GlassOfVenice Sale on artistic Murano Glass and Venetian Glass Valentione’s day gufts, jewelry, cufflinks, tableware, vases, sculptures, [...]
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Enjoy Venetian skating rink, Murano Glass exhibition, New Year’s at Piazza San Marco, and add some spirituality and good Italian food this Holiday [...] GlassOfVenice Sale on new artistic Murano Glass and Venetian Glass vases, sculptures, [...] Just in time for the Holidays we offer new artistic Murano Glass and Venetian Glass vases, sculptures, goblets, candle holders, tableware and [...] Today, just like centuries ago, some very practicable objects continue to be made of Murano glass. Supporting this traditional use of Murano glass is Distilleria Bottega located in Bibano, in the famous Prosecco wine region, 25 miles north of Venice. Distilleria Bottega has been producing excellent grappas, liquors, and wines for over thirty years, and the company continues to bottle many of them in hand-blown traditionally-made Murano glass bottles. [...] Murano glass is about to get even more famous and fashionable as it gets a boost from the legendary Versace brand. In an attempt to add a twist to their Versace Casa collection of home furnishings and decor and revive Gianni Versace’s heritage, the famous design house teamed up with the best-in-class Murano glassmaking firm [...] We often get questions about the possibility of visiting a factory or a workshop in Murano and witnessing the creation of famous Murano Glass. Unfortunately the artisans we work with and many other high quality Murano glass artists do not open the doors of their workshops to tourists. Yet you can find a way to visit a tourist-friendly mass-market Murano glass [...] I returned from Venice and realized I should have bought more Murano glass there. What can I do now?Often people that return from Venice realize that should have bought Murano glass there. Is it too late at that point? It is certainly not, since authentic Murano glass imported from Venice is available on the internet and, upon careful research, can be bought at the same prices that one would find in [...] Murano glass is hand-crafted by masters working the heated-up liquefied glass mass using special centuries-old techniques, and then cooling it down till it solidifies to form a specific pattern within a certain shape. For this reason, when an article made of Murano glass breaks, it is not possible to fix it except for gluing it together. Gluing may work if the item has a smooth break line and broke into only two or three pieces as opposed to many small ones. [...] We have just received from Venice new exquisite Murano glass earrings and necklaces that you can now purchase in our February 3rd, 2010 | Tags: Murano glass fashion, Murano glass shopping, New Murano glass products | Category: Murano Glass Shopping | 5 comments |
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