Ars Cenedese
Masters of that time, Gino Cenedese founded his glassworks in 1946 together with the great Masters Alfredo Barbini , Gino Fort , Angelo Tosi and Pietro Scaramal. In 1949 Gino Cenedese remained the sole owner due to the departure of the members. Under his guidance, the factory soon gained international...
V. Nason & C.
Founded in the thirties by Vincenzo Nason, heir of one of the most ancient families of Murano, the glassworks has established itself in the period of greatest artistic splendor of the island with a brand that became well known in Italy and also abroad. The company, on a surface of...
Berengo Studio 1989
Berengo Studio was founded in 1989 by Adriano Berengo. Since its inception, its goal has been to introduce international contemporary artists to the world of glass so that they can work with master glassmakers to translate their art into the three-dimensional language of glass paste. The artists who work with...
Glass Art Society - GAS
Glass Art Society is a non-profit, international organization. The mission of GAS is to encourage excellence, to advance education, to promote the appreciation and development of the glass arts, and to support the worldwide community of artists who work with glass. Official Website
Scuola Abate Zanetti
Founded in 1862 by the religious Vincenzo Zanetti , the Scuola Abate Zanetti is today the only official institute for learning Murano glass art. It can boast the collaboration of all the most recognized artists and numerous designers who have intervened over time to bring innovation and value to the...
Stazione Sperimentale del Vetro
Each furnace has its jealously guarded secrets. In addition to the manufacturing processes, the companies also carefully store the recipes for composing the glass mixtures. The Stazione Sperimentale was born after the war (in 1956 and since 2000 scientific laboratories also in Marghera) The station was established at the same...
Nicola Moretti Murano
The Nicola Moretti Murano company was founded in 2013 by the brothers Alberto and Nicola Moretti. It started in the second half of the nineteenth century, when Vincenzo Moretti specialized in the production of “mille fiori” glass, also called “murrini” glass, following the ancient roman technique of the glass –...
Peace of glass
The firm “Peace of glass” was born in London in 2010, a project by the glass fusing artist and painter Roberta De Caro , born in Milan and of Apulian origins. Although this is a relatively new project, it has already met with success and interest, so much so that...
Venini & C.
Fratelli Pagnin
The furnace was opened by Alvise in 1987. Over the following decades, with the collaboration of his sons Massimiliano and Gianluca and of the master Vittorio Ferro, very prestigious pieces came out of their furnaces designed by famous artists such as Toni Zuccheri , Fulvio Bianconi , Dino Martens ,...
Arnoldo Toso
Arnoldo (1939-2017) was a charismatic figure and the last direct heir to a piece of Murano history, the Fratelli Toso glassworks founded in 1854. He belonged to the "Cangioro" branch of the Toso family, a nickname given around the 1600s to those who worked precious metals. Arnoldo had joined the...
Tony Cragg
Cragg ⟨kräġ⟩, Tony (owner Anthony). British sculptor (b.Liverpool 1949). After working as a technician in a biochemistry laboratory (1966-68), Cragg began his artistic training, which ended at the Royal college of art in London (1973-77). After moving to Germany, from 1978 he taught at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf (from 1988...
Isidoro Seguso
Born in 1858 Died in 1897. Master glassblower at Francesco e Figlio's firm (at present Barovier & Toso), he was celebrated by Gabriele D'Annunzio in the novel "Il fuoco", published in 1900. He is the cousin of the equally famous Giovanni Seguso, known as Nane Patare.
Venice Glass Week 2019
The third edition of The Venice Glass Week started on the evening of Friday 6 September 2019 in Campo Santo Stefano in Venice, with the inauguration of the second edition of The Venice Glass Week HUB. An event that the Veneto Region has officially recognized in 2018 and reconfirmed in...
The Venice Glass Week HUB 2019
The Venice Glass Week HUB hosted a series of installations in the two venues of the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti at Palazzo Loredan and Palazzo Franchetti, in Campo Santo Stefano, Venice. The HUB has been curated by Rosa Barovier Mentasti and realized incollaboration with the company Green...
La vetreria M.V.M. Cappellin e il giovane Carlo Scarpa 1925-1931
When: from 10 September 2018 to 6 January 2019Where: Italy - Venice - San Giorgio Island - Le Stanze del VetroEdited by: Marino Barovier The 2018 autumn exhibition at LE STANZE DEL VETRO was dedicated to highlighting the importance of the M.V.M. Cappellin between the twenties and thirties, thanks also to...