents the initial attempts of experimentation by glassworkers at blowing glass, it is also a revolutionary step the induced a change in conception and a deep understanding of glass. Such invention swiftly eclipsed all other traditional methods, such as casting and core-forming, in working glass.

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Triumphant Spirit Blown Glass Figures

Wonderful fluid forms of glass express joyful interpretations of individuality! Each mini sculpture is independently created from blown glass with colorful glass canes intertwined to emphasize the flowing contours of the figures. As each is made by hand, very slight variations in the glass shape and color pattern should be expected - each is a distinct creation with a unique individuality. Each stands approximately 5" tall. Made in California.

Available in three variations Balance, Attitude, and or Grace (sold separately or as a set)

An invention that goes back centuries and still intrigues, baffles, and amazes. This great conversation piece is a handblown glass vessel with an elegantly shaped spout. A weather glass is basically a water based barometer that measure atmospheric pressure. Fill it with colored water to approximately one inch above where the spout joins the glass body.

Weather Glass with Wood Wall Plaque

Enhance your wine's bouquet and provide maximum aeration with this one-of-a-kind mouth blown glass decanter. The authentic workmanship makes this wine decanter not only a necessity for every wine connoisseur but also a wonderful, classic addition to any room.

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lluminate your home with a touch of understated elegance from the Salamander Glass Studio Collection. From the Bellissimo line, this dramatic design features hand-forged iron that bends and curves into a stunning silhouette. Each lustrous, handblown amber art glass shade is formed into an elegant, fluted bell shape, and is then fumed to achieve an iridescent finish, refracting light in a prismatic rainbow of colors. Each piece is a distinctive, signed, one-of-a-kind collectible, handcrafted by skilled artisans.

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You have a garden full of flowers, make them a centerpiece in your home. The farmer's market has fresh arrangements, create yours in this exquisite piece. Designed by Paola Navone for Arcade, the Flores Vases are hand blown in Murano by Maestro Simone Cenedese and then engraved with fine lines.

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Who is your anchor in life...that someone whose love is a constant source of strength...and their love anchors you ...without them you would drift to and fro??

Send them your Timeless Message cradled in this beautiful Handblown Atlantis Anchor bottle that has sailed to us across the Atlantic Ocean.

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Giorgio Vigna, an Italian artist and jewelry designer, first encountered Iittala when he traveled to Nuutajarvi, where all iittala birds are hand-blown, to teach an international glass jewelry workshop. A connection was made, and iittala is proud to launch a new generation of sculptural birds designed by Vigna. Giorgio Vigna is proud of following in the footsteps of world-renowned Finnish designers, such as Timo Sarpaneva and Tapio Wirkkala.

"Each material has its own individual expression" --Giorgio Vigna

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