By the late 1400s the glass blowers of Murano — named for the island to which they had been ordered because their ovens were a fire hazard among the wooden palaces of Venice — had established ...

The Getty shop justifies a colorful goblet’s $45 price tag by noting that it hails from the Venetian island of Murano, “famous for its highly prized, collectible glass.” Walmart writes that ...

Among them, an influx of cheap knock-offs masquerading as legitimate Murano glass arriving from abroad ... to proceed with the maintenance: the replacement of the crucibles and the refurbishing ...

Contemporary Murano-inspired works, clockwise from top left: Stories of Italy black-and-white reversible vase, about $260, storiesofitaly.com; Hawkins New York Confetti double old-fashioned glass ...

“So I thought I’d better learn how to replace it.” If its roll call ... means that traditional customers for luxury Murano glass, such as grand private houses, restaurants and hotels ...

Perhaps not just one of those things, say the international designers and artists who are currently collaborating with Murano glass workers. And realistically speaking, reversing Murano’s fate ...

BRUSSELS, April 13 (Reuters) - From Murano glass and Donegal tweed to Porcelaine ... The system will replace national schemes in 16 EU countries and is expected to apply to about 800 products.

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 ...

Venice’s Murano glass production has been deeply affected by the rapidly rising price for gas, which has forced most of the lagoon’s glassmakers to shut down their studios for varying periods.