vincenzo moretti artist glassmaker

Vincenzo Moretti

Vincenzo Moretti's life was marked by a deep passion for glassmaking and a strong commitment to artistic innovation. Born in Murano, Italy in 1835, he grew up in a family of glassmakers, with his ...

Read more
Raffaele Moretti

Raffaele Moretti

Raffaele was born on the island of Murano in August 1956. As a child of art, he began his activity early by making glass objects with the lampwork technique. His production is especially distingu...

Read more
Art Nouveau chandelier murano glass

The art of blown glass in the Art Nouveau

One particular period in which blown glass was prominent was the Art Nouveau art movement, which emerged in the late 1800s characterized by organic, flowing forms inspired by nature. Art Nouveau g...

Read more
glassblowing industrial glass murano

The art of glassblowing from the Enlightenment to the industrialization period

Glassblowing has undergone significant changes from its origins to the innovations of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. Technology played an important role in the evolutio...

Read more
seguso livio murano glass contemposary sculpture

Glassblowing from the 20th to the 21st century

The 20th century saw many innovations in glassblowing. At the beginning of the century, artists experimented with new techniques, such as mold blowing and free blowing. In the 1960s and 1970s, the...

Read more
murano blown glass the golden age

Venice and the golden age of blown glass

The city of Venice is renowned for its rich history and culture, and one of its most notable contributions is the golden age of the blown glass. During the 15th and 16th centuries, Venet...

Read more
The Roman Empire and the art of blown glass

The Roman Empire and the art of blown glass

The origins of blown glass are somewhat unclear, but it is believed to have been developed in the Syro Palestinian region during the 1st century BC. The Roman Empire quickly adopted this new techn...

Read more
Thierry Pain at work

Glassblowing and science during the centuries

The property of glass is its chemical neutrality, ideal for the preparation of medicines and cosmetics or the long conservation of liquids with medicinal virtues: collyrium, ointments, balm. Pli...

Read more
core-made unguent jars Egypt under the eighteenth and Nineteent Dynasties

The art of Glass the precursors of the middle east

Glassmaking is an art that has been mastered by many cultures throughout history. The Middle East has a particularly rich tradition that go back thousands of years ago. The Mesopotamians was one...

Read more
crystal glass murano angelo barovier

Crystal - definition, invention, and evolution

Crystal is defined as clear glass.Two main techniques for obtaining it have evolved over the centuries: "Cristallino" glass, obtained by Angelo Barovier in Venice in 1455. Lead crystal was made a...

Read more
GLASSFEST 2023

GLASSFEST 2023

May 25-28, 2023 will be the annual celebration of glass and the arts of fire. You can learn about Corning, New York's rich history of producing world-class glasswhile attending four days of musica...

Read more
Cleto Munari

Cleto Munari

Cleto Munari was born in Gorizia on June 7th, 1930.  His career as a designer began in the 1970s, when his encounters with important figures in the world of architecture ignited his passion for ar...

Read more
Vibration Sculpture Alfredo Barbini, 1960. Multi-layered opalescent glass in shades of yellow and blue with two large bubble inclusions. Courtesy of David Huchthausen.

Maestro Alfredo Barbini: Nature, Myth, and Magic The David Huchthausen Collection

More than 70 pieces by renowned master glassmaker Alfredo Barbini will be on display at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma.

Read more
Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz

Vicente José de Oliveira Muniz, known as Vik Muniz (São Paulo, December 20, 1961), is a Brazilian artist. He continuously experiments with new methods and materials. He is best known for creating ...

Read more
Monica Bonvicini

Monica Bonvicini

Monica Bonvicini, an Italian artist born in Venice in 1965, has gained international recognition for her work in performing arts and sculpture. As a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna...

Read more
Ai Weiwei

Ai Weiwei

Chinese artist (b. Beijing 1957). Son of poet Ai Qing, in 1978 he founded the avant-garde group Stars, known for its thoughtful and socially critical works.In his career he has used a variety of me...

Read more
Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa is a Spanish artist who creates sculptures and installations exploring human connection and spirituality. He collaborated with Berengo Studio, an Italian glass-making studio, to creat...

Read more
Shattering Beauty by Simon Berger

Shattering Beauty by Simon Berger

Type of event: Shattering Beauty by Simon BergerWhere: Museo del Vetro Fondamenta Giustinian 8 Murano Venezia ItalyWhen: 28 Gennaio 2023 Until: 07 Maggio 2023Opening times: Everyday from 10 am to ...

Read more