Beautiful pencil case decorated with a leopard - Daum brand

Daum explorers venture into the wilderness and present us with an extraordinary cat — a wild leopard. Thanks to the Leopard collection, crystal artisans delicately depict this beautiful predator in its natural habitat. Throughout the day, the majestic cat lounges on a tree branch in the savannah, observing its surroundings and guarding its territory; at night, the creature moves through the forest with fluid grace. On watch, the leopard is alert and ready to pounce on its prey.

Daum's workshop emphasizes the beauty of the leopard's rosettes, unique to each animal, and reveals a striking portrait of the animal in relief. The tonal nuances of this collection evoke the leopard's camouflage ability and harmonize perfectly with skin tones, desks, or shelves, creating a timeless atmosphere.

Daum is a high-quality artisanal craft combined with a passion for creating luxurious objects.

Discover the story

Daum, the legendary master glassmaker, who for over a century has maintained close relationships with the greatest artists of his time, giving their works a second life in crystal and color. From École de Nancy, Art Nouveau, to decorative arts, from Majorelle to Dalí, Arman, and Hilton McConnico, Daum has never missed a magical encounter between artistic creativity and modern knowledge, continually renewing the marriage of art and exceptional craftsmanship.

Few brands have collaborated with so many artists: over nearly 140 years, more than 350 exceptional autographs have created an unparalleled legacy, a unique collection of its kind.

How can we translate these works into crystal sculptures? Here is Daum's secret, a creator of extraordinary objects, a highly educated workshop, a laboratory of wonders, a designer of incomparable items.

Creation methods

The pâte de cristal technique is rare and very ancient. This technique dates back to 5000 BC (found in the tombs of pharaohs). Long forgotten, it was rediscovered by Daum in 1900 and further developed in 1968. The process is extremely delicate. Items produced by combining pieces of crystal mixed in molds feature graininess, material richness, and soft contours that cannot be achieved with blown glass.

Daum's signature, copied but never matched—the pâte de cristal—is a precious material that gives the object a sculptural dimension and continues to evolve. This crystal paste has the unique property of imparting transparency to the shapes it reproduces. The shine of this material, the intensity of colors, and subdued shades give it a distinctive character.

The pâte de cristal contains nearly 30% lead. It is made from specially prepared crystal in kilns. Several factors influence the final color: weighing of materials, mixture proportions, chemical reactions of certain minerals and metals, temperature increase, and cooling of the furnaces.

Thanks to crystal casting and the lost-wax casting method developed by Daum, reproducing the original is perfect and faithful to the artist's intent. Currently, Daum is the only crystal manufacturer in the world capable of creating this exceptional material with such precise craftsmanship. Crystal paste is a substance that has evolved over more than a century, adapting to the whims of master glassmakers' imaginations. It is through mastery and ongoing research that world-renowned masterpieces are born.