#murano glass

[dozydawn]

Vintage Style Cherub Mini Chandelier with Multicolor Murano Crystals and Faux Pearls

[clearbreathing]

pink murano lamps

[lionfloss]

Seguso Murano Opalescent White Caramel Italian Art Glass Bunny Rabbit Sculpture, 1950s

[treasures-and-beauty]

Dimmable Square Chandelier by Alan Mizrahi Lighting

[design-is-fine]

Antonio Salviati, Goblet as orchid blossom, 1880. Italy. MKG Hamburg.

[shiftythrifting]

My mom found some glass clowns at her job and decided since i am a lover of weird crap that I should take them. I named them Guillermo and Toodie

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Table lamp - Murano glass - Art Nouveau

[thepastisalreadywritten]

Sunglasses made of Murano glass, 18th-century AD, Venice, Italy.

Goldoni-type sunglasses with Mocenigo Coat of Arms.

Vascellari Collection (Italy) on display at The Murano Glass Museum.

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Long before the rest of the world would discover the danger of ultra-violet rays in 1870, Venetian opticians were 120 years ahead of the curve.

The green colour of the lenses, conjured by the island's glassmakers in the bright hues of grass green, sea green and emerald green, wasn't simply a fashion statement but had a key functional role.

It has been later discovered that this colour serves as a powerful filter for UV rays, which are damaging to eye and skin health.

Thanks to Murano Glass, it became a true innovative jewel.

These emerald-colored sunglasses protected the eyes of the nobility and Commanders da Mar (of the sea) from the harmful glare of reflected light as they navigated the waters that surrounded them.

These sunglasses soon became widespread among Venetian high society.

One was almost certainly owned and used by Doge Alvise IV Giovanni Mocenigo (19 May 1701 - 31 December 1778), who was the leader of Venice from 1763 AD until his death on New Year's Eve, 31 December 1778 AD.

No one knows for sure why they were called "Goldoni" glasses, but it is assumed this was due to Carlo Goldoni (25 February 1707 – 6 February 1793), the famous Venetian playwright and librettist from the Republic of Venice.

[garadinervi]

Jannis Kounellis, Untitled, (iron panel, leads, wires, Murano glasses, coats), 2008 [Sprovieri Gallery, London. © Estate of Jannis Kounellis]

[giftideasfromaycaramba]

Pair of Stunning Ruby Red Murano Art Glass Cigar Ashtrays

[dozydawn]

Murano Glass Bunch of Roses Chandelier

[samathy-000]

I truly am pedantic but at the same time there is no joy greater than spending six hours in a murano glass shop and learning all about this art you had never heard of before because one of your beloved teachers is a collector of the stuff

[lionfloss]

Murano Glass Animals, 1960s-1970s

[sharkyswaters]

[design-is-fine]

Fulvio Bianconi, Glass bottle, 1955.  Blown glass. Made by Venini & Co. Via Maas Museum.

The Paduan artist Fulvio Bianconi joined the Venetian glassworks in about 1948 and was its most influential designer throughout the 1950s. His figures, sculptural vases and vessels decorated with abstract patterns, often inspired by modern art, brought Venini recognition at the Venice Biennale and Milan Triennale. 

[shiftythrifting]

Found at an antique store in Westfield, IN. The clown is $150 because he’s Italian