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Traditional blue and pink mini bear cubs for the little cub in your life. Each can be seated or play on its back. Made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC and involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France.

Measures 2" w x 2" d x 1½" h (on its back).

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Heartwarming crystal teddy bears in traditional blue and pink. Made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC and involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France.

Measures 2½" x 2¼" x 3" h.

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Adorable crystal kittens in various styles and colors. Made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC, involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France.

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An innocent black teddy bear with a golden ribbon looking for a new home. The rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC, involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France.

Measures 4¾" w x 3¾" d x 5½" h.

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The technique employed to create this gift piece is the ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background.

Measures 4½” w x 2¼” d x 1½” h.

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The technique employed to create this gift piece is the ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background.

Measures 1½" w x 2½" d x 5¾" h.

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The technique employed to create this gift piece is the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background.

Measures 13" w x 14½" d x 4¼" h.

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The technique employed to create the pieces of the collection is the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background.

Measures 2¼" w x 5¾" d x 17¼" h.

Limited Edition of 99.

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As with all authentic Daum creations, the technique employed to create this piece is the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtle background.

Measures 21¼" w x 2¼" d x 5¾" h.

Limited Edition of 99. 

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The technique employed to create this piece is the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background. Limited edition of 75.

Measures 8¾" cubed.

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Macarons appeared in 1533 in the Court of France, under the reign of Catherine de Medici. By choosing to honor the macaron, the Atelier collection illuminates the French art of living around the world. A perfect balance between elegance and delicacy, the macaron requires exceptional know-how to craft, which is the inspiration behind the excellence of these emblematic pieces.

Measures 3½" w x 2½" d x 2" h.

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As is true of all Daum pieces, the technique employed to create the pieces of the True Love collection are created with the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense and bold colors against a subtly shaded background.

Measures 3½" w x 1¼" d x 2" h.

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Daum collaborated with Laurence Bonnel to create stunning architectural silhouettes. Almost primitive, human motifs erupt with a burst of energy from the crystal earth. The technique employed to create this piece is the rare "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background. Handmade in France.

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A token of everlasting love, the eternal rose conveys an unforgettable emotion. Each piece is created with the passion of our skilled craftsmen, and numbered by hand. The finely carved crystal rose unveils the subtlety and grace of the flower and is accentuated by the precious stem gilded in 24-karat gold, revealing its exquisite delicacy. Handmade in France.

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A figurine of the smiling Buddha in a marvelous blend of yellow and red. The rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC, involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France.

Measures 4¼" w x 2¾" d x 2½" h.

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Daum unveils Tendresse, a new work of art with Laurence Bonnel. This refined, slender and stylized sculpture takes the theme of the human figure, celebrating the tender caress of a loving  couple. Crafted using the rare and ancient technique of pate de verre, dating back to 5,000 B.C., which involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 125.

Measures 4½" x 4½" d x 24" h

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Daum honors the theme of women once again with Darling, desigend by Parisienne artist Sylvie Mangaud. This work of art emanates the great elegance of the slender silhouette of the female body and subtle shades of green, amber and grey further accentuate the interplay between curvature & light. While nudes and animals are Mangaud's preferred fields of expression, after her studies in graphology and morphology, she became passionate about the image and expression of the body through crystal sculting leading to this iconic creation. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 375. 

Measures 5" w x 5" d x 9¼" h.

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With Timeless, Daum presents two musical notes in rich black and blue crystal. With this contemporary edition, the artist Manu Katché takes us on a musical journey with a work of art. Blue for energy and black for style, these notes become a unique imprint of the artist's expression and a visual pun on the concept of time and duration. Through this new collaboration, Daum demonstrates its vision of the crafts of tomorrow and chooses to be resolutely modern in style and colors. Handmade in France. Each is a limited edition of 500. 

Measures 3" w x 5½" d x 9½" h.

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Love is a fascinating crystal sculpture created in partnership with French artist Jacques Villeglé, born in 1926 and one of the founding members of the New Realism group. A precursor of street art, Jacques Villeglé ended up working exclusively on the principal of lacerated posters, “by taking the poster, I take history.” His work lets beauty hidden by the thickness of paper, torn or damaged with time, emerge from urban chaos.

Signed by Jacques Villeglé, LOVE is a work of art full of symbols that inaugurates the art season at Daum. In four letters, the artist plunges us into his vibrant atmosphere of street art, and imagines a dynamic interpretation of the themes of love, culture and politics. This magnificent work invites us to discover symbols steeped in history such as the Cross of Lorraine, the Euro sign or even a heart pierced by an arrow. All these symbols coexist in a crossing of tradition and modernity, and an encounter between know-how and street-art. Handmade in France. 

Measures 12½" w 3½" d x 17¼" h.

