Here's how $13,000 paperweights are made in France.
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“Well, now I’m flat broke but at least my paper won’t fly away”.
Why.. Why ...Just.. why...
(Use a phone or somethin heavy
Why spend 10K+ But do whatever ya want I'm just saying)
Because rich people want something nice to have and also grandma's gotta have that one random expensive thing@@Sans-g4g6o
May roll off your desk be careful 😝
@@Sans-g4g6o it’s bc they’re a for of art, there sure are ppl out there that appreciate the paperweights
See. There is always a silver lining.
Usually we joke about something becoming an expensive paperweight, these actually ARE
My og iPhone 😂
No they’re a waste of money
@alexandriadean2222it's a dying craft because people don't need paperweights anymore. Shoutout to anyone who can afford this but for the rest of us in the real world if I need to keep my paper from blowing away I'll just get a rock or something.
@alexandriadean2222it’s dying because we live in a digital age where paper is becoming less and less used by average people on daily basis. It’s Art at this point not a paper weight. That’s the problem here is that most people don’t care and will not care about it cause why would I waste so much money for something so little you know cause it looks cool. Not enough to justify it in my opinion but to each their own tho
@@pyrotechnic96It's a dying craft because it's a waste of money 😂 legitimately because on a day-to-day life information is more digital than it is on paper and the only people to have enough paper to get paper weights are usually companies or people that work with that much amount of paper information and I don't think they're going to spend anywhere from 3 to 13 thousand dollars on a paperweight these things are just overpriced art pieces
The tiny pieces they cut are called cane - my mom's a glassblower and it takes hrs to pull cane. They're made pretty much the same as handmade candy
But they are a lot hotter though... Hmm ... I wonder...
@@Blackbird_Singing_in_the-Night wow..... Sounds like a really magical experience! Will keep that in mind if I come into that opportunity some day... 😊
Wait… so… candy canes… glass canes… they’re almost the same technique? Idk why that’s so mind blowing…
@@Blackbird_Singing_in_the-Night sounds metal (no pun intended lmfao). thank you for sharing your experience!!
@@Blackbird_Singing_in_the-Night oh, I understand the process, I just had never thought of the two as a similar medium before lol
my toxic trait is thinking that I could easily be the 6th person who knows how to make these
Edit: wtf is wrong w these replies can yall not take a joke? 😭
More than knowing how to make them it's more about mastering the skill to make them, since glass and crystal are tricky to work with, still anyone it{s free to try and make their own version, maybe it's no going to be as intricate as these ones but after some practice and trial and error you could get a decent result
ME TOOOO LMFAO
Same bro
That's not toxic... anything can be learned
"looks generic, where's the art?"
- a participation awardee for arts and crafts in the 2nd grade.
When I was a kid, I bought a cheap glass paperweight for my dad. It was just two fish swimming in clear and blue colors. My dad still keeps it on the shelf around our family photos. It makes me so happy that years later my dad still talks about how he got it from me.
That is so sweet
Adorable
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Aw❤
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Those flowers looks like candy, reminds me of lofty pursuits
Yes the rock candies
Joseph have you ever tried those rock candies and were they nice?
They are made essentially the same way
Looks like the lollies from sticky
Tasty for the wallet
crystal actually refers to glass which has replaced its calcium content with lead, barium or other elements to increase their refractive index
Didn't know that
I was actually just wondering the difference when they said it. You saved me a Google trip.
Well spoken. Gneiss.
Crystal actually refers to an ordered atomic structure, which glass by definition is not...
@@xenmaifirebringer552look up crystal glass . There are 2 definitions. You are both independently correct . Remember that language is not as adequate as we think for singular definition, doesn’t always work like that.
noun: crystal glass
1.
a piece of a homogeneous solid substance having a natural geometrically regular form with symmetrically arranged plane faces.
"a quartz crystal"
2.
highly transparent glass with a high refractive index.
"a crystal chandelier"
It’s fascinating how glass making and handmade candy aren’t so different
Just made me realize how similar molten glass and melted sugar/candy are in texture and consistency, that people make art out of them the similar way.
My hungry ass could never...
if you want to get technical, you can make sugar into glass. since glass is a, "a non-crystalline solid formed by rapid melt quenching."
That's because sugar is also a crystal
another one: Clay and Metal. They behave the same, metal is basically just a very hard clay in it's consistency. Look up microscope view of cutting aluminum
And they're equally crunchy too
Me: Goes outside. Finds rock. "Ah yes, a fine paperweight."
