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By allowing these cookies, you agree to the deposit, reading and use of tracking technologies necessary for their proper functioning. Read more about our privacy policy. We use cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience, perform site traffic analysis, and deliver content and advertisements most relevant to your interests. When people talk about Italian art glass or Venetian art glass, they are usually referring to the sculptures, vases, chandeliers and decorative glass objects made in the island of Murano, Italy. Murano is a small island in the lagoon of Venice, where the art of glassmaking has more than 1000 years of tradition. Only glass design objects made in Murano can be marketed as original Murano glass.

Murano glass objects are objects of high monetary and artistic value. In the island of Murano glass artists since centuries are pushing the boundaries of traditional glass making with the most daring and innovative ideas of contemporary creation. The transparency of the glass allows the incorporation of light itself as a sculptural element. Glass reflects and refracts light, accepts and transforms it by changing its color and intensity and transmitting it from one surface to another. Glass objects allow the artist to work visually with light, form and material. Unless they are broken or re-melted, glass objects last forever: they do not oxidize, rot, decay or decompose. As such glass objects of famous artists do not only preserve but increase their value over time.We at MuranoGlassItaly believe that the era of mass-produced impersonal home décor is over. We believe that there is place for art and beauty in our life. We challenge the status quo by making unique handmade glass artworks available to buy online. As such, give you the possibility to have a little piece of Venice, its secrets, charms and beauty in your home. Italian glass design objects are world-wide well known and highly sought after. From statement pieces to small surprises you can find one-of-a-kind gifts.

MuranoGlassItaly is an online shop and furnance selling certified hand blown Venetian glass artworks made in Murano, Italy. In our shop you can buy original Murano glass sculptures, vases, bowls, glassware, jewelries, decorative glass objects, chandeliers and mirrors. Authenticity is guaranteed. All Italian glass artworks are handcrafted by contemporary glass artists. Based on a photo or design, our craftsmen can create a custom-made glass object for you. We offer excellent customer service in terms of fast reply in several languages both by email and by telephone, attention to details and customer wishes.Maestro presents an overview of Tagliapieta’s most recent series. The works displayed demonstrate his evolution to larger works and use of bolder colours and patterns over his nearly fifty years as an artist. Six large-scale installations, featuring colourful butterflies (Borboleta), boats (Endeavor), seagulls (Gabbiani) and two separate collections of shields (Masai), are central to the exhibition. The final installation, a 79 x 40-inch curio case containing nearly one hundred opaque glass vessels, is titled Avventura which is Italian for ‘adventure’ and references Tagliapietra’s view of the unpredictable nature of molten glass. Some of the objects in the exhibition were created at Museum of Glass during one of Tagliapietra’s several Visiting Artist residencies in the Hot Shop.

Tagliapietra is known internationally as the maestro of contemporary glass. Beginning at the age of eleven, he was trained by Muranese glass masters, perfecting his glassblowing skills through years of observation, repetition, and production. In subsequent years, his precision and mastery of molten glass became secondary to his creative expression. Tagliapietra has invented numerous new techniques and designs, creating works that are technically flawless and visually breathtaking – belying the complexity and difficulty of their creation.These works have positioned him as a cultural icon not only in the glass world but also as a seminal figure in contemporary art and have earned him the reputation as “the greatest living glassblower” by many of his peers.

At age 77, when most glassblowers have long since retired from a lifetime of strenuous physical work, Tagliapietra continues to expand his artistic achievement, earning numerous artistic and scholastic awards and being featured in solo and group exhibitions. “I hope that people see the love, the love for the material, the love for the fire. For the art I try to be honest with myself. That’s all.”Museum of Glass marks its 10th Anniversary with a new exhibition featuring the work of esteemed artist Lino Tagliapietra. Maestro: Recent Works by Lino Tagliapietra showcases 65 glass masterpieces created during the past decade (2002-2012). The exhibition opens Saturday, July 14, amidst the anniversary celebration weekend.

