Encalmo - What is It, and How Does it Work?

Encalmo (classically known as Incalmo) is a Venetian glass blowing technique that involves fusing different glass sections. Encalmo pieces are traditionally worked with several bands of color, stacked on top of each other to create a uniquely heady aesthetic. This is an impressively tricky technique to get down, as colors require different temperatures to work without damage.

“Incalmo” literally means “graft” in Venetian, and that’s the perfect word to describe this technique. In order to make an encalmo piece, glassblowers must work two separate bubbles of glass and then join them together. In order to join the separate parts, glassblowers open the end of each bubble and join them in the flame. The joining is particularly difficult because the lips of both bubbles must be identical sizes to be joined correctly. Traditional encalmo vases and receptacles feature two or three different colored sections joined together. Contemporary functional glass pieces often feature several encalmo sections, creating a one-of-a-kind spectrum of color.

WHAT'S INCLUDED:

Black T Banger Hanger
7 Way Color Fade Throughout
Sandblasted
14mm female handground joint
4 Hole Reinforced Downstem
5.5" Tall 3.5" Tall
Made In New Jersey

B-Money Glass Alpha Design
3 Different Fume Sections Including
Inside Out
2 Hole Fixed Downstem
Fumed DNA Marble on the back
10mm Female Fumed Joint
Made In Long Island
Approx 5.25" Tall 4" Wide
Artist Signed

• Stemless Design with direct inject joint
• Leisure Tele Magenta Incycler by Luke Wilson
• Bent neck mouthpiece with flared lip
• Perc: Inverted Internal Recycler Perc
• Slide joint: 14mm female
• Color Glass Clear Can
• Height to top of mouthpiece: 7.00 inches
• Height to top of rig joint: 4.75 inches
• Flared foot base diameter: 3.50 inches
• Color: Tele Magenta
• Actual measurements may vary
• Logo Color: Black
• American Made
• Made in California