😂😂😂
Seriously though. Spending that kind of money on a paper weight honestly seems wicked to me. Think how much good could be done for someone with just $4000. That could truly change someone's direction in their life. Could give them the car they've needed to get going or get their bills paid or so many other good things that would last for eternity. These paper weights and all that are going to be burned up at the end of the world. What's the point of buying such expensive items when you understand they will be destroyed, no matter how much you love them or cherish them, they will be destroyed. So why even buy it in the first place? A $4000 paperweight really gets my point across. Because a rock from the ground, for free, could be used. So why not use that and give the money you would use in the paper weight to someone in need? You know those good deeds you would do for others, those deeds do not get destroyed at the end of the world. Those good deeds actually last forever. You will have always had done that good deed. Some would say oh you are paying for the people to make the item and you five them what they need by buying the paperweight. My answer to that is why has that person invested so much into such a vain art? They should not be supported because their work is useless. Make something thats actually useful with your skills. That's like a woodworking that could make tables, chairs, a house, but all they do is make toothpicks....a waste of a talent.
My old iPad is a paper weight
It's only for rich people @@dustynbeasley6261
😂😂
I was really out here thinking “its probably not that hard” 💀 i gotta humble myself
Naaaah it’s not that hard 😏
Lmao I don’t think I could have enough patience for one thing to get done in two months
For a moment there, i thought you meant the paper weight is not that hard since its made of glass...😊
onm though
Hahah same I was like “right, glass blowing lessons here I come” 🤣🤣🤣
The perfect gift for someone who has all the money in the world but still doesn't want to help the poor.
True
Forget using them as paperweights, I'm putting it on a pedestals and labeling it "The Philosopher's Stone"
Watch out for some dude named Edward. Heard he's been looking for one
... or Sorcerer's Stone... ??🫣
"Waited 100.000 lifetimes looking for The Philosopher's Stone...and wasted my time, when I should've been looking for that holy graaaalll"
@@SG-kd8ekapparently it's both. US says Sorcerer and UK says Philosopher.
@@aleksandramakariwhy do Americans have to change every damn word😭
I can’t afford this, I’m still paying for my 10k door stopper
Hey! I also use a 10oz platinum bar as a door stopper as well 😊
10k? I literally made mine out of a pink eraser
U need to cut the uneven sides straight into a rectangle thing then cut diagonally from a corner in the right angle
@phanhoa9752 too late, I've created generational debt already
I made my door stopper in a $50,000 4 axis CNC machine and it has absolutely zero tolerances for any door I’ve used it on. And it weighs in at a nice 15-20 lbs so it doesn’t slip either. Costs around $15,000 total considering manufacturing costs and the metal alloy and carbon fiber blocks used.
😂😂
my family got ones after my great grandma died, they were given to us from her. they are so beautiful honestly
where I grew up, a paperweight usually stood for something useless and heavy.
We grew up right then😂😂😂😂😂
A rock from the backyard😄
It used to be the pencil box in school, and now it's the phone, or any random heavy stuff lying on the desk
Now they make an useless but less heavy but pretty and pretty pricy
That's exactly what they are...
It’s wild when two completely different art forms (in this case, glass art and candy making) share a similar method or style
It makes sense bc sugar can be molten like glass
My thoughts exactly, its super interesting seeing seemingly different mediums behave in the same way
Bet we can do it too with meth
Right? I thought of candy when I saw this
I mean, molten glass and malleable candy have common properties so I wouldn’t say it’s that wild
I have one of these masterpieces as it was passed down through my family... Very proud and happy to have it in my life.
Its garbage that local trift shop is full of
@@janvrabec3401 wow calling an heirloom garbage.
@janvrabec3401 Local thrift shops definitely aren't selling the $13k artisanal ones.
What is it that you appreciate about it?
I don't really have anything of value that is not functional and I don't see myself getting something expensive like that anytime soon, although would like to understand why people appreciate things like that.
@@andresdubon2608 Dude it's an heirloom. It was passed down through generations, so it holds that weight as it very old, and has many memories tied to it
I love how a saying for when a $1k piece of tech stops working is that it's "just an expensive paperweight" when these really are just expensive paperweights
Thousands of paperweights end up in our local thrift shops
😂😂😂😂
Adopt don't shop lol
That was exactly my thought, lol
Well, yeah. They're paperweights. Pointless trinkets that serve the same function as a rock.
@@Zeivusgaming Because you are POOR.
I hope they take on more apprentices to teach this technique to!
Same goes for blacksmithing. Glass blowing isn't lost, it's been abandoned. there are still people that do it, either as a craftsman/woman, or hobbiest... but they're exceedingly rare
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As a glassblower thanks for sharing! Some glass sculptures can reach prices like $60,000 pretty commonly! Glass art history and knowledge needs to be pushed more into the general public before the talent and beauty of glass art is lost in history.
Honestly 4000$ seems almost underpriced considering how long it must take
@@Alex-fc8xn yes! Just to make one millie rod can take up to a week. But not just that but some colors used can be extremely rare and hard to make, some colors require copper, sapphire or other crystals or metals, sometimes even materials such as uranium! And just like any art form if its made by an artist who is highly respected and collectible that can be the difference between a $4000 piece and $60,000!