Dr Marcus Bunyan is an Australian artist and writer. His art work explores the boundaries of identity and place. He writes Art Blart, an art and cultural memory archive, which posts mainly photography exhibitions from around the world. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy from RMIT University, Melbourne, a Master of Arts (Fine Art Photography) from RMIT University, and a Master of Art Curatorship from the University of Melbourne.Rather than using extreme heat to melt glass into the shape she desires, Niyoko uses adhesive to connect thin sheets of glass into one unified object. Then, she exposes the cross sections, a technique the Metropolitan Museum of Art describes as creating “an illusion of motion.” With her sculptures’ mesmerizing shapes and seemingly gravity-defying construction, Japanese glass artist Niyoko Ikuta (or Ikuta Niyoko, according to Japan’s surname-first naming conventions) is renowned not just in her birthplace but also around the globe. Ivana studied at the Secondary School of Glass Making in Kamenický Šenov, Czechia before moving on to the Academy of Applied Arts in the nation’s capital city of Prague. As a former student of renowned husband-and-wife glass artists Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslav Bryctová, Ivana’s work is part of a long legacy of extraordinary Czech craftsmanship.So if you’re looking for more inspiration for your own glassblowing career (or just want to gaze at some more striking sculptures), don’t worry—thousands more glass artists’ work can give you the spark you need. And depending on where you live, their studio might be just down the street.Of his artistic philosophy, Jean-Pierre says that “simplicity and completion are the most important elements of my work. Anyone can make something simple seem complex; it is taking the complex and translating it into the simplest form that inspires me.”

Some glass artists’ work almost overwhelm the viewer with their awe-inspiring size and dramatic shapes. Czech glass artist Ivana Mašitová’s sculptures are different. Most are monochromatic, and their blocky shapes can appear deceptively simple on first glance. While Dale Chihuly, Niyoko Ikuta and everyone in between are certainly some of the most celebrated and famous glass artists, that doesn’t mean they’re the only ones creating fascinating art from molten glass. She works with multiple mediums, but she’s especially well known for her mesmerizing use of phosphorescent glass and crystal. With their help, her work takes on an ethereal, blue-green glow, gently illuminating the spaces and people around them.If you want to see Dale’s work in person, his home city of Seattle is one of the best places to do so. There, Chihuly Garden and Glass provides a permanent home for many of the artist’s most impressive pieces, all located in a tranquil garden setting right next to the Space Needle.

Murano glass refers to glass artworks and objects made by skilled artisans on the Venetian island of Murano. Lino’s work certainly qualifies as such. He became an apprentice glassblower at the young age of 11, and by 21, was given the prestigious title of Maestro.Using flames and kilns to sculpt miniature masterpieces and giant sculptures alike, glass artists have created some of the world’s most iconic artworks. Most art mediums require precision. Alcohol ink requires an open mind and acceptance that the result may not look the way you intended it to, but better. In the late 1970s, Lino began teaching at Seattle’s Pilchuck Glass School. There, he introduced traditional Venetian glassblowing techniques to American students and catalyzed a tradition of knowledge exchange between glass artists in Italy and the U.S.As glass scholar and curator Tina Oldknow put it, “Lino came to America to discover what there might be here for him and to teach others to work glass. In the process, he helped to pioneer an industry—not for commerce, but for art.”

Ginny mastered the technique in the following years, and in the mid-1980s made a cross-continental move from Atlanta to Seattle. It was on the West Coast that her career truly began to explode, and by the early 1990s she was a superstar of the art world. Carol’s work is now featured in collections around the world, from the Amazon corporate headquarters in Seattle, Washington to the Notojima Glass Art Museum in Ishikawa, Japan. In a 2020 interview with The New York Times, Rui explained that “fragility and breaking glass is an inspiration for me, because glass is very fragile, but it’s really strong—much stronger than iron in some ways.”

One of his most recognizable works is Fluent Steps, a sculpture located directly outside of Tacoma’s Museum of Glass. Measuring over 200 feet long, the piece is composed of more than 750 pieces of hand-sculpted glass.

Transparent and brittle yet remarkably rigid and durable, glass is a contradiction of itself. It can be formed from lightning striking the desert sand, magma erupting from a volcano or humans melting a precise mix of silica and minerals, and in all cases the results are often beautiful.After first experimenting with glass blowing in his home state of Hawai’i in the 1990s, American artist Jean-Pierre Canlis discovered his love of glass. He subsequently studied glass art further in college, and as a student was introduced to Dale Chihuly during a summer trip to Seattle.

