Igor Balbi Live-Streamed Studio Demonstration

[@drekor72]

A stunning work of art. I don't think that I blinked the entire demonstration. Thanks CMOG for posting this video.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@lizacarolinabrown1850]

This is jaw-dropping amazing for a number of reasons. Thanks CMOG so much for featuring this grand master of blowing soft glass on a torch. I'm blown away (ha ha) and like the viewer below I don't think I blinked for the entire demonstration. Even the small slow steps at the beginning hold a lot of important information. Grazie Signore Balbi!

[@lizacarolinabrown1850]

and watching a second time I wonder why at 16:00 he uses the diamond shears. What effect is needed at that point? Also everything from 29:00 on until the end of the cup is mind blowing, oh yeah and the part before too when he shapes the cup just with gravity and flame. Stunning!

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@jirup]

Totally amazing. Thank you Mr Balbi for a captivating demonstration and thank you CMOG for sharing it with us.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@samson_glass]

Another gem CMoG!! Please keep this torchworking up on all aspects ... functional, sculptural and so on .... I share your channel with every student and every person that talks glass with me. Invaluable information coming from you!! ! TY!

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching and for sharing our channel!

[@erleymeow]

Thanks CMoG for another fantastic demo. Mr Balbi, you make it look so easy!

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching, Cathy!

[@elizabethjames442]

Dude...... such a rock star, mind blown, Soft glass even.

[@TreeBug88]

The Artisans should never be rushed, never.

[@jameslminix6428]

Amazing technique, the hands never stop motion, even when empty. It's obvious his training took him to "balance is first and foremost". Then when he was holding his gather for the cup, and he said "no Jack"...I held my breath, so to be steady as he was...it was so intense, I felt as if i was there in that moment. Bravo, CMOG, shows and artists demonstrations like this, keep you a step ahead and second to none...double bravo.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@stjepansmrekar3316]

Bravo majstori savrseni ste

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@vfxforge]

I am intrigued by the Master's tattoos!

[@zdenacharvatova8097]

Bravo!! :)

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@loganparks2063]

Was he using 33 COE boro glass ? The way his bubble moved when blowing out the cup portion seemed to be a much cooler temperature, for expanding so much at those last couple seconds of blowing.

[@karensouthey]

Amazing skills! Is it possible to share what glass and colours were used?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi, Igor was blending Effretre ivory and aquamarine to create a color he calls "Balbi green." Thanks for watching!

[@TheKekkoslovakia]

This really blew me away. Amazing work! I never thought that one could make a goblet this way. The most amazing part was the shaping of the cup with just a gravity, heat and motion. Truly masterful work. What I don't get is why the glass didn't break when it cooled down? Was it because the glass was so thin an even or did the shape absorb the tension somehow?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi, the way Igor works the glass, he relieves the tension in the glass as he goes along and minimizes the need for annealing. Thanks for watching!

[@lizacarolinabrown1850]

@@corningmuseumofglass that's a useful technique and a great question from TheKekkoslovakia. I wondered the same. How is he relieving the the tension? I obviously did not learn this as I tried blowing soft glass on a torch years ago and had some success but was self taught and now want to learn more from the masters!

[@corningmuseumofglass]

@@lizacarolinabrown1850 The cup is made and is slowly annealing while he works on it. It is very thin and the form is a design that is accepting of a little stress. As he makes it, he works on one are then slowly moves to another area, being careful to only touch the glass minimally, and in only areas where the glass is at its hottest. This keeps from shocking any other part. Thanks for watching!

[@lizacarolinabrown1850]

@@corningmuseumofglass thanks for the full reply. I will think about this and watch again as I try to emulate. I have watched Lucio and Vittorio in person and know it’s as you say but still haven’t developed that capability to move with soft glass in the torch as well

[@derickgould9167]

is that a wildcat

[@Mrstnoah]

Comrade