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Forged in Fire: Alexis Silk and the Celebration of Female Strength in Glass Art

Schiavon2025-03-08T10:49:08+01:00

The Intersection of Women, Art and International Women’s Day International Women’s Day (IWD) is a global celebration of women’s achievements and a call to action for gender equality, reproductive rights, and the fight against violence and abuse. It acknowledges the exceptional contributions women have made to various fields over the years. Despite this progress, certain stereotypes and industry restrictions still hinder women’s access to opportunities in many sectors, including the world of glass art. In the glassmaking industry, where men traditionally...

The Glassmaker – The Legacy of Murano Glass and its Women Artisans

Schiavon2025-02-18T16:48:23+01:00

Introduction: a novel, a glorious history

    For centuries, Murano glass has been synonymous with exquisite craftsmanship, vibrant colors, and unparalleled artistry. But behind the shimmering beauty of Murano’s masterpieces lies a history of countless innovation and resilience.     In her novel La Maestra del Vetro (original English name: The Glassmaker), American author Tracy Chevalier transports readers to 17-century Venice, where a young woman through passion, wit and courage mastered the art of glassmaking. When Tracy read in a pamphlet that Venetian beads were...

Musica senza suono. I Maestri di Murano

Schiavon2024-11-30T13:15:41+01:00

Hiroyuki Itsuki, the famous Japanese writer, defines the art of Murano glass as "Silent Music," made of colors, transparencies, stories, and mysteries. This evocative phrase is now also the title of Jean Blanchaert's book, published by Marsilio Arte, which for the first time tells the history and current state of Murano glass in a collective portrait. "The history of Murano glass is exactly this: a story of continuous innovation that relies on ancestral gestures, but which is expressed in ever extraordinary and...

Vitrum a doc movie

Schiavon2021-05-31T09:55:58+02:00

We would like to share this fascinating documentary about the Italian history of glass. The Franco Schiavon Gallery is proud to have participated in this dissertation on glass through the interviews of the gallery owners: Franco and Annarita Schiavon and the artistic director Tsuchida Yasuhiko. Vitrum a doc/movie on the Italian history of glass on Amazon Prime Video Vitrum is a documentary about the history of Italian glass that starts from Venice and in particular the island of Murano and shows how glass...

Wave Murano Glass

Schiavon2019-05-15T10:43:19+02:00

Wave Murano Glass presented its newest masterpiece, the Silver Sprout chandelier, at Euroluce 2019 during the Salone del Mobile in Milan, and will now be showcasing this magnificent work for the duration of the Venice Art Biennale at the Franco Schiavon Gallery in Murano, in the beautiful industrial showroom adjacent to the main Gallery. The chandelier is the product of glass master Roberto Beltrami's personal creativity and experimentation with historical Murano glass typologies and cutting-edge technological innovations such as 3D printing....