Idk man, if your art style is making a piece of glass so expensive that less than 1% of people can afford it maybe your art style should die
@@benadrylcumberbun lol thats the dumbest comment ive ever read😂 i dont even feel the need to argue with that ima just have you think real long and hard about that one
@@benadrylcumberbun 🤡🤡🤡🤡
My toxic trait is telling me that I could manage to do this 😭
And my cat would knock it off my desk in 45 seconds
They're rather heavy since they're solid glass. Like a good 5 lbs or so. But if your cat did manage to knock it off, it would probably damage your floor that the paper weight shatter. Unless you have stone floors or something.
You know what must be done
@@0Akigahara0ive had one of mine knock off a 15lb electrical transformer off a damn table and it wasn't even close to the edge
That thing is going to tear a hole through your floor
@@Firestargyeah but centre of gravity is everything. This glass thing will be super dense and low centre of gravity plus slippery smooth surface. Much harder to knock over cos it can only be pushed in certain directions. A transformer? Lets just say a ball thrown at it can knock it over. But to do the same to this glass paperweight you need prolonged assault at the right angle by the ball
Fun fact the thin glass rods used to make the flowers are basically the glass equivalent of the same techniques used to make picture candy in sugar and confectionary work
Forbidden candy
Captain obvious reporting for duty
@@oscargr_hi captain obvious
@@oscargr_ and that somehow makes your comment necessary by what logic? I've literally done both kinds of work and the techniques are completely identical even some of the tools are the same except the temperatures that they are made to withstand
@@angelwhispers2060none of the comments on your comment were necessary so whats your point there? Even you're own comment on your comment wasnt necessary.
We can all comment useless things if we want, you're on the internet sir/maam, you're gonna have to get used to the random comments even rude ones
Business insider tells you all you need to know -- BIT DOESN’T LINK THE ARTIST OR BUSINESS, OR EVEN WRITE THEIR NAME IN THE DESCRIPTION.
Good job.
That's where the "Insider" part of their name comes in, can't reveal trade secrets... Or they just literally never thought to ask lol
It’s in the full video, I think.
They do mention the company name.xxðð Also, this is a short for a full video on we
There are 6 in the world. Can't be hard to find.
I’m almost positive this is MURANO glass from Italy
See, THIS is something that makes sense to be very expensive. Not $10,000 luxury handbags that only cost the company $57 to manufacture
After hours of intricate work put in, the glass became sentient and asks: What's my purpose. You weight paper.
Lol reminds me of Rick and morty when Rick makes a small robot whose only purpose is to pass butter and the robot gets all depressed because that's all it was made for lmao
@@stephenpena7813that’s the joke
@@theanarchonazbolinquisition thats the intelectual level of 100% of r&m viewers
@@redscar1973 in the immortal words of people who have quotes misatribbuted to them far too often: you need a really high IQ to understand R&M
@@theanarchonazbolinquisition riiiiight.
Strange paperweights like this are so expensive when our world is slowly becoming paperless.
We use more paper now than we ever did. Paper outputs are on the rise and not decline.
paper is far from going away, its just printing out from a digital computer file instead of going through the mail. That said if I had no papers ever and the money to spare I'd still buy one of these to be a table center piece. Art is art.😊
Okay, millennial
Even without paper, i think people enjoy the art
Paper is a renewable resource, it's not going anywhere.
Paperweights are mostly synonymous with something useless or have no value. But this, this is pure art and beautiful
And generally useless
@@justsomegoblinwithinternet6231as is a painting, or any other piece of art. Why bother with such a redundant statement.
@@Mrtaco5202 because it’s literally called a paperweight
@@Mrtaco5202it is useless. It has no purpose other than to look pretty. It’s like a Christmas tree. It’s useless outside of its purpose as a decoration.
Paperweights have a purpose & I know U know it. If U don't wish to use a paperweight U can use something else to put on Ur paper(s) & U most likely do.
My ass was like “I could make that in a day or two” (I definitely cant)
Imagine being so wealthy that the thing holding down the papers on your desk cost as much as a car?
Me lol I have 60k+ currently
But all that just for a paper weight. I think people forget the purpose and just make things so uselessly hard and expensive. Why not just a heavy glass stone.
@@shirishabansal5326 They are all individual pieces of unique art. I dont use them for any purpose.
They'll spend 10k on BS. At least these are hand crafted masterpieces that will last for centuries.
@@angelic_cycling5191good for you, I’m absolutely over the moon. Knowing this has made my day
Imagine using a $13,000 piece of art to actually hold down papers with
These aren't just real paperweights, they're beautiful pieces of art
Overpriced pieces of glass
Lol
@@samdilophosaur9787for those who don't see the Effort and talent of an Artist.
