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Alfredo Barbini, a glass artist born in 1912 on the islands of Murano in the lagoon of Venice, Italy, was one of Murano's leading figures of the twentieth century.His parents were members of families which had been prominent in the glassmaking industry on Murano for generations as glassblowers and beadmakers.
Ewer made by Salviati & Co, now in Walters Art Museum.. A family called Salviati were glass makers and mosaicists in Murano, Venice and also in London, working as the firm Salviati, Jesurum & Co. of 213 Regent Street, London; also as Salviati and Co. and later (after 1866) as the Venice and Murano Glass and Mosaic Company (Today Pauly & C. - Compagnia Venezia Murano).
Flavio Poli (1900–1984) was an Italian artist, known for his designs in glass. [1] [2] Born in 1900, he was trained at the Istituto d'Arte di Venezia, then began work as a ceramicist. [2] In 1929, he began working for the company "I.V.A.M." (Industrie Vetraie Artistiche Murano) as a designer of glassware. [2]
Irving Amen (1918-2011), stained glass; Gary Beecham (b. 1955) Howard Ben Tré (1949-2020) Martin Blank (b. 1962) Jean-Pierre Canlis (b. 1973) Frederick Carder (1863-1963) Ed Carpenter (b. 1946) Dale Chihuly (b. 1941) Deborah Czeresko (b. 1961) Dan Dailey (b. 1947) Fritz Dreisbach (b. 1941) Robert C. Fritz (1920-1986) Michael Glancy (1950-2020 ...
Seguso is one of the most esteemed, historical and respected glass manufacturers on the island, [1] and among the largest glass furnaces in Murano, which has a few, homonymous furnaces. [2] Glass made by the Seguso furnace can be found in over 75 museums worldwide, such as MOMA in New York and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. [ 3 ]
The Toso family had been established in Murano since around 1350. [7] In the 1400s Angelo Barovier created glass objects which are currently preserved in various museums. [6] Angelo is recognized as significant for uniting the knowledge which had been developed and handed down by the Barovier family. He was not only considered and artist but a ...
Paolo Venini by Göran Schildt. Paolo Venini (12 January 1895– 22 July 1959) [1] emerged as one of the leading figures in the production of Murano glass and an important contributor to twentieth century Italian design.
Dustav Dentzel started a company that made the parts. Art Nouveau is known for his cameo glass. He used the acid-cutting method to create his pieces. [1] Ancient glassworkers would make vessels, vases, and eating utensils. The glass was decorated by adding molten colored glass drips to the final product. Glassblowing was introduced to shape the ...