Dichro

A dichroic glass pipe carries a thin metallic coating that reflects different colors depending on the angle and light. Turn one in your hand and the color moves with it.

Dichro Is Not Color-Change

The two get confused. Dichroic color is optical: you see it the day the pipe arrives, and it shifts as you turn the piece. Color-change, or fumed, glass starts pale and darkens as resin builds up inside.

Pieces here include the Aurora Borealis pipe, hash pipe and chillum, the Gyrosmoke Dichro Vortex, Spyrogyra, Geminis Twin, Dichro Deviant and Dichro Phantom. Prefer layered color? See inside-out pipes.

About Dichroic Glass

Why does dichroic glass change color?

A thin metallic layer reflects some wavelengths of light and lets others pass, so the color changes with the angle and light source.

Is dichroic glass the same as color-changing glass?

No. Dichro shifts with light from day one. Color-change glass darkens with use.

Why do dichro pipes cost more?

Dichroic glass is an expensive material and takes extra care to work at the torch.