@@infinitebeing1119 ain’t worth 13,000 dollars
@@flaringspark6169 I don’t need to make one, I can use something less expensive for the same function. You’re welcome to use 13000 dollars of your own money on a paperweight, but I will gladly save my money
This is actually pretty I would buy this
You are not paying for the glass, you are paying for the talent that created such beautiful treasures.
you are paying because you want to tell your great grandchildren a story about the biggest waste of money you have ever pay for.
Congrats you figured out capitalism.
@@anthonyJones-ll4ei huge collections of mass produced sports merch sound like a bigger waste of money to me but that's PERSONAL PREFERENCE. Don't like, don't buy, and don't berate others for wanting it
@@n.c.pictures Buying sports clothes is not a waste of money, but buying things with no other purpose except for you to look at them is a waste of money because you could literally just look at pictures of it online.
@@anthonyJones-ll4ei MERCH. Not clothes, MERCH. I'm talking trinkets, cutlery, plushies, small car toys, small balls, baby bottles, calendars, synthetic scarfs that just sit in a glass cabinet and collect dust. And yes, I'm talking from experience because my mother is OBSESSED to an unhealthy degree with a specific football/soccer team
$13K is crazy, but made more sense than LV bags
more justifiable
Both require very skilled handwork that takes a long time
It makes far less sense. Handbags are useful in that they hold your items while you are away from your home.
@@ZazsuranI mean the handbags are mass produced in factories (at least I assume they are), these are handcrafted pieces of art with a lot of care in the process
@@youre764you assume incorrectly
Imagine someone telling you they got you a $13k gift and you're all jacked for a 4 wheeler or an all inclusive trip to Hawaii and they hand you a piece of glass.
I'd be thrilled, and then check for a receipt.
I mean the glass looks beautiful and its art. people put a lot of time into it, and as an artist, i respect it.
@@pinnkcl0uds yeah but i would definitely prefer many other things for this price than a piece of cool glass
@@NihongoWakannaiAnyone who can afford something like this can 100% afford the other things you'd want more at similar prices, too. It'd be like throwing around pocket change, for them. Nobody is picking this over something else, they're just buying all of them. That's pretty much how most insanely expensive luxuries work.
I’d still be thrilled. Especially if I can sell it at that price.
Finally, something beautiful worth the thousands it costs. I just hope the artisans are paid that money and not some third party while the artisan is given pennies
AS A POOR PERSON I CAN CONFIRM I WOULD NEVER BUY THAT 😂🎉
Ebay.
I would 😂 I love art and I'm into it
As a poor person i can confirm that i can afford multiple of those in next 10 years
But because of the internet, we can admire its beauty for just a few cents!
Even if I was rich I wouldn’t buy it lol.
I have this life hack where I just use my stapler as a paper weight. you're welcome for the $13k advice.
Hahaha nice!!
Where's my stapler?
you must be a really rich man to buy a $13 stapler for paper weight! my stapler costs less than $1!
@@marutanraylearn comprehension skill. It will be useful to you than a stapler
@@chantal_lea'learn grammar skill you pleb'
Purpose aside, these are really beautiful glasswork pieces.
Sadly, they'll have to keep these expensive paperweights... If they could make it less expensive and more reasonable price they might make some money... It's like the Renaissance Artists trying to sale their art for an outrageous price. I know it's time consuming and everything, but if you want that much for it you'll be waiting for an eternity for poor people to buy it and rich people may or may not buy it. 🤷♀️
remember art is a luxury yall. yall paying for the expertise and the time it takes to make these. absolutely stunning
Used car > heavy object
The kind of people who put down $12,000 for a literal paperweight would never buy a used car.
@@redcv6706They probably wouldn’t buy off the assembly line either. Maybe only custom made.
Yeah the people buying these are not strapped for cash. I don't see the average person being able to buy these
@@XxXsoapXxXyep a paperweight is of no value to me but im not going to argue the price either. if it takes up to 2 months to make some of these. thats 320h of work alone(assuming theyre working 40h weeks). then add the material costs on top of that and the fact that they have to make a profit. i think the price is fair but im just not the target buyer. alot of people in this comment section seem to find this concept hard to grasp XD
its expensive because its handmade. if there was a way to produce these in a factory and churn out 1000s a day they would be cheap thats why factories are so prevelant because they are way more profitable. but a factory produced thing is less desirable for rich collectors
The ancient technique of "This paperweight costs about as much as your car"
and becomes instantly worthless once you bought it. These paperweights end up at thriftshops in the thousands, because they serve no purpose what so ever. Hell even the really fancy expensive once get auctioned off for less than 100 dollars, most of them for less than 20 bucks.
More, I have a 99 mustang with loads of performance parts for the engine, steering, transmission, cooling system, brakes, suspension, new computer, and engine was brand new with 0 miles when I ordered it. I could supercharge the dang car and the total cost of the whole car with all that would still most likely be just under 13k lol
@@scubasteve7850 Holy sh*t 💀
I use magnets
I’m Italian, “mille fiori” was so on point 👌🏻
953 likes, no replies? lemme fix that. I KNOW RIGHT??
