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 be transposed into music thanks to a project called "Loud listening - through the sound of Murano glass"...

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 in glass processing, how the various elements are fused together, how the shape is given, featuring important names: Lino...

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 are seeking the inspiration to heighten their creativity and refine their techniques. Rooted in the cultural legacy of...

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 generation in the boatyards of the town. A town, Venice, with a long tradition of...

We are very delighted and proud: MuranoNet and MuranoVitrum have been featured in the Japanes travel guidebook "co-Trip, lovely goods in Europe"! They have interviewed Gianni Angi - the co-owner and CEO of MuranoNet and MuranoVitrum - this February and the travelguide has just been published in Japan. As you...

Saturday 12 th and Sunday 13 th July 2014 in Murano don't miss the first "Murano Glass Masters 2014 - The isle of Glass". The Murano Glass Museum - with the exhibition "The enchantment of glass" (L'incanto del vetro), a selection of the most valuable artworks made by the Promovetro...

The writer Alberto Toso Fei, and artist Elena Tagliapietra, both from Venice, will give life - on April 25 th in St. Marco Square at 2pm - to the fifth edition of "Venice Revealed", a two-year project of reading and body painting. This year a "human rose" composed of 1200...

The Scuola Abate Zanetti is sponsoring also this year the Murano Prize, a Venetian historic event that honors the art of Murano glass. The award, back in 2012 after a 21 years hiatus, is organized to enrich the artistic tradition of Murano glass and its experimentation, to provide a meeting...

The artist Matthias Schaller develops two themes in the series Leiermann: the mirror - source and through intellectual reflections, ideals and rational - and Venice - symbolic, historical and cultural place, connected to the contemporary. The path that Schaller suggests us therefore proposes a detailed reading. His photographic works refer...

From 5 to 8 September 2019, in conjunction with the Venice Art Biennale and the Film Festival, a selection of important ancient and contemporary works. Conceived by Giorgio Pace and Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte, multifaceted art collectors, Nomad Venice will bring to Venice for 4 days, from 5 to 8 September, a...

Barovier & Toso participates in the third edition of The Venice Glass Week, scheduled from 7 to 15 September, the international festival dedicated to glass art that celebrates the great liveliness of the artistic, cultural and productive scene of the lagoon city. For this special occasion, which marks the 130th...

From February 8th to 25th Venice will become the magical set of the Carnival . Tourists from all over the world will flock to the town on the lagoon to witness and take part at this great show , right on the streets of Venice . It’s a way to...

The Exhibition LIVIO SEGUSO 15 October 2019 - 30 June 2021 Murano, Glass Museum Curated by Chiara Squarcina Scientific direction Gabriella Belli A great tribute to Livio Seguso, brilliant Murano master of contemporary glass, whose works are recognizable for the highest creative quality, where glass dialogues in an innovative way...

Date and Time Thu., 07/11/2019, 8:30 am – Sat., 30/11/2019, 4:30 pm Central European Standard Time Italy Time Location: Gallery Ermanno Nason Calle del Molador, 10 30141 Murano - Venezia Ermanno Nason 'Il Guerriero del Vetro'. Murano Glass Private Gallery is open to visitors. Only by appointment. About this Event...

Opening Times9 May - 24 November 2019 Location:Fondazione Berengo Art Space, Campiello Della Pescheria, Murano The sixth edition of GLASSTRESS brings together a new lineup of leading contemporary artists from Europe, the United States, Latin America, India, and China in an ambitious exhibition exploring the endless creative possibilities of glass....

We are glad to announce the Vetro e Disegno exhibition Save the date: 2 Feb. - 20 May. 2020, Punta Conterie - Murano. In the close collaboration between Murano designers and masters, well-distinguished figures inside the twentieth-century glassworks of that size, the exhibition also highlights important figures from the world...

Application Deadline April 20, 2020 Online application opens half march 2020 are you an innovative glass artist? here is a nice occasion to introduce yourself. 2 large curated exhibitions at the Bornholm Art Museum and Grønbechs Gård will showcase the best of European glass. The exhibitions are curated with personal...

Venice relaunches Murano glass. From 2017 The Venice Glass Week festival takes place in September in Venice and in Murano. The Venice Glass Week is an international festival dedicated to celebrating, supporting and promoting the art of glassmaking – the artistic and economic activity for which the Lagoon City has...

