Photo Blog: A Tour of the Illadelph Glass Store & Exhibit in Los Angeles

J.S. aka PREMO — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:39:29 +0000

There’s one thing that can be said for the Illadelph store in Los Angeles, awinspiring. Calling it a store doesn’t even give it the right credit. It’s more of a glass art exhibit featuring smoking devices. You’ll see things that look nothing like your father’s wooden pipe, or your friend’s metal bubbler.

Upon enterance, there’s a good chance you’ll be greeted by this lovable puppy. He’s apartently very camera-friendly and let me take this shot. [If you're afraid of dogs, he's very obedient so don't worry ]

Below you’ll see a tour of the store in general, followed by close-ups of the glass pieces themselves.

This glass piece below is very special. His name is Woody and he rides on a hell-wagon of death. Woody might look like an abstract piece of art, but he too can be smoked from. The body of the car is on shocks and the engine filled with water, so when you inhale the car rumbles mimicking a real engine. You don’t want to begin to talk about how much something like this would cost a consumer. It’s something we should all look at in awe until a rich yuppy swoops it up and breaks it at his coke party (no offense to yuppies).

And finally, here are the bulk of the photos. These range from simple beaker water pipes, to sandblasted green Philadelphia Eagles and black/gold Pittsburgh Steelers perculated bong. All hand blown with custom looks. It seems as though no 2 pieces are the same. Check out the variety available at Illadelph below.

Yours truly,
J.S.

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Photo Blog: A Tour of the Illadelph Glass Store & Exhibit in Los Angeles