1k likes and only one reply? Lemme fix that. I’m not Italian but it was for sure ON point!
I have some beautiful vintage Murano Millefiori jewelry.
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This was such a great video! I love your style of presentation, very understated and well put together, it reminded me a bit of a college lecture, in a good way!
Some people really don't want their money.
But refuse to give it to someone to change their life... smh
You do realize that talent costs money? Artists need to eat? We aren't machines that can mass produce an item quickly. If you want something well made and unique and completely custom you need to pay a lot for it. It's not a copy paste project.
@@kittysoftpaws3677 I don't think they are trying to downplay artists, I think they are just poking fun at someone who would spend $13k on a paperweight.
@@kittysoftpaws3677yes but we literally don't need them
@@Xtasticyou do tho lol, artists are responsible for a bunch of stuff you use daily
Imagine doing all of that and then someone drops it on the floor shattering it to pieces.
Seinfeld statue.
Probably wouldn't break that easily. More likely to break bones in your foot when it lands on it
It happens.
'So then we used the pieces as the base for these other weights.'
Those suckers are heavy and are more likely to damage your floor
My Daddy got my Mom a paperweight for every special occasion. I continued that tradition after he passed. Inheriting my Mom’s collection recently has been so bittersweet.
Are you okay? /genq
@@SunscreenSmoocher thanks so much, I’m doing alright. It’s been quite the task but I’m holding on tight.
That's pretty sad.
I’m sorry to hear about your mom:( did he get paperweights from this company?
What I do is look at cherished possessions of a loved one who's departed and think of the happiness around it. I am sure you have an amazing collection that has so many happy moments captured when it was bought, given, received, and displayed. God bless!❤
You know what makes a great paperweight? A rock. And it's free.
Exactly what i commented a few seconds ago before reading your comment
You can paint it and put stickers on it😌
That is very true, but in this case I think it's a beautiful display of art and amazing craftsmanship, and a tradition that's been passed down through the years. (I myself am not one who's willing to spend so much money on a fricking paperweight, but some people apparently are, and I guess it's good these crafters get paid for their labour)
@@AntjedePantjeit’s aight
i think that's more a name than a use for its purpose. like when someone says "computer hacking" they're not litterally hacking a computer to pieces with a butchers knife.
That soundtrack ate 😍
It’s always interesting learning about the things that those in the know would pay thousands of dollars for. It’s impressive how much work goes into creating these paperweights, and they’re gorgeous. But as an outsider, who wouldn’t have known about the labor and the history until seconds ago, I could never imagine spending more than $10 on a paperweight.
How many of us now after this short will keep an eye out for 13k Millefiori paperweights sold for $5 at Sunday markets tho 😊 👋 😂
@@theunveileressreginaecaeli5772 Oh my god, yes! Can totally imagine someone dumping grandma’s paperweight at Goodwill with no idea that it was worth more than their rent? 🤣
It’s a useless, outdated product.
@@keilin664tbh it's a bragging piece or a gift (which also kinda makes it a bragging piece)
The utility as an actual paperweight isn't that high, but it's a good art piece for people with a lot of money.
@@keilin664items like this are often used to symbolize honor and given as a gift to someone you hold in revernce. Such as with the Orientals watermelon gifts, and many more.. Is honor and respect outdated? It is fine art, and art will likely never be "outdated"
I want to eat those pieces
your teeth would crack
Ikr they look just like hard candy art
Forbidden rock candy
The chaos you could cause at a stick of rock sweet shop.
If you're rich and you have nothing else to spend your money on by all means buy a $13,000 blob of glass
Who said 90,000? It’s expensive but not that
Plenty of starving children out there.
@@M3Busssin to someone who’s perpetually broke it doesn’t matter if it’s 13k or 90k. It’s still inaccessible.
You could say that for any piece of art. The Mona Lisa is just lots of blobs of paint on a canvas
The final product was ugly. For 13k??
i love your content!! it's so beautiful!
Handful of sand: $0,05
Handful of sand, but melted: $13,000
Handful of sand, but melted and made yourself in a maker space: $40
Calling it crystal is dishonest. It's glass.
You use "." for both decimals and thousands? That's the highest form of idiocy.
@@findit6333crystal is a type of glass no?
@@findit6333❤
Millefiori is an Italian glassmaking technique. You can kind millefiori beads in most craft stores in the beads section.
Ok I wouldn't pay that much for a paperweight. However I can 100% acknowledge the amount of time and effort it takes to make these BEAUTIFUL STUNNING creations! Absolutely amazing!
Beautiful stunning creations are expensive!
Soooo, you'd pass up a piece because somone said its an egg from Russia? Those atr 1000s of $$$$! Art work isnt less valuable because of a "name" its the art work that takes a certain skill to create! I have a fabulous "paperweight" by another glass blower artist and it fascinates me everytime I look at it. Stunning! I wish it was signed by the artist!
