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 ...

The glass, often pressed or blown by artisans who favor slight irregularities, diffuses light into a warm, flattering haze.

The Venetian island, famous for its glass, has long been on the wane, but 700 years of expertise is a terrible thing to squander. By Ray Mark Rinaldi This article is part of our Design special report ...

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, Italy — There has been an unusual silence within the world-famous glass factories of this Venetian island. On a late December day, at the site of the largest producer, all that could be heard ...

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 ...

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.