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| This is a technique invented in Murano in the 16th century but only really taken up in the second half of the 20th century. |
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The effect is that of obtaining blown objects characterised by two or more areas of different colours or coloured differently. Two cylindrically-shaped blown objects which are different in colour or decoration, one attached to a blow pipe and the other to a pontil, are fused along the edge having the same diameter. The pontil is removed from one end and the object, which is now one piece, can be blown further and shaped: this can be repeated more than once. |
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| Recently, vertical incalmoes have also been produced by moving the pontil sideways and consequently rotating the axis of the vase by ninety degrees. |
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Artistic Glass and Glass Handicraft