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Inspired by the nature and trends of interior design, Emilio Robba has created for Daum an extraordinary collection, Jardin de Cactus or cactus garden. This season it's enriched with this extra large and limited edition cactus sculpture, its magnificence testifying to the exceptional know-how of the craftsmen of the manufacturer. This spectacular decoration piece is carved with meticulous details and is presented in soft shades of green as well as a grey counterpart.

Limited Edition of 125



Measures 11½" w x 14" d x 47¾" h.

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Love is entirely imagined and realized by artists Richard Woleck & Jean-François Bollié, who carve, shape and stack each piece with extreme dexterity. Each piece of Daum crystal seemingly levitates in this translucent resin. The crystal is manufactured by hand using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 99.

Measures 17¼" w x 2¼" d x 5¾" h.

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An amber sculpture of a crouching cat, captured in an intense moment of observing. Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC, involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France.

Measures 5½" x 11;" x 7;" h.

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The city of love is crystallized in time and the sublime silhoutte of one of the most iconic architectural structures is captured in hues of blue.

Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC, involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Numbered edition.

Measures 3" square x 8" h.

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Dominique Dardek is a self-taught artist, who's known for his many talents including sculpting, painting and designing. Since 1984 he has participated in a number of exhibitions in the West of France and won awards for his work. His sculptures are works that display spatial correctness, aestheticism and dynamism – especially important for him is the suppleness and balance behind movement during exherted effort. Dardek created this piece for Daum, where a meeting between a man and a woman takes place in a different new universe and the encounter is forever crystallized in time, both figuratively and literally. The scultpure speaks to the promise that love holds for new beginnings and new paths.

When asked about the piece, the artist further explained his intentions saying, "This piece symbolizes the creation of a couple in our world, passing form a virtual universe to reality. The combination of crystal and bronze confers another dimension, whereby the tendency is towards separation from materiality."

Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC, involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 25.

Measures 8" square x 16½" h.

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Jon DeCelles started to sculpt on little stones with a simple steak knife. He loved sculpting faces and was so passionate by his art that he took sculpture courses, which led to his recognition by experts. After twenty years of sculpting, Jon DeCelles’ found that the realistic faces he loved to depict were now evolving into abstract ones – the artist now sculpts monumental abstract pieces, as well as miniatures barely measuring an inch. He uses soapstone, alabaster, marble and granite and selects each stone himself. For Maternity, Jon DeCelles was inspired by the birth of his sons and the softness and the comfort of a mother's arm can provide a child. Both the mother and the child have their eyes closed, as if frozen in this moment of blissful eternity. His sculptures are full of tenderness and sensuality and incite a sense of calming and contemplative atmosphere.

Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC and involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 375 .

Measures 4¾" x 7" x 5¼" h.

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Daum's rare and ancient glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC, involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France.

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Etienne is passionate about sculpting, with bronze usually being his preferred medium. He finds most of his inspiration in poetry and his work is loaded with borrowed symbolism & intentional details. His sculptures give life to his favorite poetry, usually about love & beauty.

With Colombe, Etienne expresses peace, simplicity and friendship. The dreamy and pensive attitude of the depicted face suggests that the character’s thoughts are directed at a loved one, thus making the title for the sculpture a fitting one.

The grey hue to the crystal is a special mixed coloring that gives the sculpture its uniqueness. Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC, involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 375.

Measures 4¾" x 8¾" x 13½" h.

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A pioneer in Modest Art, Herve di Rosa founded the International Museum of Modest Art. He initiated the French movement of Free Figuration and was influenced heavily by cartoons, popular art and primitive art. He travelled extensively, searching the world for forgotten artisan techniques with local artists, and strived to reveal his discoveries from his travels in his work, as with this collaboration with Daum. Tinged with surrealism, Le Roi de Coeur is a dreamlike & benevolent character in person, which has evidently seeped into his work, as can be seen with this whimsical sculpture depicting the face of love.

Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC and involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 25.

Measures 14" x 11" x 10¾" h.

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Pure and smooth, "Coeurs" symbolizes the understanding and trust of a strong and cloudless love by epitomizing grace and sensuality. The stunning sculpture further lends meaning to soulmates and their connection being strong enough to be called the "two halves of a whole", as the human form is linked to form a heart. Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC and involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 375.

Measures 5" x 6¼" x 12¼" h.

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One of the members of the holy trinity of Hinduism, Vishnu, is depicted here with Daum crystal in the intense shade of sapphire blue. Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC and involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 88.

Measures 5¾" x 11½" x 21¼" h.

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Jean Faucheur's work focuses on the structure of the face & human angularity. His works are original, disconcerting and powerful. He likes to play with silhouettes of emptiness as well as the living form. Masque de Verre is a scheming sculpture, oscillating between immobility and imperceptible movement.

Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC and involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 275

Measures 8" x 15½" x 16¼" h.

