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Wholesale Murano glass - protecting genuine Murano value

Murano glass is extremely popular collector's item among glass lovers all over the world. There are people that collect Murano vases, others collect jewelry, and there are some that collect only Murano glass fish. Murano glass delights with its colors, su... Read >

See Venice and Die - but not before you see Murano!

Venice is one of those places that are on everyone's 'bucket list" - list of places to see before we die. Everyone wrote about it - even Shakespeare; everyone painted it, from Tintoretto to Bellini; and everyone who could - visited it. It is truly magical... Read >

Glass Sculptures - The Play of Color and Light

Glass has always fascinated artists as a unique medium to express their visions. Its ability to reflect light, to capture colors and to appear at the same time solid and weightless, makes glass unique material in which to present artistic view of the worl... Read >

The History of Murano vases

When we talk about vases, we have in mind a container to put flowers in. But, through history, vases were used to hold a variety of things: from perfume and oil to the ashes of pharaohs. Although made from a range of different materials, the production of... Read >

Murano Glass School - From Murano to the world

Humans have been making glass objects for thousands of years. Whether it was Egyptians or Phoenicians who were the first to create beautiful glass objects from simple silica sand, it was not until Murano glass artists united on the small island near Venic... Read >

Glass jewelry - replacement for the 'real stuff' or a value in itself?

Time changes everything, including our perceptions of what is valuable. Modern jewelry made of glass is considered 'costume' jewelry, or a replacement of the 'real thing' - made of precious stones. But that was not always the case. When Egyptians buried t... Read >

Glass Jewelry - the World of Murano Glass Beads

Glass jewelry has been around for thousands of years, to decorate necks, fingers, ears and clothes of ladies and gentlemen, rich and poor, all over the world. They are adorning ladies of Masai in Africa, of Dayak in Borneo or of Hopi in the New World. Lik... Read >

Murano chandeliers

Murano chandeliers are the most flamboyant examples of glass art coming out of Murano furnaces, but they were invented relatively recently. Recently, considering that Murano was supplying royalty and rich Europeans with glass art for almost thousand years... Read >

Barovier dynasty  seven hundred years of Murano glass making

It all started with Master Jacobellus Barovier in 1295 in Murano, a famous island of glass makers, in the Venice Bay, in Italy. Master Barovier owned a glass furnace that was designing and producing some of the most beautiful glass objects ever seen, reve... Read >

The Aesthetics of Murano glass

For almost thousand years Murano glass has been the synonym for elegance and uniqueness. This ancient island of glass makers in the Bay of Venice managed to survive world wars, changes of fashions and styles, new technologies, and economic crisis. What is... Read >

Murano dinnerware - perfect party favors

Giving a beautiful silver spoon with Murano glass handle in breath-taking Klimt colors as a party favor would ensure that the party would be talked about for a long time. These little pieces of art are so beautiful, so uniquely Murano and Venetian and so ... Read >

Passion for collecting - Murano glass figurines

People collect anything, from antique bedpans to beer caps, from stamps to diamonds. Collecting is a passion, and once people get the bug, they become quite obsessed with the objects of their desires. Collecting Murano glass, particularly glass figurines,... Read >

Home around murano vase

My friend Nell has this magnificent Murano vase that she values more than anything in her home. Well, excluding her husband and kids. So, when she decided to remodel her home, she invited a really good (and expensive) interior decorator and told him to de... Read >

Carnival of Venice – yearly show of costumes, masks and italian jewelry

It all started as a celebration of the war victory against Ulrico, Patriarch of Aquileia in 1162. Venetians went to the streets (or better say canals) dressed in their finest costumes, dancing and singing. The magnificent party became a tradition that per... Read >

Murano glass necklace from Venice to Miami – in fashion forever

It's summer! The best time of the year. Time for vacations, pool parties, lovely little dresses, tank tops, huge hats, drinks with umbrellas. Time for fun. We are starting tonight. My best friend is starting the party season by inviting everyone to her ... Read >