Tobias Møhl (1970 - Present) - A Renowned Danish Glassblower Mastering Venetian Techniques

William Morris, a glass sculptor, was born in Carmel, California, in 1957. He embarked on his artistic journey at the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington, where he worked as a bus driver. During the late '70s and early '80s, he served as the chief assistant to Dale Chihuly, marking...

Vincenzo Moretti's life was marked by a deep passion for glassmaking and a strong commitment to artistic innovation. Born in Murano, Italy in 1835, he grew up in a family of glassmakers, with his father teaching him the art of working with glass from a young age. Despite starting out...

Cleto Munari was born in Gorizia on June 7th, 1930.  His career as a designer began in the 1970s, when his encounters with important figures in the world of architecture ignited his passion for art and design. The Cleto Munari Company was established in the early 1970s, initially producing luxury...

Vicente José de Oliveira Muniz, known as Vik Muniz (São Paulo, December 20, 1961), is a Brazilian artist. He continuously experiments with new methods and materials. He is best known for creating stunning works of art using unconventional materials such as waste, broken objects, and even food ingredients like sugar...

Monica Bonvicini, an Italian artist born in Venice in 1965, has gained international recognition for her work in performing arts and sculpture. As a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna and in collaboration with Berengo Studio, she has utilized various mediums such as photography, installations, glass works,...

Chinese artist (b. Beijing 1957). Son of poet Ai Qing, in 1978 he founded the avant-garde group Stars, known for its thoughtful and socially critical works.In his career he has used a variety of mediums to realize his ideas, including sculpture, installation, photography and architecture.The collaboration between Ai Weiwei and...

Jaume Plensa is a Spanish artist who creates sculptures and installations exploring human connection and spirituality. He collaborated with Berengo Studio, an Italian glass-making studio, to create the "Laura" series, a collection of head and bust sculptures made entirely out of glass. The sculptures are incredibly detailed and intricate, with...

Simon Berger, a Swiss artist born on April 9, 1976, has gained worldwide recognition for his innovative approach to art using materials such as wood, metal, and glass. His interest in these materials began during his carpentry apprenticeship in his youth, which he later applied to his work as a...

Born in Viipurin maalaiskunta, the rural municipality surrounding then-Finnish Vyborg, now part of Russia. He grew up on a farm and was influenced by the rich history of the area.Oiva Toikka was famous for his designs of glassware for the Finnish design company Iittala. Trained initially in ceramics at the...

Born in Paris, France, 1959 A descendant of the Venini glassmaking dynasty, founded in Murano in 1921 by his grandfather Paolo Venini whose daughter Anna had Alessandro and Laura from his marriage to Ludovico Diaz De Santillana, the artist has over the decades made the ancient knowledge and complex techniques...

Alfredo Sosabravo (Sagua la Grande, 25 ottobre 1930) è un pittore, scultore e ceramista cubano. Painter, draftsman, printmaker, and ceramicist, his constant desire for improvement and his rigorous work developed over the decades of his artistic career turned him into one of Cuba's most significant and representative artists, achieving great...

Nicolò Barbini (born May 5, 1903, in Murano and died Dec. 28, 1985, in Murano) was an Italian artist known for engraving glass and mirrors. After a long line of collaborations with brands that made the history of Murano glass currently his heirs own the company AVV Barbini Srl. Born...

Born in Venice in 1973.In 1999 Bruno and his business partner Paolo Linzi handed over to him the management of the Seguso & Linzi Artisan Workshop, founded in 1954. In 2006, “Matteo Seguso Engraver of Art on Glass” was born.Matteo is known for his artistic glass engravings made on a...

Martino Naia Signoretto was born in Venice on 1st November 1990.From an early age he shows a particular, ability and interest in drawing.After finishing primary school, he enrolled at the Liceo Artistico in Venice where he affirmed and developed his artistic skills.His passion for the world of glass begins much...

Vittorio Basaglia (Venice 19/08/1936 - Valeriano di Pinzano al Tagliamento 25/02/2005) studied at Rovereto grammar school, having lived in the Trentino city between 1946 and 1956. Afterwards, Basaglia moved to Venice where he continued his classical studies before graduating from art school. As a painter, he began exhibiting in 1954,...

Born in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Maria Grazia Rosin lives and works in Venice. She trained at the Cortina Art Institute and, under the guidance of Emilio Vedova, she graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice in 1983.In 1992 with the Bevilacqua La Masa Foundation she experimented with glass creations...

A distinguishing characteristic of Cristiano is his passion for simple forms, which has led him to insist that master glassmakers and grinders sacrifice their virtuosity to achieve formal simplicity perhaps still unheard of on the island of Murano.

Having been an acclaimed novelist as early as nineteen, Chang Yi began his career as a director. In the 1980s, after being crowned Best Director at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, Chang left the film industry. Chang Yi has lived with primary vascular lesions since he was young and this gave...

