Murano’s Venetian glass factory heritage is evident everywhere. In my opinion, native Venetians are born with royal status in the amazing, aquatic, Italian city that otherwise teems with day-tripping ...
Giberto Arrivabene can’t remember the last time all of the glassmakers’ furnaces in Murano went out. “Probably, I would guess, the Second World War,” ponders the glass designer, a native Venetian ...
Murano has been Venice’s glorious glass-making island since the 13th century. Tolerating life in Venice means constantly navigating its delicate collection of islands, bridges, boats and canals.