From October the 3rd to October the 10th, 2020 Opening times: see the program Tickets: free admission. Telephone: +39 3281765744 (Associazione culturale Arte e Design a Venezia) E-mail: mail@venicedesignweek.it Website: venicedesignweek.com Venice Design Week takes place every year in Venice, 2020 is a complex year, therefore all events and meetings...

We are delighted to announce the second edition of Homo Faber Save the date: Join us in 2022, 10 Apr. – 01 May, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice. Organised by the Michelangelo Foundation in partnership with Japan Foundation, Fondazione Cologni dei Mestieri d'Arte and Fondazione Giorgio Cini.An immersive experience, Homo Faber...

We are glad to announce the Tapio Wirkkala and Toni Zuccheri exhibition Curated by Marino Barovier, autumn 2021. The 2021 autumn exhibition at LE STANZE DEL VETRO will be dedicated to the Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala and the artist-architect Toni Zuccheri, who have worked with the Venini company since the...

From 6 September 2020 to 10 January 2021. The spring exhibition of LE STANZE DEL VETRO will be dedicated to Studio Glass, with an extraordinary selection of glass works by American artists and designers. The intention is to examine closely the influence of aesthetics and traditional Venetian glass processing techniques...

From 26th April to 1st November 2021. The spring exhibition focuses on the extraordinary glass animal collection of Pierre Rosenberg, former Director/President of the Louvre in Paris From April 26th, 2015 to August 1st, 2021. The exhibition “The Glass Ark. Animals in the Pierre Rosenberg Collection”, curated by Giordana Naccari...

Have you ever wanted an aquarium, with lots of tropical fishes in your livingroom? Just to adorn a corner of the room, reproducing a small piece of nature on a fine piece of forniture. Well, having an aquarium in your own home is a symbol of good taste and elegance...

Mirrors are not only functional but also works of art thanks to their frames and decorations. They also make a room appear larger and brighter. They can even be used to create some fantastic pieces of furniture. But how has it all began? Nowadays Murano glass mirrors are based upon...

Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.Ve.M) emerged from the liquidation of Successori Andrea Rioda in November 1931. In 1932 a group of master glassblowers decided to open a new glass factory, A.V.E.M. The founding partners were Antonio Ferro with his sons Egidio and Ottone, Galliano Ferro,  and Emilio Nason. The first products, mostly...

The company was founded in 1877 and is mainly concerned with the sale not only of glasswares but also of furniture, bronzes, marbles ad luxury items in general. It has imported from the most European countries, dealing with the most prestigious firms, including the great names of French glass, Galle' and Daum....

Very well known as the frères Daum glass factory, this firm has been recently renamed Cristalleries de Nancy. It was established in Nancy in 1875 by Jean Daum. His sons Jean Louis Auguste and Jean-Antonine made glassware in the "Art Nouveau" style similar to those of Émile Gallé : very...

One of the oldest glass factories on the island, already open in 1854, the firm was mostly typical at first for its production of classic blown glass and, in the early years of 20th century, for vases executed with the murrine technique. Between 1910 and 1914 an important event was...

Franchetti, Raimondo (Vetreria Veneziana Barone Raimondo Franchetti) Murano, Venice, Italy (1826 - ? ) a.k.a. Cristalleria Franchetti. Mainly industrial glass, some cut & engraved crystal services. Supplied Italian Royal Navy with services, lamps, globes & lenses (1892). Alfredo Barbini trained here (c 1930) Vetreria Franchetti

This began as an artist's cooperative in 1950, Centro Studi Pittori Arte del Vetro , set up by Egidio Costantini , Fioravante Seibezzi , Armando Tonello , Gino Krayer , Mario Carraro , Aldo Bergamini , and others, with the intent of having permanent place of business and showroom in...

Founded in the early 20s at Fondamenta Navagero by Libero Vitali , the glass factory had a short but intense life, from both a technical and an artistical viewpoint, for the influence that its productions would have in the future Murano panorama. In the mid 20s the furnace cooperated with...