Roberto Donà is now the owner of the Carlo Donà factory, where metal tools are produced for the Murano glass industry.Since 1923 the Carlo Donà factory has been forging high quality tools for the production of Murano glass products. Four generations of locksmiths have achieved a level of quality and...

Bubacco, born on Murano in 1957, began playing with glass as a boy, making small animals, beads, and the usual lamp-worker's tablet. At fifteen he received his artisan's license and began marketing flame-worked Venetian memorabilia. His fascination with anatomy, equine and human, lured him to push bit by bit beyond...

Dante Marioni was born in 1964 in Mill Valley, California. In 1979, the Marioni family moved to Seattle and Dante began to study glassblowing at The Glass Eye. He spent summers at the Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington where his father taught.After graduating from high school, he started to...

Born in Copenhagen in 1916. He joined the cubist movement and represented Denmark at the 1968 Venice Biennale. He's written for " Kunst " Magazine. His work is represented in the museums of Copenhagen, Cincinnati, Reykjavik and Warsaw. He worked for Fucina Degli Angeli during the 60s.

Born in Stockholm (Sweden) in 1879, she died in Asolo (Italy, Tv) in 1957. She studied art graphics at Stockholm's Konstakademien between 1899 and 1905. In 1908 she married Guido Balsamo Stella and moved to Italy in 1919. She taught in Venice at the Carmini State Institute of Art and...

Born in Venice in 1924.Working as apprentice engraver in his uncle Romero Ongaro workshop, at the same time he attended the Venice Institute of Art. In 1948 he presented the "Mani artigiane" vase at the Venice Biennale.When his uncle died - 1949 - he carried on his activity and participated...

Active as a designer at the S.A.I.A.R. Ferro - Toso firm during the late 20s and early 30s, especially regarding lighting fixtures.

Born in Strasbourg in 1887, he died in Locarno in 1966 (some biographies incorrectly indicate Bale or Meudon). Painter, sculptor and poet, he discovered Modern Art during a stay in Paris. He associated with the greatest artists of the 20th century but he keeped to his own personal style.In 1954...

Pseudonym of Gaetana Emilia Aulenti (Palazzolo dello Stella, 4 December 1927 - Milan, 31 October 2012)She graduated in Architecture at the Milan Polytechnic in 1953. From 1955 to 1963 she was editor of Casabella magazine. She worked mainly in the field of architecture and was responsible for important museum restorations...

Born in Milan in 1926. Graduated in architecture, he became a partner in the A.D.I. (Industrial Design Studio) and worked for Knoll international, Ferruzzi e Bozzi in Milan and Rochas in Paris. During his career he has worked for several Murano firms: with Venini & Co . From 1968 to...

At the end of the Second World War, after having spent his youth at the school of the great Born in 1912, he starts working in glass-making area while still very young and after a brief apprenticeship, first at the S.A.I.A.R. Ferro Toso firm and later at the Anonima Vetrerie...

Born in Murano in 1940. At the age of 14 he was apprenticed to master glass blower Ermanno Nason , at the firm Mazzega I.V.M. From 1958 to 1960 he attended the Institute of Fine Arts in Venice, where he studied under Professor Angelo Fuga . In the same period...

Born in Turin in 1882, died in Asolo (Treviso) in 1941.In 1918 He became designer for the firm Artisti Barovier . In 1922, in Colle Val d'Elsa (Siena), together with Franz Pelzel , he opened an artistic glassware laboratory that in 1925 got moved to Venice.In 1926 he became the...

The firm was founded in 1938 by Aureliano Toso, who right from the start was able to cooperate with the painter Dino Martens, whose qualities as a designer he had already appreciated. The first important experiments (just at research level) appeared at the XXIII Venice Biennale in 1942 with a...

Master Giuliano Ballarin was born in Murano on March 15, 1942 in a family whose tradition of glassmaking has been handed down from generation to generation since 1400. He approaches the world of glass at a very young age, revealing a strong learning ability supported by acute intelligence and lively...

Son of Alfredo Barbini , he was born in Murano in 1948. He studied at the Carmini State Institute of Art in Venice. In 1968 he joined his father's firm, and he still works there as a designer

Born in Murano on 13 May 1898 to Vincenzo Barbini and Anna Fuga, he descends from an ancient family of Murano glassmakers who, for more than five centuries, worked in the various sectors of the island's glass production, such as in the production of chandeliers, pearls and various objects, specializing, in...

Master glassblower at the Venini & C. firm. In 1928 he exhibited some of his objects at the XVI Venice Biennale.

Ercole's son, he was born in Venice in 1927. He studied laws at the Universities of Padua and Ferrara (Italy). In 1947 he started working at Barovier & Toso's and in 1951 he became a designer for the company; in 1975 he reached the director position, and later he became...

