Murano Glass from Venice

Murano glass is an exclusive hand-made mouth-blown glass processing technology with a thousand-year history that appeared in Italy at the turn of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries.

It happened thanks to Venice’s close ties with the eastern countries from which the first samples of glass artifacts and the main technologies for glass processing and coloring came.

Venetian glass quickly gained immense popularity and love in medieval Europe thanks to the competent policy of the authorities and the work of the first Venetian glassmakers who began to acquire importance and social status.

The secrets of craftsmanship began to accumulate and be kept in the family shops and handed down from father to son for tens of generations.

The secret of Murano Glass Making

The Venetian kings as well as the glassmakers themselves contributed to keeping the secret and not spreading it not only outside the Italian borders but also outside Venice.

Many decisive and characteristic measures of the time were taken to ensure the highest level of safety.

Without exception, all the furnaces and workshops were moved to the island of Murano located in the Venice lagoon.

It was done to prevent the city from causing fires related to the technological process of glass production.

Since then, Italians and Europeans in general began to call Venetian glass a Murano glass.

Venini Opalino Vase

The Opalino vase is an absolute classic by Venini.

The uniqueness of the vase lies in the exquisite color of the glass, which lights up differently depending on the time of day.

This effect is created through the use of the traditional Opalino technique.

The method was first used in the 15th century to make glass that resembles porcelain. Furthermore, this type of glass took a name lattimo.

Venini Monofiore Balloton Vase

In 1921 Paolo Venini created another Venini artwork in mouth-blown Murano glass which took the name Monofiore.

The vase is made using the traditional technique called Balloton.

Moreover, it has a glass thread of a different color which is applied to the hot surface of the top of the vase.

The vase comes in a myriad of color combinations including bold shades of red and green or calm powder pink and taupe.

Venini Labuan Vase

The Labuan Murano glass vase is made using the overlapping technique. Its design is reminiscent of Chinese amphorae with soft curves and delicate lines.

Achieving the perfect color of Murano glass requires the utmost precision and craftsmanship by Venini glassblowers. And the Labuan vase is one of the works of art created with the use of these qualities.

Time has passed, people also have changed like the Venetian glass of the island of Murano.

The artisans continuously study new technologies, try to carry out various experiments, but the traditions of manufacturing glass products continue to exist without any changes.

The traditions of making elegant creations and unique handmade decorative items are still alive today.

Hourglass or Clessidra is an exceptional creation designed by Paolo Venini in 1957.

Venini Veronese Vase

Vittorio Zecchin designed and outstanding and graceful Veronese Murano glass vase in early 20’s of the past century.

The artist took its inspiration from the painting by Paolo Veronese “The Annunciation of the Virgin”.

The creation was so successful that it became iconic almost immediately.