The most famous Murano glass manufactures

The Murano glass, as said the name, has its origin in the famous Murano island, just not far from the wonderful and well know city of Venice: the production of the glass, in origin, was located in Venice; but this was a big problem for the city, because the manufacture of the glass needed (and need today too) a lot of fire. In the past, a lot of houses in Venice went up in flames depending on the glassmaking manufacture: for this reason, all the manufacture moved to the Murano island, and then the manufacturers were obliged to stay in the island, without the permission to leave. This could be, today, the reason why many people intended the sole and unique Murano glass as the glass product in Murano island (and the today there is also a trade mark that make recognizable the original Murano glass).

But you to remember that, all around the world, it is possible to find Murano glass manufacturers, both artists that know very well the glassmaking art, because they learn it in Murano, but also artists that don’t know every secret of the Murano glassmaking art. This is the reason why we would like to help you to know who are the best and the most famous and recognized Murano glass manufacturers: all of them are located in Murano island.

One of the most antique and famous Murano glass manufacturers is the studio Barbini, located in the Murano island: its own objects can be found all around the world, in the most famous museums. Ferro, Vaccaro and Moretti are others famous Murano glass manufacturers, because their studios are located in Murano since, at least, a century. There is also an association of the Murano glass manufacturers, the “Consorzio Promovetro Murano”: you can find, through it, all the names of the Murano glass manufacturers associated, that is a guarantee of quality.