The art of heating fine sand, sodium calcium and a few minerals and rolling it into glass was invented by the ancient Phoenicians. Around about the 7th century an Italian navigator brought the process ...

MURANO, Italy — Murano glass blowing is an art, an exquisite craft mastered over centuries by the glass blowers of Murano Island in Venice, Italy. A mesmerizing process which shows the transformation ...

Craftsmen pose by a kiln while blowing glass at the Nason and Moretti glass art products manufacturer on May 18, 2020 in Murano during the country's lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the ...

In Venice, a city known for its robust glassmaking history, the Gallerie dell'Accademia is home to *The Annunciation*, an Italian Renaissance painting by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588) depicting the scene ...

You might say that Murano glass is sort of like cryptocurrency: Everyone talks about it, but nobody knows where it comes from. In fact, true Murano art glass is made in Italy and is likely to be ...

VENICE, ITALY - SEPTEMBER 05: The Maestro Giovanni Nicola makes a glass baroque fish on a floating furnace sailing in front of St. Marks on September 05, 2020 in Venice, Italy. During the event of the ...

Venice, Italy — The Italian glassblowers of Murano have survived plagues and pandemics. They transitioned to highly prized artistic creations to outrun low-priced competition from Asia. But surging ...

A budget shopper couldn't believe her luck when she stumbled upon an on-trend glass lamp from Kmart inspired by a popular designer buy. 'I'm absolutely in love with the new glass lamp from Kmart,' ...