Harvey K. Littleton: A Life in Glass: Founder of America's Studio Glass

Harvey K. Littleton: A Life in Glass: Founder of America's Studio Glass

* Item Weight : 2.37 pounds * ISBN-13 : 978-0847838189 * Hardcover : 208 pages * ISBN-10 : 0847838188 * Product Dimensions : 8.31 x 0.95 x 10.35 inches * Publisher : Skira Rizzoli; First Editi...

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Venezia Aperto Vetro: International New Glass 1998

Venezia Aperto Vetro: International New Glass 1998

Author: Attilia Dorigato, Dan Klein, et al, Mara Rumiz Paperback: 246 pages Publisher: Edizioni Electa (March 1999) Language: English, Italian ISBN-10: 8843567772 ISBN-13: 978-8843567775 Pack...

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Artists in Glass: Late Twentieth Century Masters

Artists in Glass: Late Twentieth Century Masters

Author: Dan Klein Hardcover: 240 pages Publisher: Mitchell Beazley (October 18, 2001) Language: English ISBN-10: 9781840003406 ISBN-13: 978-1840003406 ASIN: 1840003405 Product Dimensions: 9....

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Breakfast in Venice: Tips and Bar Reviews

Breakfast in Venice: Tips and Bar Reviews

There's nothing better than having a cappuccino and a croissant for breakfast. But where can you eat a delicious Italian breakfast in Venice ? Have a look at ...

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Murano glass at "I Saloni 2013" international trade-fair

Murano glass at "I Saloni 2013" international trade-fair

The Promovetro consortium is coordinating some associated companies (such as Formia International) that are participating to I Saloni 2013 . This international ...

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How does Venice work? Dive in an virtual Venice tour

Venice is undoubtedly the most beautiful city built by man, a wonderful place to visit. But it's also a town where people live, work, study. Have you ever wondered how the canals were fo...

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MuranoNet on The Times!

MuranoNet on The Times!

Thanks to one of our British friends, we’ve found an article talking about us ! It was January 31st 2004 and journalist Virginia Blackburn wrote on The Times “ The magic...

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New shipping costs

New shipping costs

Big News! We have revised the shipping costs . Now they are lower and buying from MuranoNet is even cheaper ! And th...

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The 55th Venice Biennale: novelties and great expectations

The 55th Venice Biennale: novelties and great expectations

Venice Biennale, a must see. It will begin on June 1st and it will end on November 24th: the 55th Venice Biennale will take place at the Giardini, Arsenale and various places ...

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Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa: The Venini Company, 1932-1947

Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa: The Venini Company, 1932-1947

The art of Murano glassmaking is going to move to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. It’s a project of the Giorgio Cini Foundation and Pentagram Stift...

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Paperweights: the history of a fine Murano glass work of art

Paperweights: the history of a fine Murano glass work of art

The history of Murano glass paperweights started, incredibly, thousands of years ago. It seems that paperweights were born almost by accident: at the end of the day, the glassworkers of the furna...

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Costume jewellery made in Murano

Costume jewellery made in Murano

The typical trait of Murano has always been glassworks and glass production, which flooded the markets of costume jewellery but also of luxury products, or even everyday items such as bottles,...

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The Breath of Glass - Il soffio del vetro

The Breath of Glass - Il soffio del vetro

After years of restoration, the Venetian Chamber of Commerce is opening again. For this important occasion it will held «The Breath of Glass» an exhibition organised by the Promovetro Consortium...

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Brunetti's Venice

Dear readers, you probably already know the adventures of Guido Brunetti, the commissario in the stunning procedural series written by Donna Leon, set in the beautiful Venice. ...

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Loud Listening - Through the Sound of Murano Glass

Loud Listening - Through the Sound of Murano Glass

The voices of artists, noises of ovens, sounds of glass rods, shouting of masters whilst glass is transformed and comes to life: all the magical world of Muranese glass production sites will b...

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How beautiful shapes come from a fascinating processing

How beautiful shapes come from a fascinating processing

Today we share with you this vintage video from the '80s. It is still interesting because the ancient Muranese techniques have remained unchanged over the centuries. The video shows the complexity ...

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The Timelessness of Traditions: Murano Glass and Venetian Art Tourism

The Timelessness of Traditions: Murano Glass and Venetian Art Tourism

As millions of tourists flock to Italy each year to discover the heart of the Renaissance art world and the magnificent eras surrounding it, so do the passionate craftspeople and artists who a...

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The Gondola

The Gondola

The gondola certainly is the best known Italian boat and one of the most famous in the world. The construction secrets of this icon of the Venetian Lagoon have been handed down from generation to...

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