Romantic And Beautiful Hand Blown Italian Glassware

Italian glassware is known for its romantic and long history. The glassmaking started long ago back in Italy before Roman times. It is said that ancient sailors built a very hot fire upon sand and they discovered that the super heated sand turned to glass. The hub of Italian glassware manufactured in 450 A.D is considered to be Venice.

But at the reign of Constantine, the establishment of Italian glassware was already well underway. It was done through various standards and training along with apprenticeships. The various techniques related to Italian glassware such as enameling, gliding and filigrana was already developed. The generations passed on the books of glassmaking formulas and the techniques associated with it.

Throughout the Constantine reign, glassmaking was considered to be a vibrant and splendid industry. Due to the numerous fires started by glasshouses, a decree was put forth which forbid the establishment of the emerging glasshouses inside the city limits in the late 13th century. It was only then the industry was shifted to the Venetian islands of Morano and it is still centered in Morano today.

Throughout the Renaissance, Italian glassware dominated the industry and even now, Italian glassware is recognized for its color, clarity, beautiful design and delicacy.

Modern Italian glassware

Even now Morano is considered as the heart of Italian glassware production and the most famous among all is Venetian glass from the same. It is regarded as the most beautiful and valuable glassware made. Mostly the purpose of these pieces is decorative but even so the bowls, glasses, platters and other pieces are said to be functional. The soft drink glasses costs around $100 each for a casual dining experience.

Italian glassware is recognized as a form of art and the other pieces such as vases, jewelry, glasses and other ornamental creations are considered as extraordinary. They are very beautiful, delicate and are available in pure colors, and all of them are especially unique as they are each hand blown.

Morano is considered as the center piece of glassware which is recognized as a pure art form. Venini Fabrica is known as a reputable and famous Italian glassware house and it is from here the American glass artisan Dale Chihuly learned more of this art. Later he partnered with Lino Tagliapetra who is renowned as a Morano glass artist and they created series of beautiful glass chandeliers which are still hanging in many buildings of Venice today.

Modern Italian glassware has not undergone a whole lot of changes since the Renaissance. Morano is still referred to as the romantic heart of glassmaking. These lovely hand blown works of art are in great demand among glassware collectors world wide.

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