@@patslouka915First of all I didn't say anything about it being from Russia. That made no difference in my opinion. I wouldn't pay that much for a paperweight for three reasons. I don't have that much money to just buy a paperweight with, I have no use for paperweights, and I love in a car so it would be pretty dangerous for me to have a paperweight like those.
@@DejaVuSept11 Fair. I just said that cause I have no use for a paperweight nor do I have the money to pay that much.
@@daniellemacdonald49 I was refering to "RussianEggs" which are just another example of art work named something simple, yet a beautiful. There doesnt need to have a function to be a collectable. If you dont choose to buy one cus you dont have the money thats different. Neither do I nor a lot of others. But the piece is beautiful. I was given that "paper wieght" blown work by a friend. Not only a beautiful piece of art work but sentimental cus of who gave it. My point is its not just a paperweight. Its much more. If you dont care for the way it looks then thats just it. Art work is an investment that increases in value ( or ought to). It doesnt need to have a function. If I were to ever buy one of these it'd certainly would be for display only. Rocks work well for functional pprwts. Not a 5 or 6 figure (as in thousands of $) piece that could be damaged by use.
i see these in tj maxx for $14.99 😂
People don't buy them to hold their paper down, they buy them because it's a piece of art. You guys need to realize that art isn't a necessity, and what you think of it doesn't take away from the time and effort put into it.
Okay then make an artistic glass piece instead of marketing it as a paperweight
Art is a cornerstone of human culture. Pieces are unique, one of a kind. They will be expensive, but no one said you have to buy one. There's nothing wrong with appreciating human creativity.
@@CaligulatheEmperor why not have it be both. It's advertised as a beautiful and artful paperweight. People know
Art actually is a necessity. Pretty things help our minds go into rest and digest. Our mental health needs beauty. Bad architecture = poor mental health.
@@CaligulatheEmperor practical things should be beautiful.
There’s a Venetian museum in Otaru in Northern Japan. There was a room full of these beautiful paperweights. Amazing collections. I had no idea they cost so much
I always enjoyed my grandmother's paper weights as a child. I remember some having small like flowers in them them . T them.
You aren't smelling burnt toast are you? (kidding)
check if one side of your face is drooping mate
Them them them, them them? 😂
bro are you ok?
I appreciate outstanding artistry and beauty. But…I’ll stick with my rock.
It looks beautiful there is no way I would pay that price
There are people who have more money than they know what to do with. $14,000 is a $1. My cousin got married last year to a woman whose mom is a billionaire & wife is billionaire as she is an only child. The family has been in NYC real estate about a hundred years. The wedding was held on a huge property they own so that was free & they still managed to spend about 3million on the wedding not paying for an event location. There were numerous huge flower arrangements- some bigger than an SVU- done by famous florist that cost up to 50k for ONE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT. They are allegedly liberal rich people but there is no such thing in my opinion. 50k could change the trajectory of a persons life. It could be the difference of a person struggling & living near poverty their entire life to achieving a comfortable life (as long as the money is spent though fully). A private student loan of $50k cost nearly $150k after interest. If the 50k was used to pay one paying student debt off it would be like giving them $150k. Not to mention one less bill to pay which is one lesss thing to worry about this less stress & allows money to be saved which is a comfort to have a money if you need it
no one asked due ur talking too much@@k.anderson5039
@@k.anderson5039 doesnt make it any less stupid a purchase and waste of money
@@k.anderson5039 That's crazy but nobody asked for your cousin's life story.
@@N..P..lol,,no wonder you still picking crumbs cuz instead of getting motivated you envied instead 😂
Its so bittersweet and sad to keep making such beautiful work into something you know people don’t want. There are many ways to use millefiori that are still relevant and appreciated
@@SpeedBouquine the number of artists creating them is dwindling for a reason. If there is demand this doesn’t happen
I want one lol they're pretty as hell. If I was an aristocratic french person these would be the perfect rare trinket to collect
It's not that people don't want them. At least 90% of people can't afford a $4000+ paperweight.
I love my paper weight. For sure I couldn't spend so much on it, but I appreciate the video. 😊😊
I want it the problem lies when you can't afford it... :(
Now I need to keep paperweight on my laptop to prevent my PDF from flying away.
Am buying this
No they don't. Literally one person on the planet is buying these lmao. These are $4
I love learning about art from different countries. Glass makers are so talented!
Murano!
way more than just 5 artists know how to do this. I took a glass blowing class at Tennessee Tech and all of the instructors know how to make these. One had made one where those little bits of glass were all tiny bees. it was insanely intricate.
I remember growing looking at these because my mother used to collect them. Of course they weren't as expensive back then but still my mother saved here an there and each 4 or 5 years would add another to her collection. She immigrated to the US from the UK by herself at 16. To me the thousand flowers represent all the kindness and sacrifices she made for her children and family beautifully arranged and encapsulated in glass to be a constant reminder.
