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THE GLOBE WAS Murano glass is glass made on the Venetian and continues to be regulated by Region of Ve-
BORN IN A DOZEN island of Murano, which has specialized in fancy neto Law no.70 of the 23/12/1994. Factories on
SPECIMENS IN glasswares for centuries. Murano’s glassmakers the island are not required to apply for the trade-
2005 AS A NICHE led Europe for centuries, developing or refining mark and many choose not to, but if a work car-
ELEMENT, AND many technologies including crystalline glass, ries the trademark, its authenticity is guaranteed.
THEN SAW ITS enamelled glass (smalto), golden glass (gold- The Claudio Fusina and Partners’ Studio is head-
PRODUCTION
GROW IN THREE stone), multicolored glass (millefiori), milk glass quartered in Milan, Via Santa Tecla 5, in the heart
DIFFERENT (lattimo), and imitation gemstones made of of the city, the center of motivations and econo-
VERSIONS, glass. Today, the artisans of Murano are still em- mic, commercial and cultural activities.
STARTING AT A ploying these centuries-old techniques, crafting Born in 2010 by the dream of young architect
PRICE OF 3,000 everything from contemporary art glass and Claudio Fusina, the studio today is a well-establi-
EUROS. glass figurines to Murano glass chandeliers and shed reality. Since then, he has been growing
wine stoppers, as well as tourist souvenirs. his team’s satisfaction and made projects incre-
Today, Murano is home to a vast number of fac- asingly ambitious, not only in Milan and in Italy,
tories and a few individual artists’ studios making but all over the world. Beside the architect Fusi-
all manner of glass objects from mass marketed na there is Gustavo Minosso, a graduate of São
stemware to original sculpture. The Museo del Paulo, Brazil, and the architect Flavia Sensale.
Vetro (Glass Museum) in the Palazzo Giustinian The studio deals with interior design, from pri-
houses displays on the history of glassmaking vate home to hotels, to restaurants and locals,
as well as glass samples ranging from Egyptian but is undoubtedly the achievement of retailing
times through the present day. Today about 50 its winning appearance. With great care for de-
companies use the Artistic Glass Murano trade- tails, a careful analysis of geometries and the
mark of origin. The trademark was introduced by use of the finest materials, each environment

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