Murano Millefiori is a special kind of art glass that is crafted using tiny pieces of Millefiori glass cane. These Millefiori glass canes (also known as Murrina in Venice) are specially made using a complex glass-making process. Each Millefiori cane has multiple layers set up in such a way as to make up flowery or geometric design at its cross-section. By mixing small pieces of such canes (mosaic) with transparent and colored glass, and gold and silver leaf, Murano artisans were able to create unique designs reminiscent of the ancient mosaics that grace Basilica di San Marco in Venice.
In this video you see how a Murano Glass master dips a blob of colored glass into Millefiori mosaics and silver foil to create a vase with multi-color design, which is ever-popular among fans and lovers of Murano Glass art, as well as visitors to Venice. This involves a complex multi-step process involving several masters, different stages of shaping and blowing glass, and many steps involving the special furnace where glass reaches the required malleable state, in which it can be manipulated using the special glass-makers' tools.
This process has changed very little over the centuries and it is fascinating how using only very basic tools the artisans are able to create works of art that are treasured as family heirlooms and passed from generation to generation. This is why Murano Glass is one of the best gifts - a unique piece of Venetian heritage that is unique, valuable, and impressive.
We at GlassOfVenice visit Murano island often and work directly with many hand-picked factories to bring our customers worldwide authentic Murano Glass of the highest quality at the lowest possible price. Our collection includes hundreds of vases, sculptures and figurines, wine glasses and tableware, gift items and favors, and many other types of Murano Glass, which represent the best of Murano artisans' skills and fantasy.