The Golden Octopus is a limited MAV Glass 18-inch beaker bong — only five made worldwide — featuring an octopus-figure bowl, a purple showerhead stem, and an ice pinch, priced at $189.
Some glass is built for volume and some is built to be one of five. The Golden Octopus is the second kind. MAV made exactly five of these, pairing a purple sleeve against golden accents and dropping a sculpted octopus into the bowl. The result photographs like a display piece and functions like a beaker you would actually reach for. Once these five are placed, that colorway is done — which is the point of a limited run.
Specs
- Height: 18 inches
- Glass: 50mm diameter by 5mm borosilicate
- Base: 130mm beaker base
- Joint: 19mm
- Stem: 5-inch purple showerhead stem, 19mm gauge to a 14mm bowl
- Bowl: 14mm octopus-figure bowl with color accents
- Cooling: ice pinch
- Edition: limited — only 5 crafted worldwide
Collectors and smokers who want a shelf piece with a serial-rarity story but no interest in a purely decorative bong they cannot use. The showerhead stem diffuses the pull, the ice pinch cools it, and the 130mm base keeps an 18-inch tube stable. It suits someone building a rotation of standout glass rather than a single daily beater — a piece you bring out when the session deserves it.
The showerhead downstem is the functional upgrade over a basic slitted stem: more holes across a wider face means finer diffusion and smaller bubbles, which is what actually smooths a hit. Add the ice pinch and you get two cooling stages before the smoke reaches you. But the real argument is scarcity done right — this is not a mass SKU with a sticker slapped on.
Five pieces, coordinated purple-and-gold color work, and a sculpted octopus bowl that doubles as the hook. When a colorway is capped at five, the piece holds its character instead of ending up on every shelf in town. At $189 it sits in collector territory, which is honest pricing for genuinely limited hand-worked glass.
Limited drops are the language the culture already speaks — sneakers, decks, vinyl, and now glass. MAV understands that a numbered run turns a bong into an object with a story, and the octopus motif fits the slightly-psychedelic, ocean-deep imagery that runs through West Coast glass art. This is the piece you explain when someone asks about it, not the one you hide when company comes over.
It is not built for the smoker who wants one cheap tube to abuse — it is built for the person who treats their glass like part of the collection, and treats a five-of-five as worth chasing.