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glassobsessed:
Found this large sun ball a few months ago, a little group would look very fine hanging in front of a sunny window. Designer Timo Sarpaneva, this example 20cm diameter so quite large. Nice photo of three here:
https://www.designlasi.com/en/content/aurinkopallo-sun-ball-2000-sarpaneva-timo-en

John

glassobsessed:
This one is much smaller around 10cm in diameter.

chopin-liszt:
Very elegant.
Interesting to compare such sophisticated versions (or takes on? inspired by?) a basic witch ball, I have a newish, cheaper one, not particularly sophisticated - but it does help to show how truly elegant Sarpaneva's are.  ;D
It shows where it can all go wrong. ;)

glassobsessed:
Do you know if there is a name for this technique or the threads strung across the inside? I woke up this morning wondering about that, maybe not such a good sign...

chopin-liszt:
It's done by poking wet sticks in. At least, that's how the unsophisticated ones are done. I don't know how they stop the steam from creating big blow-outs (as in the Scandi orchid vases, Webb's Flair or even Sam Herman's blown out tops) but I'd think something needs to stop the hot glass sticking to a stick or needle shaped tool.

Your Sarpanevas may have required something a lot more fiddly and difficult. I am actually struggling to see how the Sarpaneva's could possibly have been made, they are so clear, delicate, sophisticated and elegant.  :)

I suspect my modern one is from India.

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