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Curated by the Angies Boutique heady buyers. Sourced direct from Adam Whobrey (HOOBS) — a longtime friend of the shop.
HOOBS is Adam Whobrey, a Southern California hand-blown functional-glass artist who has been flameworking borosilicate since 2001. In 2009 he sculpted the first-ever glass sneaker — a landmark piece that put him on the map internationally and reshaped what was thought possible in functional glass. Two decades later he's still pushing the medium: hot rods, rat fink figures, Sealife, Chess, Pop Culture, and one-off showpieces including the Nike Air Yeezy 2, the Porsche 356 Speedster, and Nintendo-referenced bubblers and bowls. Angies Boutique has carried HOOBS pieces for years, sourced directly from Adam.
HOOBS is the working name of Adam Whobrey, a Southern California hand-blown glass artist mainly self-taught in flameworking since 2001. Over 20+ years of practice he has developed a reputation for intricate assemblies with precision linework and elaborate internal structures that maintain perfect symmetry and full function — heady glass that is technically demanding, aesthetically distinct, and instantly recognizable as his.
HOOBS's breakthrough came in 2009 when he created the first glass sneaker ever produced — a technically ambitious sculpted-shoe piece that gained him worldwide recognition and put functional glass sneakers on the map as a category. Sixteen years later, the Nike Air Yeezy 2 pair carried at Angies Boutique is a direct continuation of that lineage: HOOBS returning to the format that made him famous, executed with two decades more skill.
He has held art exhibits throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, has taught in each of those regions, and has been featured in glass and non-glass publications alike. His work is now collected internationally by museum-grade collectors, musicians, and businessmen. HOOBS is a longtime friend of Angies Boutique, and we source his pieces directly from him.
HOOBS is known for pop-culture reference pieces rendered as functional glass — his work occupies the intersection of sculpted realism, functional utility, and cultural iconography. His body of work is organized around named themed series that fans and collectors follow release-to-release.
The category HOOBS effectively invented. Since the 2009 first-ever glass sneaker, HOOBS has continued to sculpt iconic sneakers in borosilicate glass. The Nike Air Yeezy 2 pair carried at Angies Boutique — Left Shoe and Right Shoe, sold separately — is a UV-reactive glass recreation of Kanye's Yeezy 2 that captures every silhouette detail of the source sneaker. Functional, but bought and shown as art.
Hot rods, rat fink-style figures, and full-vehicle sculpted pipes. The Angies Boutique flagship in this series is the Porsche 356 Speedster Pipe — a full sculpted glass recreation of the classic Porsche, functional as a hand pipe. This is the top of the HOOBS Cars canon and one of the most ambitious pieces in the entire shop.
Nintendo characters, video-game references, and pop-culture icons. Angies Boutique carries the HOOBS Piranha Plant Bubbler (Green) — a Super Mario Piranha Plant rendered as a functional water pipe — and the 14mm Female Bowls in Yoshi Egg, Blue Mushroom, and Green Mushroom. These are the accessible entry points into HOOBS's Pop Culture work.
Two additional themed series in HOOBS's broader catalog beyond what we carry — worth following @hoobsglass for. Sealife brings marine-life reference pieces; Chess draws from the classic game's iconography. Availability rotates through his direct-drop channels and select shops.
HOOBS collaborates with other top-tier artists. Angies Boutique carries the Hoobs x Sagan Moonrise Bonsai Bubbler, a collaboration piece with fellow artist Sagan. Collab pieces are among the rarest work in his catalog since they require both artists' calendars to align.
The Molten Art Classic is HOOBS's own annual event — a Southern California gathering that has become the largest collaborative borosilicate glass event in the world. Top glass artists convene and work together to create ambitious functional sculptures over the course of the event. Past Molten Art Classic collaborative pieces include the Space Station, the Ghostbusters Ecto 1, and The Shipwreck — each an oversized functional glass sculpture involving multiple artists.
The Molten Art Classic is the kind of career achievement that anchors HOOBS as a maker who not only produces exceptional work but also builds infrastructure for the entire community. It matters to collectors because it signals that Adam sits at the center of the contemporary borosilicate scene, not at the edge of it.
The HOOBS pieces on this page rotate as inventory sells and new work drops. Current in-stock work spans four price and complexity tiers, all sourced directly from Adam.
