The art of Glass in Murano

Murano’s glass are the most famous things of Venice, after the incredible beauty of the city where streets are made of water and ancient boats called “gondola” works as taxis in a normal city. The mastery in glass production  was reached on the island of Murano a lot of centuries ago with the peak of splendor in the XVIII Century, in the Golden Age when Giacomo Casanova, the most famous lover of the world, lived in the great and rich Venice. Since these ancient centuries of glory, families of Master Glassmakers still live and work in Murano as Seguso Family.

The Seguso’s Tradition of glassmaking is still alive in the person of Gianni Seguso that with his glass factory brings in the third millennium the Art of his ancient family. Seguso’s were specialized in a special kind of Chandeliers made of Murano Glass. This kind of chandelier is called “Rezzonico” from the noble family that during 700's asked to the best masters of Murano to produce a new kind of  magnificent  and great chandelier to celebrate the power and wealth of the family.

Today Seguso’s factory still produces Rezzonico Chandeliers and every kind of pieces of art and jewelry in glass, crafted with traditional and old techniques  (but with a great variety of style) using a glass of first quality certified by the local Government (Regione Veneto) with an official seal of quality  “Vetro Artistico® Murano”.

If you are looking for a unique touch of class for your house, if you need a special gift for someone special, if you want to buy something that is not just a decoration but a piece of art that gains value in time, a piece made from a Murano Glassmaster is perfect for you. The elegance and the perfection of each creation made in this ancient glass factory, with all the tradition of families that from centuries ago are making this craftwork with an incredible and incomparable mastery achieved across long years of History and passion, are the secret of everything made with Murano Glass. A secret that none can tell or explain but that some special people, like Segusos and other glassmaster’s family, can show to us through clearness and shine of a piece of glass.

And who know: looking through this glass you will feel this silent secret of the Art of Murano’s Glass and maybe you will see the soul of the enchanted place called Venice.