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Heady glass is functional glass art made one piece at a time by a named artist. Where the word comes from, what makes a piece heady, what you are actually paying for, and how to start.

What somebody who makes glass looks at instead of the color: welds, wall thickness, whether it sits and stands, hole sizes and airflow, annealing, a signature, and the questions to ask any seller.

Toro names its pieces after how they are built. The arm counts, the perc types, the size words, and what a full model name tells you before you have seen a photo.