If you haven’t figured it out by now, I love anime. My obsession with anime started fairly recently following my trip to Tokyo, I became obsessed with the culture, the food, the language, the landscape, and what interests me most is how much alike our cultures are yet they’re radically different. I believe this comes from their appreciation of their past yet their obsession with the cutting edge, and western culture. I tread...

We’ve been big fans of Carver B’s work for a while now, and we were pleasantly surprised to see a sort of new style come out of the works in his 2012 Clear tube series. His work with stratified color speaks volumes about his skill, and now we’re seeing him apply that same skill to clear work, proving himself even further. To get a better idea of the Clear Tube series, we asked the Carver himself about his techniques and how his fine...

If there is one thing in the world we love it’s the opportunity to buy a quality piece of functional glass at a price even a boro-novice can even give into buying. The talented artists at Van Tran have brought us this delectable direct inject vapor rig, just begging to be taken on the road! What we like most about small pieces like this is the flavor, due to the fact you’re running your smoke or vapor through a smaller area of...

After extensive “research” with the Incredibowl i420, we’ve found that there are several things that separate this pipe from the rest and make it preferable to a lot of smoking tools on the market. It’s no wonder that it’s won the Best product award at the Cannabis Cup multiple times. While pipes and art go together like Cheech and Chong, the makers of the Incredibowl keep strictly function in mind and clearly understand how...

Over the weekend fellow IgniteMe writer Boro Brain and I embarked on an 7 mile hike in Nevada’s Red Rock Canyons. We had a great time taking in the scenery, checking out the area for the first time. One thing is for certain we will be back… but next time we’ll have some functional glass with us. Enjoy these photos....

Since I began writing for IgniteMe.co I’ve gone under the name “The Glass Otaku”. I chose this pen name partly because I enjoyed the Japanese culture and I wanted to incorporate it somehow into IgniteMe’s style. Almost one year later I’ve done just that… I’ve got to smear my site with luscious anime babes, cherry blossoms, and of course lot’s and lot’s of delicious ramen. But one day it...

Philly Glass Connect has taken the roll as one of our Official video-review sources for IgniteMe.co. Armed with high-resolution cameras, an enthusiastic imagination, and a love for glass art. Philly Glass Connect takes their footage to the next level by captivating their viewers with jaw-dropping close ups, black light scenes, “diffusion fiestas” all set to floor-rumbling jams. Please take this time to sit back, relax, and check...

Nail too tall? Dome too small? Few things are as frustrating as a titanium nail being millimeters shy of fitting and sitting properly in its globe. This problem seems to have been innovatively solved with the incredibly handy Do You Dab Ti nail. Its threaded stem and body gives it its interchangeable head/counterweight system and its spinning fin to adjust for height. What’s more, their mission statement proudly...

In this world of byte-sized rigs and mini tubes we often forget about that special piece of glass that became our first “bor-obsession” if you will, the ash catcher. Don’t be coy, we agree too… from the first few days after buying your first glass on glass water-pipe you’ve been on the look out for that perfect ash catcher. The ash catcher plays a pivotal role in anyone’s water-pipe line up, with the...

With the ever evolving styles and techniques used within the realm of the functional glass art industry we’ve been seeing more interesting concepts than ever. From the intricate wire wrappings of Jason Burrus to the fine titanium engravings from Heady Ti it seems as if talented artists from a multitude of different realms are adding their expertise to enrich the art of smoking. One such artist Kuhns has made his headway into the...

I spent a ridiculous amount of time ogling at Darby Holm’s Dichroic Cacti Bubbler at Jason Lee’s Goosefire gallery show in May, and it still stands out in memory the most of all the legendary work I saw that night. Darby’s cactus series has a particular quality of being more than meets the eye. This piece definitely puts form before function, and it’s done just right. It actually hardly looks like a bubbler to the untrained eye....

Often times I find myself in a combination of being on the go, in a crowd, or out in public. Usually at these moments I’m either shooting a big event, a trade show, or any other glass oriented event with my camera eye revealed looking out for the next great photo for IgniteMe.co… In a frantic rush I stuggle to get the best shots while at the same time mind the glassblowers every movement, all in a setting much hotter than I or...