November 2019

At the end of the Second World War, after having spent his youth at the school of the great 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.

Giuseppe Briati (Murano, 1686 - Venice, 1772) was born in Murano from a family that for generations was an expert in glass, and therefore entered in the Golden Book of Murano.

Trainied as a graphic designer, he came into contact with the Murano glassmaking tradition, creating chandeliers and objects, at Formia International.

Designer at Formia International, for few years.

In 1984 the Voltolina brothers, heirs of a long Venetian tradition in the manufacture of glass, decided to diversify their production by producing high-quality glass for lighting systems.

Mauro Vianello began his work on glass in one of the most renowned Murano glass factories when he was very young.

The Vetreria Artistica DiPi glassworks has been founded in Murano in 1986 by Imperio Rossi, followed by Mario Costantini.

Our site exists since 1997.
In all these years we have been contacted by hundreds of users from all over the world who wanted to have our opinion on the authenticity of all kinds of glass objects.

The 10 things you should know before buying a Murano glass artwork

"How do I recognise original Murano Glass?".

"Is this original Murano Glass?".

We often get asked those questions and have already dealt with this subject in the article «A Guide to original Murano Glass» or even in our FAQs page.

But we want to start the new year remembering you how to recognize original Murano glass from the numerous imitations out there.