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Ari Rom has been producing glass you can smoke out of for nearly 20 years, but for the last eight, Bluegrass Glass’s signature lamp design has been one of the most popular in the dab scene.
Rom’s skill set comes from his time working in scientific glass. After getting off probation for having some weed at a concert, he was able to get his foot in the door after college. He called probation a low point in his life. While it was stressful, many of the doors that opened after his probation allowed him to do what he wants right now. One of the major things that sparked his current art was seeing a hash distillation system made by his friend.
“I remember my buddy who was from South Jersey, Seth, he showed me his crazy, 5-foot-tall hash distillation system that he made,” Rom said. “He told me about the college, and it kind