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The photographer Jean-Francois Leroy in collaboration with Daum captured man's best friend, the Golden Retriever, in both black and amber shades. Recognized for his bronze animal sculptures in a realist style, Leroy exhibits in many galleries and participates in major art fairs on the theme of animals. Each sculpture is crafted using the rare & ancient "Pâte de Verre" technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 500 .

Measures 8" x 11¼" x 13" h.

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The photographer Jean-Francois Leroy in collaboration with Daum captures the regal form of the greyhound in both black and amber shades. Recognized for his bronze animal sculptures in a realist style, Leroy exhibits in many galleries and participates in major art fairs on the theme of animals. Each sculpture is crafted using the rare & ancient "Pâte de Verre" technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 500 .

Measures 6¾" x 12½" x 14" h.

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A committed artist, Romuald Hazoum. denounces modern slavery. An essential element of contemporary African art, he loves outsized, somewhat disturbing pieces. His aesthetic and political works are collected all over the world.

Blue Oil Head and Petrol Head denounces the black market traffic of petrol used by 90% of the Beninese population.

Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC, involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited Edition of 175.

Measures 8" x 10½" x 16½" h.

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A charming Daum sculpture of a golden retriever with an extended paw, depicted here in the lighter hue of the amber shade. The result of careful craftsmanship, the golden retriever is created using the rare & ancient "Pâte de Verre" technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background. Handmade in France. 

Measures 4" w x 2" d x 4" h.

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Maria Luise Bodirsky is a German artist, whose favorite theme is the Man and his relationship to the universe. Her subjects are often women, shown in conjunction with nature – at times, the form she chooses to create is a mixture of the two. Every Daum creation is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background. Limited edition of 375 .

Measures 3" x 3¼" x 9½" h.

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Maria Luise Bodirsky is a German artist, whose favorite theme is the Man and his relationship to the universe. Her subjects are often women, shown in conjunction with nature – at times, the form she chooses to create is a mixture of the two, as with this sculpture where the feminine silhoutte also resembles a flower petal, especially towards the bottom of her dress. Every Daum creation is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtly shaded background. Limited edition of 250 .

Measures 3½" x 10¼" x 21¾" h.

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When asked about Lady Gingko, the artist Maria Luise Bodirsky has said,

"Inspired by the verses of Goethe’s poem, I looked into the duality of the Ginkgo biloba. Since always, this tree symbolises beauty, strength, vitality and eternal youth. Its leaf that is split in two represents friendship and unity in the couple. My Lady Ginkgo is full of appeal, elegance and her silhouette has the lightness of a ballerina. Like a leaf falling on the ground in autumn, she evokes at the same time beauty and detachment, liberty and end.’’ Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtle background. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 250.

Measures 8¼" x 11" x 18" h.

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Born in 1976 in Paris, Laurence Bonnel discovered the art of sculpture in 1998, through her art history and literature courses that revolved around the human form. Human figures play a key role in the works of Laurence Bonnel –  she creates architectural silhouettes, primitive in some sense, which emanate a grand presence. The motif of the human, that of couples and that of the crowd, is recurrent and central in her imagination, and is purified with stylization akin to that found in the works of Giacometti, or the Cubist bodies of Zadkine.

The silhouettes she crafts express in themselves, their narrative form. They find their transmission through the inner and subjective experience of the spectator. The process of identification takes place: the more one observes the silhouette, the more one gets into introspection.

Each Daum piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtle background. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 175. 

Measures 3" x 4;" x 22¼" h.

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Born in 1976 in Paris, Laurence Bonnel discovered the art of sculpture in 1998, through her art history and literature courses that revolved around the human form. Human figures play a key role in the works of Laurence Bonnel –  she creates architectural silhouettes, primitive in some sense, which emanate a grand presence. The motif of the human, that of couples and that of the crowd, is recurrent and central in her imagination, and is purified with stylization akin to that found in the works of Giacometti, or the Cubist bodies of Zadkine.

The silhouettes she crafts express in themselves, their narrative form. They find their transmission through the inner and subjective experience of the spectator. The process of identification takes place: the more one observes the silhouette, the more one gets into introspection.

Each Daum piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtle background. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 125. 

Measures 9" x 15¾" x 14" h.

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Born in 1976 in Paris, Laurence Bonnel discovered the art of sculpture in 1998, through her art history and literature courses that revolved around the human form. Human figures play a key role in the works of Laurence Bonnel –  she creates architectural silhouettes, primitive in some sense, which emanate a grand presence. The motif of the human, that of couples and that of the crowd, is recurrent and central in her imagination, and is purified with stylization akin to that found in the works of Giacometti, or the Cubist bodies of Zadkine.

The silhouettes she crafts express in themselves, their narrative form. They find their transmission through the inner and subjective experience of the spectator. The process of identification takes place: the more one observes the silhouette, the more one gets into introspection.

