Ancient tradition of
Ancient tradition of
Murano Glass
A short introduction
and some suggestion for shopping
some suggestion for shopping

Where ?
Where ?
The island of Murano is about 1km from city of Venice.

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?
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?
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 depends most of all on the expertise and the
technique: the result depends most of all on the expertise and the
artistic skills of the glass artisan

How?
Technique and skill make difference
at artisan level

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
forms.
We offers you a wide range of typical Murano glass.

VASES
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.

CUPS
Crystal mouth‐blown bowl Mouth‐blown bowl in Crystal Murano glass
in Murano glass with leaves
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Murano glass with bowl, blown by
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in brown Aventurine and crystal and amethyst mouth, with hot
Aventurine Murrina roses, Murrina beads. Hot‐ application of
applied hot.
applied hot applied horizontal band
applied horizontal band coloured and anfiric
coloured and Zanfiric
of blue Aventurine glass or silver leaf
Murrina work. twists.

CHALICES &
TUMBLERS
Multi coloured goblet with red glass base
Multi‐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
form of a cylindrical
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bell, the goblet has a
base of an inverted
cone. The Maestro
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has created a stem
with flattened
spheres, all of
spheres all of
different sizes.

CANDLESTICKS
Blown glass candelabrum with round Hot‐detailed red glass candelabrum of
base, bulb‐shaped column and goblet delicate and stylish shape, carried on a cone
opening, all enhanced by white and sky base and representing, in its transparency,
blue round Murrina craft, prepared the maximum expression of purity in its
while hot. lines.

JEWELS
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
colours. Each bead has been delicately fashioned and
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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
and crystal glass with 24K gold leaf core.
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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.