The exact starting date of the glasswork cannot be established. According to Esperia Mazzega. Daughter of Romano, it goes back to the early 30s. In 1937 Romano sold the firm to Aureliano Toso and the following year, together with his brothers Gino and Maria, he established the F.lli MazzegaAfter the...

Glassworks that has established in 1836 at Klostermeuhle in Bohemia, by Eisensteine. In 1840 Johann Loetz purchased it, and when he died, his wife Suzanne took over. In 1870 his grandson, mAx Ritter Von Spaun expanded procuction both in quantity and quality, and exported throughout the world. During the decade...

Ceramics factory established in 1928 by Elena Scavini and her husband, in charge of the artistic direction to this day. Production has strictly modern taste. Over the years they have reached a numbers of awards at both italian and foreign exhibitions. In 1929 they showed their creations at the Sambuco...

We often get contacted for news of this glorious ateler. Unfortunately the company after being renamed Miva Srl went bankrupt on 26 April 2016.Since its foundation (1866), Pauly & C. has stood for elegance, creativity and Venetian luxury. The ancient Roman technique known as “murrine”, which today is the symbol...

Swedish glassworks specialized in the manufacture of cheap glasswares. Founded in 1898, it was acquired in 1913 by Johan Ekman who improved the quality of production thamks to the cooperation of artists such as Simon Gate after 1916 and Edward Hald after 1917, both pupils of the maestro Knut Berqvist....

This firm operated during the 20s in the field of interior design.In 1929 it did the furnishings for the Sambuco shop; this shop that was opened in Turin from the S.A.I.A.R. Ferro Toso firm.

Founded in 1923 by Giuseppe D'Alpaos , Decio Toso and Guglielmo Barbini . Its specialities were glass engraving, sandblasting, enamel and engraving application of gold leaf. In 1927 the firm began cooperating with Balsamo Stella and Franz Pelzel who, after a two years stay in Florence, opened their own laboratory...

The firm started in 1895 and produced the first known objects having a "modern" taste, a series of murrine vases, executed on the design of the Swedish artist Anna Akerdhal, wife of the graphic artist Guido Balsamo Stella; that items were exhibited in 1920 at the Exhibition of the Italian...

In 1866 Antonio Salviati, a lawyer from Vicenza (Italy), in cooperation with some English financing partners, constituted the Vetreria Salviati & Co. The firm took the english name of The Venice and Murano Glass and Mosaic Company and divided its activities into two clearly distinct parts: blown glass on one...

In 1933 a group of master glassblowers who had left the Barovier & Co . firm decided to open its own glass factory, making the begnnings of the Artistica Soffieria e Vetreria Barovier Seguso Ferro. Production was constituted by encased blown glass, stylized figurines, animals and cactus plants, vaguely in...

The V.A.M.S.A. firm Vetreria Artistica Muranese Societa' Anonima founded in 1925 by Augusto Hreglivh under the name of S.A.V.A.M. Societa' anonima Vetri Artistici Murano, produced blown glass of classic type. In 1936 it was transformed into V.A.M.S.A. (Vetreria Artistica Muranese Societa' Anonima) and had Alfredo Barbini among its partners, in...

Vistosi family represents one of the oldest dynasties of Murano glassblowers; their origins go back to the XVIII century. In 1945 Guglielmo Vistosi opened his furnace, taking with him some really innovative concepts both at the design and at the production level. Fascinated by industrial design, he attempted to put...

The firm Zecchin Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaici was founded in 1932 by the sculptor Napoleone Martinuzzi and by the engineer Francesco Zecchin, both of whom had worked at Venini's, where Martinuzzi had held the art director position until 1926. Production was at once characterized away from the other Murano...

Studio Salvadore is a collaborative glass production team headed by Muranese brothers Mattia and Marco Salvadore. They began working with their father Davide in the studio Campanol&Salvadore as young boys. In 2003 Mattia assisted Pino Signoretto , Franco Toffolo, and Dante Marioni at the international workshop organized by Centro Studio...

Zanetti Vetreria Artistica was founded in 1956 by the glass master Oscar Zanetti (nickname: Saor) and his son Licio. The furnace quickly distinguished it self for the artistic quality of master Licio Zanetti's glass sculptures, and soon took its place among the most prestigious companies on Murano. In 1989 master...