The Angies Boutique flagship tier. The Porsche 356 Speedster Pipe ($11,999) is the hero — a full sculpted glass Porsche, functional as a hand pipe, at the top of HOOBS's Cars series. The Nike Air Yeezy 2 pair ($5,249 each — Left Shoe and Right Shoe sold separately) continues the Sneaker series HOOBS founded in 2009.
The Hoobs x Sagan Moonrise Bonsai Bubbler — a limited collaboration bubbler with fellow artist Sagan.
The Piranha Plant Bubbler in Green — a Super Mario Piranha Plant rendered as a functional water pipe. Mid-tier hero from HOOBS's Pop Culture series.
The 14mm Female Bowls in Yoshi Egg ($119), Green Mushroom ($149), and Blue Mushroom ($149) — the entry point into owning authentic HOOBS work. Nintendo-referenced sculpted glass bowls that fit standard 14mm female-joint bongs and dab rigs. Fully functional and priced to actually use.
Yes. Angies Boutique sources every HOOBS piece directly from Adam Whobrey. HOOBS is a longtime friend of the shop, and we do not buy his work through third-party resellers, secondary markets, or auction sites. Every piece has been in Adam's hands and then in ours before reaching yours. Fake and knockoff heady glass is a documented problem in the category — especially at the price points HOOBS commands — so direct-from-artist provenance is the only reliable authenticity path.
Because HOOBS pieces are one-of-one and small-run, the photograph on each product listing is of the exact piece in stock. The piece you see is the piece that ships.
| Tier | Price range | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Entry — 14mm bowls | $119 – $149 | Yoshi Egg ($119), Green Mushroom ($149), Blue Mushroom ($149). Nintendo-referenced sculpted glass, functional, fits standard 14mm bongs and rigs. |
| Character bubblers | $799 | Piranha Plant Bubbler (Green). Full functional water pipe in the Pop Culture series. |
| Collaboration pieces | $4,000+ | Hoobs x Sagan Moonrise Bonsai Bubbler ($4,399). Collab work with other top artists. |
| Sculpted showpieces | $5,000 – $12,000 | Nike Air Yeezy 2 shoes ($5,249 each), Porsche 356 Speedster Pipe ($11,999). Flagship tier from the Sneaker and Cars series. |
Prices on Adam's direct drops from his own site and at auction range higher and lower than what we carry — Angies Boutique represents a curated slice of his catalog, not the full spectrum.
For an entry-level authentic HOOBS piece, start with a Yoshi Egg Bowl ($119), Blue Mushroom Bowl, or Green Mushroom Bowl ($149). All three are unmistakably HOOBS in style, functional, and drop straight into any standard 14mm female-joint bong or dab rig.
For a full functional HOOBS bubbler, the Piranha Plant Bubbler (Green) at $799 is the mid-tier hero and the most complete introduction to what HOOBS does with the Pop Culture series.
For the collector's showpiece, the Porsche 356 Speedster Pipe is the flagship — the top of HOOBS's Cars series and one of the most ambitious pieces in the entire Angies Boutique catalog. For the Sneaker series, the Nike Air Yeezy 2 Left Shoe and Right Shoe continue the 2009 first-glass-sneaker breakthrough.
HOOBS sits inside a broader heady-glass tier at Angies Boutique that includes one-of-one hand-blown work from Ben Wilson, Andy Roth, Chadd Lacy, Annealed Innovations, Mothership, Elbo, and others. If you collect HOOBS specifically for the pop-culture reference style, Empire Glassworks is the closest related studio for character and themed glass at production-tier prices. For sculpted functional work at the heady tier, browse the broader Heady Glass collection.
HOOBS pieces are one-of-one and small-run — once a piece is sold, it is not reproduced, and the specific piece pictured is the one that ships. Sculpted showpieces (Porsche 356, Yeezy 2) are collector-first work: functional, but many owners display rather than use. Bowls fit standard 14mm female joints — verify your bong or rig's joint size and gender before ordering. All HOOBS pieces sold at Angies Boutique are authentic and sourced directly from Adam; if you see HOOBS work at another shop or on a secondary market, ask for direct-artist provenance before buying.
Angies Boutique · 838 N Broadway, Los Angeles, CA 90012 · (213) 680-0080 · Open daily 11am–7pm PST · Established 1990 · Longtime friend of Adam Whobrey (HOOBS), sourced direct from the artist · Walk-in shopping or ships within California in 2 business days.