What a lame comments
this was lovely, thank you for sharing !!
@@janvrabec3401What a lame life, I'm sorry you need to find comfort in irrelevant answers.
Wondering if it's possible to make a jewelry try with this technique
I'd take a rock 🪨 from outside, tell my kid to paint it and call it day😅. Now that memory will be priceless and at the end of the day it's also a decor/paperweight with a meaningful value too.
And if the kids knock it off the desk and part of it breaks, you can just laugh it off!
I bought this gorgeous seaside themed glass paperweight at the boardwalk in point pleasant beach, NJ. It’s so beautiful. And it costs only $25. I still don’t get how low the price was.
Because most art is more valuable to the creator than it actually holds lmao
@@codyneitte9801not necessarily, certain art is valued over other art for various reasons by certain people. It’s about opinion all around in this world 😅
It probably wasn't handmade
Hey! I was going to go there this summer but didnt have time.... :( glad you got to go hope I can buy one next time I visit!
@kuritheking Like i said. It holds no value. Like diamonds. Its a scam to manipulate the "ooh shiny" part of our monkey brains.
I once got one at a thrift store kinda like that and gave it to a teacher who used it a lot. It was definitely a handmade one but I only got it for $10. I saw it and immediately thought my teacher at the time would like it so I asked my mom if she could buy it so I can give it to a teacher. She did and from what I know the teacher still has it.
That is such a thoughtful gift much more useful than a "A+ teacher" mug, I'm sure your teacher has cherished it.
$10 for a used paperweight is a lot
@@ilovemusic2543for a handmade one that likely cost much more when it was initially bought though? Not really
@@brendanboomhour7606 you don't know it was handmade bc it was just someone's trash like I said too much for something used at a
Thrift store, they ar supposed to be for people who can't afford new things but anyone could buy a paper weight for cheaper than that new.
@@ilovemusic2543machines can only make so much with glass. Depending on the intricacy of the paper weight you’d definitely be able to tell whether it was hand made or not.
Goverment employee: I will take your entire stock!!(sweats profusely)
Millefiori is always so beautiful! It means "thousand flowers" and is one of the more popular murano methods.
I, too, watched the video
@MadonnaWayneGaceyur so weird get therapy
@MadonnaWayneGacey figures. you people take a while to catch up with the real world. you’ll get there hun 🤞🏻
These are GORGEOUS! I’ve never been much of one for “paperweights” in general, but these are pieces of ART, and not just some desk piece.
Ich dachte zunächst, es ist eine Süßigkeit.🍬🍭
Denn genau auf diese Art und Weise werden Bonbonʼs🍬🍬🍬 hergestellt.
(Die Stäbe, die die Bütenmotive haben.)🌸💮🏵️🌺🌼
Überhaupt,die Arbeitsabläufe/-Schritte sind so identisch!
Es entstehen dann wunderbare Kunstwerke! Ob aus Zucker oder aus Glas! Herrlich!👍🏻🥰😘
Ich habe solche Videos (Glaskunst und Süßwarenherstellung) im Mobiltelefon gesehen.
Only five people know how to make them like this!? 😨 I hope that more people can be taught how to make them in the future so that this beautiful style of paper weight doesn’t die out someday 🙏🏼
bruh. it has the same function as a rock on the ground
@@Tr4sh_can34 That’s not really the point though, these one’s are beautiful pieces of art that are apparently quite difficult to make and there are not many people left who know how to make them. In this case it’s more about the appearance of the item rather than the actual use of it!
@@Tr4sh_can34 yes, and a blank canvas has the same function as a painting. No one is buying these just to hold papers in place, it’s art. People buy them for their looks and the appreciation for the skill it takes to make them
They have to keep the amount of people who know how to do this low to create artificial scarcity and make the price higher.
@@shiruvuiaanimak1485 You’re right, but even so it just makes me sad that there are so few people that know how to make them now ):
I have some millefiore beads. They're so intricate and detailed when you really look at them.
Imagine you drop this off of your desk and it just shatters
well, if that happens, you clearly got swindled
AAAAAAAAAND this is why we need to bring back the "national razor" (TH-cam wont let me say the G word apparently)
If you have money to spend 13K on a *checks paper* PAPER WEIGHT!??!! You need to have your assests redistributed by force
I would never buy one, but I can understand why this would be so desirable. Exquisite craftsmanship and a piece of art that you can actually hold and interact with unlike a lot of other art forms.
Now I know why the Chicago Art Institute has an entire room with them
Fun fact: if it has any defects, like cracks, the price drops significantly.
That's how I got mine for only 100$.
The defect isn't that bad , but the saved money are huge
There are some badass people who just have a deactivated grenade as a paperweight.
Wow so bad ass, a deactivated grenade, awesome so cool, epic, rarified, legendary, Chinese, iconic and sweet/rad.
