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In 1966 in an old kiln of Murano, a young boy set to work the glass and soon aimed at bringing his skills to perfection and his own creations to life. That boy, Gabriele Urban, after a forty-y...
Bertil Vallien, one of the truly groundbreaking figures in Swedish glass art, was born in Stockholm in 1938. His father was a master painter and pastor of an independent church, his mother a h...
Brother of Paolo, born in Milan, died in Venice in 1948. He graduated from the Bocconi university, and in the late 20s he joined the company as chemistry researcher. He created unique colors f...
Vianello is one of the most significant personalities of the Murano scene of the period after the second world war. Born in Venice in 1924, he attended art studies at the local Fine Arts Academy. D...
Born in Milan in 1931. He studied architecture in Milan and Venice. In 1965, he became co-founder and design director of Unimark International Corporation. With Lella Vignelli, his wife, ...
Born in Murano in 1901, where he died in 1952. He started his career as a salesman for several Murano surfaces. In 1945 he established his own firm Vetreria Vistosi .
Son of Guglielmo, he was born in Murano in 1925, where he died in 1980. He worked together with his uncle to expand the firm, that in 1963 was awarded the Compasso d'Oro.
Son of Guglielmo, he was born in Murano on 24 February 1931. From a very young age, still a student, he breathes the scent of glass in the family furnace and learns to know all its secrets, driven...
Brother of Guglielmo . He was born in Murano in 1917, where he died in 1982. When Guglielmo died, he took over the management of the glassworks, by renewing its production line that...
Born in Geneva (Switzerland) in 1898, he died there in 1983. An eclectic artist, he worked both in painting and sculpture, and in designing, too. During the 50s he worked for the Centro ...
In 1923, together with Giulio Dall'Aglio, he established the firm Industrie Vetri Artistici Murano (I.V.A.M.). In 1929 he bought his partner out and was joined by his son Giovita and by the designe...
Son of Libero. He was active as a designer during the 20s at the I.V.A.M. furnace, where he worked with Flavio Poli, designing together figures having modern taste.
Born in Venice in 1878, he died there in 1945. Landscape painter, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. In 1913, in Munich (Germany), together with Vittorio Zecchin ...
Born in 1915 in Hanko (Finland), he died in Venice in 1985. He attended the Central School of Applied Arts and went on to produce successful art and design in almost every medium-plywood, glass, p...
He was born in 1949 in Sant'Erasmo, a small island in the Venetian lagoon, three minutes from Murano. During the 1950’s and 60’s he worked alongside masters such as Alfredo Barbini ...
Son Of Oscar Zanetti (nickname: Saor) Father of Oscar Zanetti Founded the Zanetti Vetreria Artistica in 1956.
Known as Saor. Master glassblower, he worked at the Venini & Co. furnaces from the 30s to the 50s.
Born in Murano in 1878, he died in Venice in 1947. he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. Painter close to "Art Nouveau", he applied his techniques to glassmaking. He worked for Artisti...