Since the late 80’s, Stefano and Daniele Attombri have reinterpretated in a contemporary way the history, techniques, and capabilites of Murano Glass. Lamps, decorative pieces, everyday objects, extraordinary jewellery: every single artwork is carefully designed and handmade in their Muranese atelier, following the ancient knowledgs but with a modern twist...

In the fascinating atmosphere of the island of Murano, set between the sea and the mainland, the Formia glass factory is one of the brightest gems in the panorama of art glass. For over forty years, Formia has been synonymous with Murano art glass and a guarantee of fine workmanship....

Founded in 1925 on Fondamenta Vetrai, Nason & Moretti is a renowned Murano glass company with a rich heritage. Vincenzo Nason and his cousins Ugo and Francesco Moretti established the company, seamlessly blending the ancient traditions of Murano glass with modern design aesthetics. The exquisite creations of Nason & Moretti...

The Conterie (the Venetian beads) were an industrial complex of 2ha (5 ac), located in the center of the island of Murano. The first building was built between the late 18 th Century and the first half of the 19 th Century. The production of glass reached the maximum development...

The artistic glass factory FERRO & LAZZARINI is located in Murano. Following the premature death of Eugenio Ferro in 1947, the glassfactory was managed by his young heirs. From thereon, Giovanni Lazzarini became more involved in the company’s activities and the name was therefore changed to FERRO & LAZZARINI S.R.L....

This is the name of the current company Barovier & Toso from 1919 to 1936. The furnace directed by Giovanni, Giuseppe, Benvenuto and Benedetto Barovier took the name of Barovier Artists in 1890. In 1919, with the entry into the company of Ercole and Nicolò Barovier, who became sole proprietors...

The three members of Ragazzi & C. are three cousins, Piero Ragazzi, Alberto Moretti and Nicola Moretti who in the 80s became heirs of the huge cultural heritage of their family. From the very first beginning, they focused their business in the design of glass jewels and exclusive decorative products...

Ars Murano was founded in 1982 by Roberto Cammozzo , Elio Raffaeli and Renzo Vianello. The three partners have different backgrounds but they all previously collaborated with the famous artist Livio Seguso , whose influence proved fundamental in their training. In his furnace, they learnt to develop precision, love for...

Designed as a research laboratory, the Cirva - Centre international de recherche sur le verre et les artes plastiques was established in Marseille in 1986 as a non-for-profit state entity to host international artists, designers and architects wishing to introduce glass to their creative process. These artists, who are often...

The project marks the opening of a new permanent exhibition space designed to host a series of solo and group shows featuring international artists, both contemporary and historical, who have used glass during their careers as an original means of expression and a medium for researching their own personal aesthetics....

this group of artists founded by Egidio Costantini is active from 1950 to 1955. The first artist Egidio addresses is Gino Krayer , a Venetian surrealist painter, who puts at his disposal some drawings for his first attempts to put his intuitions into practice. Egidio then went to Murano, in...

Arte di Murano was born in Murano in 1986 from the dream of Alfonso Morgillo, a young entrepreneur and the current president of the company. Over the years the brand has know a great success with its large range of highly differentiated and exclusively handmade products: fancy goods, lighting systems,...

The history of Murano glass boasts a very long list of techniques that have improved and evolved over the centuries. One of the most recent techniques dates back to the 1930s and is the vetrofusione. Glass melting is a technique used to join pieces of glass by partially melting them:...

  In 1966, a young boy named Gabriele Urban started working with glass in an old kiln in Murano. He was determined to perfect his skills and bring his own unique creations to life. After 40 years of experience in glass blowing, he started his own kiln, known as La Fornasotta,...

IMuranesi is an artistic project born from the imagination of its creator Giampaolo Barbini. At IMuranesi, the initial ideas of a product design are inspired by the simplicity of the objects and the lamps handmade by the Murano masters of the furnace, enriched with decorations applied whilst the glass matter...

The Vetreria Artistica DiPi glassworks has been founded in Murano in 1986 by Imperio Rossi, followed by Mario Costantini. Imperio entered in the world of glass when he was only a boy of 13, following his father's steps and working side-by-side with some of the most important and talented Murano...

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...

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 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 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

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...

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...

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 –...

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...

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 (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...

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...

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.