Dating back to 5000 bc is a ancient glassmaking technique Pate de cristal. In 1900 Daum rediscovered this technique then further developed it in 1968. This process that Daum has developed ensures that each piece will be a perfect copy of the original, just as the artist intends. Daum is the only crystal maker in the world able to produce this material so perfectly, continuing to produce some of the world's most breathtaking fine collectibles. With works designed by or fashioned by famous artists world-wide such as Salvador Dali, Paloma Picasso, Dan Dailey, Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne, and Arman.