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Born in Milan in 1920. Architecture and interior designer; he worked for Alias, Cassina, Knoll International and Artemide. From 1960 until its closure he worked for the Vistosi glasswork as a ...
Born in 1921, he died in 2002. From 1937 to 1939 he attended the specialised School of Glassmaking at Novy Bor, where he later became instructor and then director, position held until 1963. Fr...
Born in Stockholm in 1897, she died there in 1979. She studied decorative arts in her city from 1914 to 1922. She worked for Arabia's in Sweden from 1924 to 1927 andfor the Sevres manufactures...
An entrepreneur born in Murano, partner with Angelo Nason in the Nason & Maschio firm, in 1932 he established the C. Maschio company together with the painter Giuseppe Chiacig a...
He was an architect. At the XXXIV Biennale of Venice in 1968, F.lli Toso exhibited the large "Gala" fountain designed by him. In 2001 he participated as an architect at the Brazili...
Known as Checo. Master glassblower of Fucina degli Angeli. He has made the famous "Centauro" by Pablo Picasso at the Vetreria Dalla Venezia e Martinuzzi. In the 20s he joined Industrie Vetrai Artis...
Born in Murano in 1892, he died in Venice in 1977. In 1910 he studied sculpture subject in Rome together with Angelo Zanelli. He got back to Murano, and in 1925 he joined the Venini & C. as p...
Master glassmaker, in 1924 he exhibited for the company Cappellin Venini & C. at the 14th Venice Biennale. In 1927 he exhibited for MVM Cappellin & Co. at th...
Roberto Sebastian Matta Echaurren
Born in Santiago (Chile) in 1911. After architectural studies, he moved to Europe in 1933 to work in Le Corbusier's workshop in Paris. In 1938 he first joined the Surrealism movement and subse...
Born in Bologna in 1911. Born in Bologna, son of a sculptor. Studied under his father and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. Visited Paris in 1934 on a travelling scholarship. First on...
Born on the 30th of July 1898 in the small coalmining - town of Castleford (Yorkshire - Uk), he died in Much Hadham (Hertfordshire, Uk) in 1986. He studied at the school of Art in Leeds and at the ...
Carlo Moretti was born in Murano in 1934. He founded, together with his brother Giovanni, the Carlo Moretti firm, where he is mainly responsible for the design and production.
Master glassblower for F.lli Toso's, in 1963 he presented his work at the XIV Venice Biennale, based upon designs made by Renato and Giusto Toso, at the exhibition of Murano Glass. At the Veni...
Born in Venice in 1961, he attended the "liceo artistico" in Venice; in 1979 did apprenticeship at Alfredo Barbini glassworks, then in 1982 specialised his apprenticeship as decorati...
Born in Murano in 1920. Son of Emilio, he has been one of the founding partners of A.V.E.M. In the late 50s he set up on his own and produced glassware with techniques perfected by Giulio Radi...
Known as Kolo, he was born in Vienna in 1868, where he died in 1918. Son of an official at the Theresianum in Vienna. He studied at the Academy in Vienna with Griepenkerl and Rumpler. He knew ...
Luigi Onesto was born in Murano into a glass-making family. At the age of 15 he begins to learn the secrets of glass as an apprentice at Gambaro & Poggi, one of the oldest and most f...
One of the two partners of the Nason & Maschio firm.