@@blkbeltmageyea pretty cool
I see why it’s so expensive. It’s beautiful. And as an artist, I must say… I still wouldn’t buy it. DONT GET ME WRONG. IT’S A PIECE OF ART, but if I need a paperweight, I’ll go outside, grab a rock, paint it brown and stick some googly eyes on it, and BOOM. Rock friend and a paperweight in one
they’re called paper weights, but it’s intricate glass art too!
Yeah I also saw the video
you probably didnt understand the phrase 'paper weight' includes the understanding of art put into it by glass blowing nerds.
This is an unbelievable ancient art. The first time I saw this was at the British History Museum. The example was date B.C. So that makes it more than 2,023. I have massive respect for these artists.
@@notfiveoI'm from Venice where they do something similar, it takes lots of swear words
Damn over 2000 years and they're still ugly?
It is absolutely INSANE to me how these tiny pieces of glass have even tinier pieces of glass stars and circles and dots and flowers in them, like the detail is just crazy. I know that they all start out much bigger and then get so tiny by being stretched so much, but it is still amazing how these pieces that are the thickness of a pencil, have tiny, intricate shapes the size of pencil lead in them. Just insanely beautiful. 🔮⭐☀️💮💎🏵🍭🌈🌸❄🌼🌟🔥💠
They make *even smaller* ones too. If you ever go to Venice, you can buy a ladies’ wristwatch for not a lot of Euros. It has a round of those tiny tiny Millefiore “candies” around the watch face. (Each “candy” is 3-4mm almost-square. The whole watch face is only ~24mm across). It’s one of my favourite travel souvenirs ❤
@@HRHDMKYTI love that!
Looks up the artist Paul Stankard !! His work is some of the best in the world and he’s still alive and making art !!! His work is absolutely amazingly intricate and detailed !!! You won’t regret even photos of his work is astonishingly breathtaking
It's really not that crazy.
forbidden glass candy cane
My paper can fly away that’s fine I’m not paying 4k 😂
just use a rock like a real man
Can of beans
@@Emilia-seakemp open or closed?
Frfr
I've seen better lookin glass pipes... cost a lot less too... the function is also MUCH BETTER😅
1) Those are very beautiful.
2) You can keep them.
lol, ditto that!
Seriously. While I admire the work and artistry of these… I just can’t justify spending thousands on a goddamn paperweight, even if I was wealthy 🫤
In 2003 I took a seminar with Paul Stankard. A world renowed paperweight artist. The topic was on the difference be art & craft. Layer that year, my school had a glass conference w guest Italian master flameworker Ceasre Toffilo. After the conference, a bunch of blowers were all kickinh it just blowing glass. All of a sudden Mr. Stankard walked into the shop w Mr. Toffilo. He didnt speak any english, but he gave the shop creator a thumbs up. We all just looked at eachother w jaws dropped. I have 1 photo of this moment that ill never forget as long as i live. A truely surreal & unforgetable experience of a lifetime.
😊
Qwc
Sounds very insignificant
@@Goofyahhhhs wow, rude much... 🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
@@Goofyahhhhsthat’s how you know it actually happened unlike the shit that comes out your mouth
Meanwhile... People are starving, dont have a home, and are dying.
Enjoy your material possessions, I hope they make you happy.
I am fascinated at glass blowing and the artistry of it all
I always have been. As a kid i collected a few glass animals. The county fair always had people selling glass things. Sometimes they would be doing glass blowing demonstrations
People don't seem to have any appreciation for arts in these comments. Yes, it's expensive, but the work put into this is tremendous and tedious. All those tiny crystal flowers? Probably took weeks just to make those
There are artisans in the US that teach glass blowing too, it’s a beautiful art form
You should try lampworking, glass work on a small scale. It's a joy as a hobby, and there are lampworkers who happily show others how to melt glass. I often gave others the opportunity while I was still physically able to do so.
Me too.
As a kid, i was so fascinated by these paper weights which looked like huge marbles with little figures like flowers & patterns inside them. It almost felt to me like a whole different world inside a round glass. I used to spend hours just looking and observing the patterns inside them.❤
I used to love collecting marbles when I was younger. In the town I grew up in I’d find them pretty much everywhere, I remember my grandmother gave me one of her old boxes to store them in and I would sit there for hours on end just shaking the box, picking one out and stare at them 😂
I use additional papers to act as paper weights. Some of my stacks are three feet tall, with two feet of paper weights.
but what weighs down the paper paper weights...
@@boots1622fan A sheet of extra heavy card stock printer paper with three letters printed on it, IRS. Even the wind is afraid to touch it.
how much paper do you have????
The craft is absolutely beautiful.
But anyone spending that much money on a literal paperweight should go to jail.
There's so many amazing handmade paperweights these arent nearly as mesmerizing as some ive seen that have sold for between $30 and $300
That's what I'm sayin!
You're so right
Care to share? I'd love to see some.