August 2019

Fabio Fornasier was born in Venice, Italy on the 16th of August 1963. He learned glassmaking in his father Luigi's glassworks where he demonstrated talent for design and an innate ability to transform glass into awe-inspiring art chandeliers.

Palazzo Soranzo Van Axel

The palace was erected between 1473 and 1479 for Nicolò Soranzo with material recovered from an ancient palace of the Gradenigo. Particular glimpses of the adjacent church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli and the coincidence of the construction period make it probable that Nicolò Soranzo will be involved in the construction of the church.

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.

(1941-2001), sister of Arnoldo, joined the Fratelli Toso in 1964 as a designer and became its artistic director in 1973. At the beginning of her career she followed the traditional style of manufacturing, drawing, for example, the murrina merletto. In the second phase of his activity, looking for new lines and new processing techniques, she favors light designs, essential crystal forms characterized by the use of white or black, well reflecting the trends of the 60s and 70s. At the dissolution of the company he continues to work as a designer with his brother Arnoldo in the Antica Vetreria Fratelli Toso.

Stefano Busato was born in Venice in 1964.

He has always created objects in Murano glass, carrying on his father's tradition. In love with the mythology and gestures of the human body, he shows off his dream experiences.

See Busato operas in muranonet