As a Master glassblower he worked for Andrea Rioda & Co . and for the Cappellin Venini & C. Firms. While working for this last firm, he exhibited his executions at the XIV Venice Biennale (1924).

Born in Murano in 1853 where he died in 1942. His career started with Antonio Salviati , his friend during the studying period. Still very young, he joined the C.V.M. Compagnia Venezia Murano , and when Antonio left, Giuseppe folowed him together with his uncle and his brothers, becoming owner...

Son of Benvenuto , he was born in Murano in 1889 where he died in 1974. In 1919 he joined as a partner the Vetreria Artistica Barovier & Co. , and in 1926 he gained the direction position together with his brother Nicolò . In 1936 he joined up with...

Ercole's son, he was born in Venice in 1950. He studied economics and business, joined Barovier & Toso's to take care of administration and became its general manager.

Born in Murano in 1895, where he died in 1947. The son of Benvenuto Barovier , Nicolò Barovier was both an entrepreneur and a designer. He and his brother, Ercole Barovier , joined the Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C. in 1919 as partners and glass designers. After 1926, they both...

Howard Ben Tré is internationally recognized for his unique sculptures and large-scale works of art for public and private spaces. Ben Tré is a pioneer in the use of cast glass as a sculptural medium and his work is included in more than 85 museum and public collections worldwide, among...

Born in Venice in 1882 where he died in 1940. He inherited his father's blacksmith's workshop and in 1910, together with the architect Cesare Laurenti, he was awared the patent for the connubio di ferro e vetro . He exhibited at the Venice Biennale of in 1914 and 1920. The...

USA - November 17, 1917 – August 13, 2003He was an American designer, artist and sculptor.The New York Times described his work as defining "an era".He created furniture, flatware, dresses, jewelry and homes. He worked for Sasaki, Japan, Chase, David Rockefeller, Gianni Agnelli, Tiffany & Co., and Jann Wenner.In the...

Born in Murano in 1855 and died in Vallada Agordina (Italy, Bl) in 1932. He became a Master at Salviati & Co. In 1873 he has been among the founders of the F.lli Barovier company in 1883. He worked as a designer for the London World Fair glassworks from 1891...

Aldo Bergamini was born in Bottrighe (Rovigo) on May 14, 1903 and died in Venice on February 11, 1981. Self-taught, he frequently exhibited his paintings up to 1927. Although he had worked as a freelance for several Murano furnaces such as A.V.E.M. in 1954, V.A.M.S.A. in 1956 and I.V.R. Mazzega...

Born in St. Petersburg Nov 4th 1899. Studied at the Ranson Academy in Paris with Maurice Denis and Edouard Vuillard from 1919 to 1925. He moved to the U.S. in 1940 and took up U.S. citizenship to become decorator of the Opera Ballet. He has been living in Rome since...

Known as Boboli. Still very young, he began working at the Cappellin Venini & C. company where he made wonderful creations both of the Bianconi figurines and the murrine vases of Paolo Venini , with whom he collaborated until the early 1970s.He also collaborated with the Swedish ceramist Tyra Lundgren, whom...

Born in 1786, dead in 1876. A great glassware researcher and technician, he gave new life to venetian blown glass in the nineteenth century. He was the first man who made paperweights with the inclusion of coloured glass, millefiori, long stretches, cannette, etc. He improved the tecnique of coloured filigrana...

Born in 1903 in Bale where he studied at the Ecole des Art et Metiers. He first moved to Paris and later, for a few years, to Spain where he joined the Allianz. He exhibited in Germany and Switzerland from 1952 to 1960.He participated in the 1956 Venice Biennale and...

Joint owner of the firm Pauly & Co. Taken over with C.V.M.'s in 1919 by the Societa' Anonima Sanitaria of Milan (Italy), both sold in 1920. From that time the two firms go together in the name and in the destiny.

Known as Polo. Born in Murano in 1906 where he died in 1988. Master glassblower at Aureliano Toso's in cooperation with Dino Martens from 1939 to 1955.Together with Adriano Quarisa in 1960 he established the Vetreria Artigiana Aldo Bon, also in the same period he worked for Fucina degli Angeli.He...

Born in Argenteuil in 1882, he died in Paris in 1963. Impressionist, fauviste, cubist, he made friend with Picasso . He introduced into painting new techniques tending to highlight the artist's complete freedom of action. His works play a central role in the history of contemporary art, as he opened...

Born in Sondrio (Italy) in 1900, he died in Rapallo in 1981. After getting an architecture degree at the Politecnico di in 1923, he worked with Gio Ponti , Pietro Chiesa , Giovanni Martelli and Paolo Venini ; together with them he established "Il labirinto", a movement to promote modern...