Each Daum piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking method, which dates back to 5,000 BC. It involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold, resulting in intense colors against a subtle background. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 75 .

Measures 6" x 9" x 34½" h.

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In honor of the 140th anniversary of Daum, the workshop wanted to draw inspiration from the influences of the past to reinterpret the Art Déco style of the 1930s through a new collection: "Empreinte." From glass to crystal to floral inspirations, Daum pays homage to its heritage through the use of "pâte de cristal" and the lost wax technique. The development of this collection came naturally, following a reinterpretation of the iconic mushroom lamp "Resonance," inspired by the Art Nouveau period. This collection includes a gilded vase and two candleholders which echo the history and rich patrimony of Daum.

Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC and involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France.

Measures 2½" in diameter x 4"h.

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These charming puppies are made of crystal using an ancient technique by Daum. This rare technique, which dates back to 5,000 B.C., involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France.

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Sylvie Koechlin is an original artist who works directly in stone. The four essential elements, water, fire, air and earth, are her primary sources of inspiration.

The original model for Kea is a sculpture carved in alabaster. "Kéa" is the result of a long period of study concentrated of the human face. The two pieces bring out the natural forms of the block, with its grain and its veins as well as its chips and its breaks.

Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC, involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited ediiton of 500

Measures 2¾" x 4½" x 6½" h.

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Street art or urban art was born in France in 1968. This contemporary artistic movement traces its origin to the graphic disciples that varies from comics to posters.

Cyril Kongo, is a self-taught artist who has established himself over the period of 20 years, in the artistic field and the French culture, both in Europe and worldwide. His mastery of discipline and his membership in the mythic group MAC for over twenty years, have made him one of the major representatives of the graffiti world.

During an artistic encounter on the streets of Paris one summer evening, Daum was fascinated by the demonstration of Kongo, and decided to give a new dimension to this art, crystallizing the iconic object of this universe  of the spray-paint can.

For Daum, Kongo has created Singapore with love, Paris with love and New York with love, three spray-paint cans which are made of colored crystal, with a spray tip in gold. The artist makes each piece unique by personalizing it one by one. This association of Daum's "pâte de cristal" and the colorful universe of Kongo seems obvious. Live the life you love, love the life you live, is the philosophy that the well-known graffitist tries to communicate through his works. With Daum, Kongo has found an astonishing medium to express his art.

Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC and involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France.

Limited edition of 50.

Measures 7½" h.

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A vision of the artist Xavier Carnoy, the sleek silhoutte of the sitting cat is turned demurely at its hind legs and is the result of fine craftsmanship. The pink & grey hue to the crystal is a special mixed coloring that gives the sculpture its uniqueness. Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC, involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 375 .

Measures 5" x 6¼" x 10¼" h.

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These charming puppies are made of crystal using an ancient technique by Daum. This rare technique, which dates back to 5,000 B.C., involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France.

Measures 2¼" w x 1" d x 1½" h.

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Kriki, born in 1965 at Issy-Les-Moulineaux, lives and works in Paris. In 1984, Kriki founded a group of painters called Nuklé-Art. With the street and the underground as his art school, he was involved in the beginnings of what is now known as ‘‘Street Art’’. Kriki clearly belongs to the generation whose sensibility expresses itself in Free Figurative Art, which he helps to renew.

In 1985, Kriki invented a character, “Fuzz”, a half-robot, half-fetish, polymorphous, omnipresent piece, and a true signature of the artist. Its emblematic head would sit on the shoulders of the Daumot 163 robot.

Kriki describes his art saying, ‘‘My passion for robots and robotics in general has always been there. Robot toys in particular, made of silk-screened metal of the 60s have always fascinated me, and it is what I collect. I have always been amazed, moved even, by the sophisticated manual work and the French know-how, which radiates throughout the world. On site, at the Daum crystal manufacturer, I reconnected somehow with passion to the arts and craft, in which I find myself. Moreover, as a painter, the exploitation of the colored pigments and their richness, speak to me. This part of liberty in the final interpretation of the alchemy of colors, as well as their intensity, simultaneously retained and returned by the crystal, is why I sought to fusion the material with light in designing the Daumot 163. And if Daumot 163 - and I must admit - is a dream come true, it nevertheless remains that living sign and marker that perpetuates the fusion of contemporary art and the French know-how represented by this Nancy manufacturer, nourished by its many artistic collaborations. I like the idea that a robot, which does not exist in a natural state, embodies technical intelligence, skill, mastery, ingenuity, and even virtuosity that still characterizes the art pieces stamped by Daum today’’.

Each Daum crystal piece is made using the rare and ancient "Pâte de Verre" glassmaking technique, which dates back to 5,000 BC and involves melting many fragments of colored crystal within a mold. This results in intense colors and subtle shading. Handmade in France. Limited edition of 99.

Measures 7" x 6¾" x 16½" h.