He first began experimenting with glass as an artistic medium in the 1960s, and soon pioneered never-before-seen glass blowing techniques. These were a departure from traditional methods which aimed to achieve perfect symmetry — instead, Dale’s techniques involved using gravity and centrifugal force to form molten glass into undulating, more organic-looking shapes.But take a closer look and you’ll soon see just how meticulously detailed each piece is. From impossibly smooth planes to subtly swooping curves to finely-textured patterns, the work required to complete and perfect each sculpture is evident. Arguably the most famous glass artist in the world, American artist Dale Chihuly is a Washington state native whose work has been exhibited across the U.S. and around the world. With the help of those techniques, Dale was able to mold glass into the brightly-colored, larger-than-life sculptures he’s known for, and soon become one of the most well-known blown glass artists of all time.“WORKING WITH GLASS IS LIKE LIFE – IT’S EMOTIONAL. YOU MUST LOVE THE MATERIAL. YOU MUST RESPECT THE MATERIAL. IT TAKES A LIFETIME TO GET TO KNOW GLASS, AND I AM STILL LEARNING”

Art historian and curator Tina Oldknow summarized his influence: “Today, artists from around the world use a Venetian glass vocabulary to make work that would never, ever be produced in Venice, and the dissemination of this remarkably creative and vibrant craft language may be Lino’s most important legacy. Lino came to America to discover what there might be here for him and to teach others to work glass. In the process, he helped to pioneer an industry – not for commerce, but for art.”Tagliapietra’s work is represented in more than fifty international museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, and the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris.Tagliapietra’s glass forms are firmly based in the 20th century Italian design idiom. Each of his pieces is a de-facto encyclopedia of classical Muranese glassmaking techniques characterized by bold colors and exuberant patterning. His work radiates vibrant optimism and effortless virtuosity.

Legendary Italian glassblower, artist & teacher Lino Tagliapietra, who just celebrated his 87th birthday, started his career at the age of twelve, as an apprentice in a glass factory on his native island of Murano. He earned the title of maestro vetraio (master glassmaker) at twenty-one, and in the late 1970s set off to pursue the path of a studio artist. In July 2021, after more than 75 years in the hotshop, he announced his retirement from the furnace to afford himself the freedom to pursue projects beyond glassblowing.In November 2011, he inaugurated the glass studio at the Chrysler Museum of Art with a public demonstration in advance of its formal opening. He created “an impossibly large and complicated piece, which took a team of glassblowers more than an hour.” In the spring of 2012, he participated in glassblowing demonstrations to mark the tenth anniversary of the founding of The Glass Furnace, an international non-profit glass school in Istanbul.

He spent a week in October 2012 at the MIT Glass Lab, working with glass artists and educators to explore computer modeling and folding techniques. He has been working with MIT staff for several years to develop software for computer-aided design, known as Virtual Glass, attempting to improve advance planning to reduce costs, since both the materials and facilities rentals that glassblowing requires are expensive.

In Giovanni Sarpelon’s view, Tagliapietra has “a close and almost symbiotic rapport with glass” that erases the distinction between the craftsman and the artist. There is no question in his work “whether the fact that a work is made of glass is purely incidental or whether it is essential to its creation.” While he may sketch designs in advance, his approach is to seek “spontaneous perfection” during the glassblowing process. As one profiler has written, “most of his decisions are made in front of the furnace”.

By adopting a boundary-free, global attitude about skill sharing and the evolution of artistic vision in glass, Tagliapietra became the single most important living figure for glass–after his friend Dale Chihuly who freely called him “the greatest glassblower in the world.”

In June 2012, the Columbus Museum of Art announced it had acquired a glass installation piece by Tagliapietra, Endeavor, an “armada of thirty-five boats suspended from the ceiling” that instantly became “an iconic part of the Museum’s collection.”Tagliapietra was born August 10, 1934 in an apartment on the Rio dei Vetri in Murano, Italy, an island with a history of glass-making that dates from 1291. It provided an ideal educational environment for Tagliapietra to develop his techniques and glass artistry. On June 16, 1946, at the age of 12, he was apprenticed to the glass maestro Archimede Seguso. He began in the Galliano Ferro factory as a water carrier and after two years was allowed to participate in glass manufacturing for the first time, applying ribbing to a single piece. He educated himself in modern art and at the Venice Biennales saw the work of Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, and Ellsworth Kelly. For the history or glass art he used the local resources of the Murano Glass Museum, and his attempts to recreate historical models expanded his vocabulary as well. Nine years later, at the age of 25, he earned the rank of maestro. He interrupted his years of training to complete his compulsory service in the Italian military in 1952-54. On 13 September 1959 he married Lina Ongaro, whose family had been involved in Venetian glass production for centuries.

