Murano Glass ancient tradition
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Ancient tradition ofAncient tradition of Murano Glass
A short introductionand some suggestion for shoppingand some suggestion for shopping
Where ?Where ?
The island of Murano is about 1km from city of Venice.
When?When?
In the middle of Venetian Lagoon, Murano has become famous at the end of XIII century, when Venetian Republic ordered glassmakers to
move their foundries to Murano.
What?What?
Glass is product created from silicon mixtures (quartz, sand, sodium, iron, calcium, and more)sodium, iron, calcium, and more)
To create coloured glass, small quantities of metallic oxides are added: iron for green, cobalt for blue, colloidal gold or copper
for red, tin for milky coloured glass.
Who?Who?
Glassmakers are skilled artisans
Glass production has not changed at all throughout the centuries. No new advanced techniques have been invented after the blow pipe technique: the result dependsmost of all on the expertise and thetechnique: the result depends most of all on the expertise and the
artistic skills of the glass artisan
How?How?
Technique and skill make differenceat artisan level
Why?Why?Because glassmaking is a passion.It’s a kind of art, not a kind of job
With glass is possible to create many kinds of objects in different fforms.
We offers you a wide range of typical Murano glass.
VASESVASES
Cylindrical mouth‐blown vase with red base in Murano glass. Square and rectangular hot‐worked crystal and blue Murrina beads.
Powerful cylindrical crystal‐gold vase with spiral ornamentation. More than 70 wafers of gold leaf went into this piece, once molten glass had been passed over them. This exciting innovative product can only exist thanks to Maestro Amadi’s great strength as only he can blow such heavy vases.
CUPSCUPS
Crystal mouth‐blown bowl i M l ith l
Mouth‐blown bowl in Murano glass with
Crystal Murano glass bowl blown byin Murano glass with leaves
in brown Aventurine and Aventurine Murrina roses,
applied hot
Murano glass with crystal and amethyst Murrina beads. Hot‐
applied horizontal band
bowl, blown by mouth, with hot application of coloured and Zanfiric applied hot. applied horizontal band
of blue Aventurine Murrina work.
coloured and anfiricglass or silver leaf twists.
CHALICES & TUMBLERS
Multi‐coloured goblet with red glass baseMulti coloured goblet with red glass base and bowl. The stem is pincered in crystal‐gold glass and adorned with stylish red curling wisps. The glass also displays a thin,curling wisps. The glass also displays a thin, elegant round incision, performed by the Maestro during its creation.
Murano glass black goblet With a smooth glass, in the f f l d lform of a cylindrical bell, the goblet has a base of an inverted
Th M tcone. The Maestro has created a stem with flattened spheres all ofspheres, all of different sizes.
CANDLESTICKSCANDLESTICKS
Hot‐detailed red glass candelabrum of delicate and stylish shape, carried on a cone base and representing, in its transparency,
Blown glass candelabrum with round base, bulb‐shaped column and goblet opening, all enhanced by white and sky
the maximum expression of purity in its lines.
blue round Murrina craft, prepared while hot.
JEWELSJEWELS
Handmade Murano glass bead necklace made using the “lamp” technique and gilded. The flat, round stones are light and dark aquamarine, sea green and cobalt blue l h b d h b d l l f h d dcolours. Each bead has been delicately fashioned and
contains a thin 24K gold leaf.The clasp is in gold‐plated 925 Italian silver.
Three‐piece necklace, bracelet and earring set in handmade Murano glass bead necklace made using the “lamp” technique and covered with gold leaf. The necklace set is made up of two different sizes of black d l l i h 24K ld l fand crystal glass with 24K gold leaf core.
The clasp is in gold‐plated 925 Italian silver.
Murano Glass Online Shop (each blown glass item is unique and handmade)
We ship to all major countries. All items are carefully packed to ensure
their arrival in perfect condition.their arrival in perfect condition.