About Murano

Murano glass is created from thousand years only on the island of Murano, located within the borders of Venice in Italy. 

The glass blowing process of Murano glass is dated a thousand years old, having been re-discovered by the artisans from the ancient Roman glassware at the end of the first-second millennium and continuously developed and enhanced upon ever since.

Murano glass material consist of a homogenous mixture of various substances. The glass powder transforms into a pasty consistency when heated to a temperature between 1300°C and 1400°C it becomes workable liquid glass at around 1500°C. The liquid glass gains its final shape by the hands of the Murano artisans and after cooling it becomes Murano glass.

Colours are obtained by adding small amounts of minerals and derivatives to the base composition of the glass powder. This is the Murano art that creates infinite combinations of transparent colours. The ingredients of the mixture of various substances of powder used to create Murano glass is a secret handed down for generations of artisans of Murano island. This is the reason why Murano glass it's unique and incomparable.