Lino Tagliapietra (born 1934) is an Italian glass artist originally from Venice, who has also worked extensively in the United States. As a teacher and mentor, he has played a key role in the international exchange of glassblowing processes and techniques between the principal American centers and his native Murano, “but his influence is also apparent in China, Japan, and Australia—and filters far beyond any political or geographic boundaries.”

In 1998, he undertook a challenging project with Steuben Glass Works that required him to work without color usingthe unfamiliar batch glass that Steuben has developed for its own production.

For the next 25 years Tagliapietra worked in association with several of Murano’s most important glass factories, including Vetreria Galliano Ferro, Venini & C., La Murrina, Effetre International, where he was Artistic and Technical Director from 1976 to 1989, and EOS Design nel Vetro. At Murrina he developed his “Saturn” design, which became his “personal emblem”. His influence on the American art glass studio movement is primarily attributed to his colleague Dale Chihuly. In 1968 Chihuly visited Murano, where he gave Tagliapietra studio time to develop his own pieces. He taught Tagliapietra his techniques, which Tagliapietra taught to other glass maestri, including Pino Signoretto, and Tagliapietra taught Chihuly the Venetians’ secrets in turn. A 2001 film documents this collaboration: Chihuly and the Masters of Venice.Though colored glasses have been available since the 1970s, Tagliapietra has continued to create his own colors and use them almost exclusively in his own work. He has said they allow him to maintain control and that they are “softer, more human, more … Venetian”.Tagliapietra taught workshops at La Scuola Internazionale del Vetro (Murano) in 1976, 1978, and 1981, where artists and blowers worked on an equal footing. In 1979 and 1980, he taught at the Pilchuck Glass School in Washington state, which initiated an ongoing exchange of knowledge between the Italian maestri and American glass artists, groups that in the past had guarded their techniques as trade secrets. He has returned to Seattle and Pilchuk repeatedly.

You can blame my Norwegian heritage, but I’m not so hot on the Swedish countryside. Even so, you can’t say you’ve seen Sweden if you’ve only been to Stockholm. Rural Sweden — especially the province of Småland — is a worthy addition to any Scandinavian itinerary.Covering the entire southeast coast and running deep into the interior, Småland’s most appealing corner is bookended by the smallish towns of Kalmar and Växjö (locals say VEK-hwuh; Stockholmers pronounce it VEK-shuh). In between lies Sweden’s famous “Glasriket,” Glass Country, sparkling with glassblowing studios.

It’s no surprise that glassmaking caught on here. The necessary resources are abundant: The region is densely forested (endless wood to fire the ovens) and blanketed with lakes (ample sand to melt into glass). Glassblowers have been at work in Småland since at least 1742.Historic Kalmar has an Old World ambience that’s rare in Scandinavia. It’s dominated by a moated castle that makes for a great medieval experience. With stout watchtowers, park-like ramparts and a creaky, drafty interior, this place was a royal hub for centuries. But when the Swedish border shifted south in the mid-17th century, the castle lost its strategic importance. No matter — it’s now the biggest attraction in Kalmar, and well worth a visit.

There’s something deeply satisfying about a visit to a glasbruk. Even at the bigger places — and especially at the smaller ones — you’ll feel genuine artistic energy in the air, as glassblowers persuade glowing globs of molten glass to take shape. Demonstrations are intimate — you’ll be close enough to feel the heat from the glowing furnaces.If art’s not your thing, check out local critters at the Moose and Farm Animal Park. At this offbeat attraction (just outside the village of Kosta), you’ll walk through the moose-happy gift shop before taking a mile-long stroll around the perimeter of a pen holding live moose. Life-size dioramas with stuffed moose (including one plastered to the hood of a car) round out the attraction. You can even buy moose sausage to grill on-site.

Because the 70-mile stretch of the Glass Country between Växjö and Kalmar is relatively undeveloped, most visitors tour the glassworks by day, then sprint to the nearby coastal town of Kalmar for dinner and a bed. History students may remember Kalmar as the place where Norway, Sweden and Denmark signed a 1397 treaty that united their countries into one huge kingdom. That union lasted about a hundred years before dissolving in the 16th century … and since then, even the European Union hasn’t been able put them back together again.There are fewer glassworks now — cheaper imported glass has taken its toll. Today’s Glass Country artisans have refocused their efforts, emphasizing high-quality, high-end art pieces and welcoming guests to tour (and shop) their workshops.