Born in Venice in 1892 where he died in 1975. He presented his paintings successfully at the 1911 International exhibits in Rome, as a "Liberty Style" painter. In 1926 and in 1929 he exhibited at the Novecento Italiano shows. He made fresco decoration for the Ambasciatori Hotel in Rome and...

Born in Ancona (Italy) in 1910, he died in Rome in 1976. He studied at the Rome Academy and was attracted to fresco techniques. Together with Capogrossi, Cavalli and Melli he started the "Scuola Romana". In 1933 and in 1936 he exhibited at the Triennale di Milano. His manner of...

Born in Philadelphia in 1898, he died in New York in 1976. After getting his degree in engineering he attended courses on design. He went to Paris in 1926, where he exhibited his first sculptures made of metal wire to create clever animations. In 928 he got in touch with...

Born in Mestre (near Venice) in 1896 and died in Venice in 1978. Landscape painter active in the 30s, he is one of the founding partners of Centro Studi Pittori Arte del Vetro, later Fucina degli Angeli; for Fucina degli Angeli he designed some objects at the beginning of the...

Born in Venice on 29 May 1887 from Antonio and Giacomina Trevisan, he owes a well-deserved fame to the experience of a glass entrepreneur in Murano. It was a short but intense experience not only for the high level of production of his firm, but also for the stimulating function...

Born in Venice in 1931 where he died in 1993. Painter, decorator and designer; in 1953 he got his diploma in decoration at the Venice Institute of Art where he taught from 1961 on. During his artistic career he cooperated (around the 60s) with Andolfato, Barovier & Toso's and Galliano...

Born in Murano in 1907, where he died in 1973. He started his career in the glass factory MVM Cappellin & Co. In 1946 he opened his own furnaces where he had some of the best and most famous master glassblowers and painters. His son Amelio is still the firm's...

Afro Celotto was born in Venice on August 24 1963. He started working with glass when he was only 14 years old, apprenticing with the great master Lino Tagliapietra. During his first 12 years as servente to Lino, Afro had the opportunity to learn from one of the greatest living...

Born in Milan (Italy) in 1892 where he died in 1948. Famous glassware designer, he joined Fontana Ars' in 1933 as a partner. He worked for S.A.L.I.R. 's, was a member of "Il Labirinto" and promoted modrrn decorative arts. He exhibited his creations at several Biennale editions.

Born in Vitebsk in 1887 he died in Saint-Paul-de-Vence in 1985. He studied in St. Petersburgh with Léon Bakst, who introduced him to the Impressionists. He went to Paris in 1910 and joined the "Historical Avant - Garde". Subjected to racial persecution, many of his works went destroyed. The stained...

Born in Vladikavkaz (Caucasus) on December 28, 1895 from Italian citizens who owned a business in Russia. He died in Trieste in 1967 He was a painter and architect. After completing the Liceo Scientifico in 1913, he attended the Kazan Fine Arts Institute until 1915, where he studied and graduated...

Born in Tacoma in 1941, graduated in 1965 at Washington University in Interior Design. He was awarded a student's grant at Fullbright Fellowship in 1968 and moved to Murano. At Venini & Co. He went deeply into glassmaking tecniques. We went back to U.S.A. in 1970, where he was awarded...

Born in Florence in 1873, where he died in 1956. In 1899 together with some friends he established "L'arte della ceramica" to give a new impulse to Italian Maiolica. For a time he worked at the Giunti Bellavista Factory, and later started up on his own. The products of his...

Born in Bologna in 1931. Graduated in architecture in Venice, he taught at University's Institute of architecture from 1958. He cooperated from 1960 to 1967 with the Higher Course of Industrial Design and from 1971 to 1974 with the International University of Art. From 1960 to 1968 he worked for...

Known as Dino. Born in Venice in 1894, he died there in 1970. See Dino Martens

Born in Maison Lafitte in 1889, he died in 1963 at Milly-la-Fôret. Writer, poet and graphic artist, very well known as an illustrator of books, he worked as an interior designer, and since 1950 he has been dedicated to the art of ceramics. In 1954 on his advise the Centro...

Born in Brindisi in 1912. In 1950 he established the Centro Studi Pittori Arte del Vetro , later Fucina Degli Angeli . Peggy Guggenheim sponsored his first glassware exhibition in 1953.At the same time Costantini created object designed by other, and his own personal objects, too. Some of the most...

Known as Farai. He worked forVenini & Co. From the 30s up to the death of Paolo Venini. For a short period he worked for Rosenthal's. He executed the first duck in vitreous paste on the design of Tony Zuccheri.

Son of Giuseppe, he worked as a designer and engraver at S.A.L.I.R .'s, where he became director in 1976.

Engraver and decorator. After his experiwnce in the grinding department of Vetreria Franchetti, he established the S.A.L.I.R . firm together with other partners. He executed his items at the premises of other glass facories such as the workshop of Franz Pelzel , who became their partner in 1923. In 1933...