Glass Country’s first boom came during the difficult 19th century — when a sixth of Sweden’s population emigrated to America as the country’s iron mills were closing. The Småland laborers who stayed behind were highly skilled at working with materials at high temperatures. Glassmaking became their salvation, and by the early 1900s, this region had more than 100 workshops creating everyday glasses, vases, bowls and bottles. One local who left for America later helped design the iconic Coca-Cola bottle.Besides the famous castle, the town offers a cozy, cobblestoned center. For a small city, you’ll find a surprising number of good dining options. The restaurants survive on the town’s short, intense summer season, when vacationing Swedes make the streets lively day and night. If you drop by the café/tea parlor Kullzénska, tucked into an 18th-century house, you’ll be surrounded by locals enjoying warm berry cobbler and richly brewed coffee — the classic Swedish fika (coffee break).

Glass Country also sustains the only artisan papermaking workshop in Scandinavia. Tucked next to a giant modern paper plant, the tiny 300-year-old Lessebo mill, offering daily tours, follows each hands-on step for making fine paper: soaking cotton and linen fibers until they become pulp, packing the fiber into a frame, then pressing, drying, glazing and hand-tearing the paper into the perfect size and shape. Swedes covet this traditional paper for special-occasion invitations and announcements.

If you’re lucky enough to be in Kalmar on a hot summer day, stroll out to its beach — a festive and happy slice of Swedish life. With snack stands, sand castles and views of the castle, the beach makes Kalmar an unexpected fun-in-the-sun stop. For people-watchers, it’s a combination of Swedish beauty pageant and tattoo show. For me, it’s the best possible dose of authentic, off-the-beaten-path Sweden.A beautiful Unica glass vase by designer Andries Dirk (A.D.) Copier, executed by Lino Tagliapietra. The Unica is signed ‘AD Copier Lino Tagliapietra unica 841119 F31’ at the bottom.

With a BA in Fine Art from Alfred University and an MFA from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, Tecosky teaches at studios and schools in Brooklyn, nationally, and internationally. He lives and works in Brooklyn, blowing glass and maintaining a studio practice.

Leo Tecosky creates sculpture and installation using traditional glassblowing and neon-bending techniques, and screen printing, as well as using found and constructed elements. Recently, he has taken printmaking to a more sculptural level by allowing for a collage of 3-D glass imagery.

Tecosky and Slate Grove worked together in an Instructor Collaborative Residency at The Studio of The Corning Museum of Glass in September 2010. They explored their work from the dichotomy of their own very different life experiences. Tecosky, who has taught at The Studio, is influenced by hip hop and graffiti art and culture in Miami, where he grew up. Grove is a rock-and-roll tattoo artist from Iowa. During their residency, they created art based around the two-dimensional concepts of their respective taboos, as well as three-dimensional blown-glass sculptures representing their passions, ultimately creating a body of work that blends life differences and represents a commonality of soul.Although Venini was educated to be a lawyer, his family had been in the glassmaking business in Italy since the 18th century. In 1921, after practicing law in Milan for a short time, he bought a partnership in a Murano glass firm, establishing his own Venini and Company four years later. From the beginning Venini’s workshop turned out beautiful tableware that was years ahead of the work of other contemporary designers. His own designs were strikingly simple, their purity of outline set off against unusual combinations of colours worked into the glass in bold, stripe-like threads, lattices, grids, and, sometimes, the traditional Venetian millefiore manner. His boldly striped translucent glass lampshades won critical acclaim. His pieces are displayed in museums and considered prime examples of modern glass artistry.

Lino continues to enhance his skills as a glassmaker even though he’s already considered a genius by many of his fellow glass artists. This level of dedication truly makes him a glass artist, teacher and mentor all at the same time.The widespread fame of Lino Tagliapietra glass led him to receive several awards throughout his career as a glassmaker. In 2006, the James Renwick Alliance of Washington D.C. gave him the title Distinguished Educator Award. In 2011, he received a second Honorary Degree and received the title Doctor of Fine Arts from Ohio State University. Then in 2012 it was the Phoenix Award in Venice, Italy for his contribution in the glassmaking industry. Lino got the Visionary Award in 2013 at the Art Palm Beach in Florida, the Career Award in 2014 by the Instituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere e Arti, and the Best Glass Work Award in 2015 at the Masterpiece Exhibition held in London. At the start of 1990, Lino was practicing his trade without contractual obligations to hamper his creativity and unique ideas. Since he started working as a free artisan, Lino’s notoriety as a glass artist accelerated. He was very dedicated to exploring and experimenting with ideas from different sources of inspiration. He’s now considered to be one of the greatest and most talented glass artists of today. His motivation comes from personal experiences with different types of people and fellow artists. Lino shares his techniques and processes around the world and his influence reaches as far as Australia, China, and Japan. Many of his art glass creations are named after the places he’s visited like Bilbao, Borneo, Maui and Seattle.Lino Tagliapietra glass is a product of his genius. It’s evident in his impressive, intricate, and unique glass art. The utmost skill talent and devotion has gone into every piece. For all the glass art lovers around the world, his works are definitely a sight to behold. Lino Tagliapietra later taught at the Pilchuck School in Seattle. The relationship worked well for a time, but Lino wanted to express his works without limitation. He felt he wasn’t able to focus on his own creativity when tied down with the school as a partner. So although he still continued to teach, he left the partnership and begin creating his own art glass. Today, you can observe his timeless creations all over the world. Lino Tagliapietra glass is in museums like the De Young Museum of San Francisco, the Metropolitan Museum of New York, and the Victoria and Albert Museum of London.You can find glass by Lino Tagliapietra for sale in art galleries and retail shops. For those curious about Lino Tagliapietra glass prices, we provide no obligation valuations.As his fame grew, so have Lino Tagliapietra glass prices and his number of exhibitions. In 2011, there was another solo exhibit in his hometown of Venice by the Veneto Institute of Sciences, Letters and Arts. This gave the people of Venice an opportunity to see Lino’s art glass in the Lino Tagliapietra from Murano to Studio exhibit. In 2009, the Museum of Tacoma held a solo exhibit for Lino’s art glass. Hosted by some of the most notable museums in the United States, including: the Chrysler Museum of Art (Norfolk, VA), the Flint Institute of Arts (Michigan), the Palm Springs Art Museum and the Smithsonian American Art Museum (Washington D.C.). Master glass blower, Lino Tagliapietra, was born in Murano, Italy in 1934. When he was 11 years old, he scoured Venice for an apprenticeship and landed one under the care of Master Archimede Seguso. Master Seguso was one of the most respected Muranese glassmakers on the island. After years of learning the trade, Lino Tagliapietra was a master glass blower, yet he was only 21 years old. From there, he continued improving his skills as a glassmaker. He started working with several glass companies in Murano like the Vetreria Galliano Ferro, Venini & Co., and Effetre International.Hans Godo Frabel is one of the first lampwork glass artists in the world. He turned the technique of “working at the lamp” to an art form back in 1968, when he opened the Frabel Studio in Atlanta, Georgia. At that time crystal glass was not considered a serious art medium and few artists were utilizing the beauty and diversity of glass to create unique art pieces.Over the years Frabel’s reputation as a master in glass art has spread worldwide beyond the glass community. “Frabel art pieces can be found in public and private collections in over 80 countries worldwide.” Some famous collectors of Frabel glass art include Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, the Emperor and Empress of Japan, current and former heads of governments such as Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, Anwar Sadat as well as museums in London, Paris, Tokyo, Dresden, Valencia, Corning, San Francisco, New York and Washington D.C. “Although Frabel’s art received much attention in the Atlanta area, his international breakthrough as a glass artist was not recognized until 1978 when his pop art sculpture “Hammer and Nails” was utilized as the main (feature) piece of the New Glass Art Exhibition” For the next few years the exhibition toured the world visiting museums in major cities. The Hammer and Nails can now be found in the permanent collection of the National Building Museum in Washington D.C. Over the next 40 years he followed the European tradition of apprentice and master. As the master artist he passed his skills on to a handpicked group of apprentices and associates, who after many years of training, became master artists in their own right. Among his students was Ginny Ruffner.”Until the mid nineties the Frabel Studio created art pieces almost exclusively in clear borosilicate – a strong, brilliant crystal that is resistant to scratches and which if broken can usually be restored without a trace of damage.” In the early 1990s the Frabel Studio explored the use of color which has been part of its art collection ever since. “Other techniques the Studio employs are sandblasting and painting. Sandblasting gives the sculpture a frosted, highlighted appearance.”

While working at Georgia Tech, Frabel created crystal glass sculptures as gifts for friends, partners and business associates, inspiring him to become a full-time artist.Frabel’s work embodies a host of mixed expressions, which find their voice in the enormous diversity of his art. His rapid exhaustion of any given subject matter and his sudden interest in a new field have given him the reputation of impetuosity in the field of torch-worked glass art. His unusual precision at the torch, developed through the rigor of the master craftsman system of Germany, has earned him the nickname “Machine Hands.”

Frabel was the third child in a family with five children. The tumultuous political climate after World War II necessitated a family migration to West Germany. After living in several different cities, Frabel began to look at glass as a means to a career at the age of 15. He obtained a traineeship as a scientific glassblower at the prestigious Jena Glaswerke in Mainz, West Germany, and earned the degree of journeyman in 1959.Charles Lindberg Signed 1929 National Air Races Air Mail Envelope. Charles Lindbergh is known as the first aviator to complete a solo transatlantic flight, which he did in his plane, Spirit of St. Lou

A signed Hermès Carioca enamel striped bangle bracelet. This piece features vertical black, white, and brown toned stripes throughout. Polished gold tone metal accents trim the stripes. The interiorGroup of 5 African Motif Lino-Cuts , signed illegibly. Comprises two color lino-cuts: “:5/8 Forest Animals”, “1/6 African Family”. Three black & white lino-cuts: “1/50 You Sow What You Reap”, “3/50 Lo Lino Tagliapietra Murano table lamp for Effetre in a grey striped pyramid design. The lamp is a vintage original and white in color. The item is in excellent condition, there are no cracks, no chips a Lino Tagliapiertra (b. 1934), murano art glass vessel, executed in cobalt, black, and white glass cased in clear, in the form of a teardrop with a thin neck, signed ‘Studio Tagliapietra,’ 30″h x 14.5″Kosta Boda signed monochromatic vase. Vase has a spiral black stripe around its circumference creating striped lines. Signature and number can be located on the bottom of the vase, original sticker is

Sculpture of a Haitian red tap tap bus carrying passengers. Brightly painted flowers, palm trees, roof loaded with packages, black and white striped wheels. Artist signed. Artist: Eddy Simonis Issued:

Humbert Howard (American, 1905-1990), oil on masonite, depicts woman in a red and yellow striped shirt with black skirt against a red and white background, signed and dated 1983 upper left, Weschler’s

Lino Tagliapietra, Venice, art glass wall hanging sculpture, in fused glass with metal mounts, accented with abstract geometric designs on a yellow, white and clear ground, signed indistinctly and dat Large Zuni Bear Fetish With Arrowhead Signed TH: Large Zuni Bear Fetish with Arrowhead Offering signed T.H. Made from white striped black marble. It measures 3 1/4 x 3 1/4. Very good condition. Very n Hand painted sculpture with a man in a straw hat carrying a cart loaded with packages and hats; cart has black and white striped wheels. Artist signed and dated. Artist: Lionel Simonis Issued: 1984 DiArtist signed 1960’s folk art hooked rug depicting multi-colored hearts with a black and white striped border. In good condition, this rug measures 57.5″ tall X 26″ across. The rug comes from a no-smo

Wide Black and white rayon blouse with covered fabric buttons, buttons on cuffs and button closure. Signed designer label attached, reads Cheap and Chic by MOSCHINO vintage clothing possibly c. earlyA large lithograph by Stephen White titled “The New Fashion”, signed and dated in the upper left in pencil. Depicting a woman with striped shirt and large black hat. Framed size: 44″ ht. x 35″ wd., siHand Painted red and white with green and black band to the center. KOSTA BODA ULRIKA HYMAN WALLIN Striped Glass Vase. 7.5H x 4W in. Measured at widest point. Underside signed UHV / BS, KOSTA BODA. StST. JOHN Black & White Striped Blazer, ladies size 6, wool and rayon blend, notch collar, sewn in shoulder pads, possibly never worn. Signed ST. JOHN Black and white striped blazer, ST. JOHN blazer, r

Choosing vintage and antique furniture reduces your carbon footprint by cutting down on waste and reduces demand for new materials and extends the life of the products we use.It was a spring day in Venice shortly before the end of World War II. The air was filled with a sense of imminent freedom and new possibilities. A young Lino Tagliapietra was playing with a paper ball on the island of Murano, Venice’s glassmaking center since medieval times. He glanced inside a glassmaking factory and stopped, entranced, as an elderly glassblower, small in stature, blew a huge glass bubble. Tagliapietra stood mesmerized in the doorway until the object was complete.

One of the key breakthroughs in his life, and for contemporary studio glass, came in 1979, when he was 45 years old. Already a venerated maestro in Venice, he defied the traditional secrecy and insularity of the Muranese glass industry by boarding a plane for the first time, at the invitation of Dale Chihuly, to teach Venetian glassmaking techniques at the Pilchuck Glass School near Seattle. He has returned to Pilchuck nearly every year since.He is at the peak of his powers. One of his recent works, Endeavor (2005.4.170), a major installation of 18 four-foot-long boat forms, suspended by steel cables, was acquired by the Museum and dedicated on November 8, 2006, with the artist in attendance.

Initially his family was not supportive of his dream. Though there were glassworkers in the family and glass was often discussed at the table, his father knew that working in a glass factory meant punishing hours at a hot furnace. Only a few glassmakers would ever rise to the venerated position of maestro vetraio, or master designer, one who makes art with glass. But Tagliapietra persisted, becoming an apprentice at age 11, a maestro at 21, and in the next 50 years, reinventing his career and his work several times.

In the process he emerged from the traditional Venetian role of designer of production pieces and master glassblower to that of independent studio artist. He is widely regarded as the foremost glassblower in the world today.As a result of his experience in the U.S., Tagliapietra sought to take new risks and to develop a different approach to his work. In his own words, “The boldness [of the Americans] was new to me. On the one hand, it was a shock—the lack of a cultural base, the absence of traditions. But, on the other hand, it was exhilarating…The lack of restraint in the process; the exciting results.” In the U.S., he says, he found fertile ground for “ideas that were always inside me.”

“Endeavor captures the evanescence and mystery of glass,” observes Tina Oldknow, the Museum’s curator of modern glass. “Tagliapietra’s boats are elegant and natural, impossibly elongated, yet beautifully light, strong, and efficient, just like the uniquely proportioned gondolas that navigate the Venetian lagoon. The artist’s massing of the boats is an eloquent evocation of the emotional and romantic character of blown glass—and of Venice, its undisputed home.”Soon he was experimenting with bolder, more dramatic forms, stretching and elongating glass into curves that would never have been produced in the Muranese glass factories in which he had worked for decades. Always a Venetian at heart, he has nevertheless been influenced by modern painters, including the abstract expressionists, whose work he first saw at the Biennale in Venice, as well as by Native American pottery and textiles, exotic birds, Chinese sculptural vessels, even the shields of the tribal Masai. In 1988 he left the Murano glass industry altogether and completed his transition to independent artist.

The most influential Venetian maestro to teach in the U.S., Tagliapietra exerted a powerful influence on artists working in glass worldwide. His knowledge of Venetian techniques and the grace and confidence of his work connected the brash American artists—who had been working with glass in innovative but inefficient ways—to centuries of Muranese craft knowledge and its vocabulary.Clarke Auction Gallery was started in Westchester NY in 1998. Since his arrival Clarke has moved from being a picker to owning 2 retail Antique Stores and All Boro Estate Liquidators (As featured in NY Times, NewYorker, Cranes and Fox 5 News) to opening his own Clarke Auction Gallery which fast beca…Read more

• Because so many souvenir shops try to pass off cheap counterfeits as Murano glass, the Veneto Region protects and promotes the designation of origin of artistic glassworks created on the island. Look for the “Vetro Murano Artistico” trademark decal in the windows of shops and showrooms that sell authentic Murano glass.

G Adventures runs a number of departures in Venice encompassing a wide range of departure dates and activities to cater to different tastes. We’re thrilled at the prospect of showing you this big blue planet of ours — check out our small group trips here.From there you have a good background and appreciation to check out some of the workshops, where you can often observe the glass-makers at work in their fornacis (factories) before browsing the showrooms. Some authentic, quality shops to check out include Fornace Mian (established 1962), Fornace Ferro Murano, (in Murano for 700 years) and Seguso Gianni, a family that has been making glass here since the 1400s. Gianni Seguso learned the craft at a young age from his father, and today runs his workshop with his son, Marco: