Murano Glass

Murano glass is also known as Italy crystal has become a commodity very well known from the City of Murano in Venice for centuries. Located off the coast of Venice, Italy, Murano was a commercial port city since the 7th century. In the 10th century, Murano has been known as a trade city forward. The work of Murano glass produced here has a strong tradition of taste and perfection in creation, because it gives the impression of luxury to enhance the aesthetic value of your home.

            For thousands of years, the craftsman reliably (the master glassmakers) of Murano has created their works of art with handmade. Experience and love of the art form the basis of this ancient art. Over the centuries, the craftsmen in Murano reliably have monopolized the best quality for glass-based artwork. With the technology that is still used to the present day, from glass crystal (crystalline glass), glass enamel (smalto), glass with the application of gold (aventurine), multicolored glass (millefori), milk glass (lattimo), and various artificial precious stones made of glass.

            The process of making art, known as Murano glass is more complicated than the others. Most Murano glass is made by a method such as making light (Lampworking technique). Glass is made from silica which would be a liquid at a given temperature. When glass is undergoing phase from liquid to hard or solid, there is a certain period of time, it is here when the artist forming glass into the desired shape.

            Some of the tools used by the artist are also used centuries earlier. Among other things borselle (clamp is used to form the hot glass with the manual), canna da Soffio (special pipe for blowing), Pontello (tool of iron that is used to attach two different objects after the glass is blown and given a final touch), Scagno (the workbench or glass-master craftsmen's), and tagianti (giant scissors to cut glass).

            In the 1950s there was a tendency to create works of Murano natural colors glass. However, over the times and thanks to more advanced technology for processing steel oxidation, the variety of colors can be created stunning glass. So, how to distinguish Murano glass with regular glass?

            The basic difference between Murano glass and ordinary glass first is the basic ingredient. Murano glass has a base material of coral stone, quartz, and ceramic murano glass. Murano glass is specifically created as a high quality glass craftsmanship. The content of pebbles contained in it gives a subtle glow effect and content of quartz sand is made ​​of glass into a colorful. Ordinary glass cannot provide a similar effect.

            Moreover, Murano glass has more than 99 percent of the content of silicon dioxide, compared with ordinary glass that only has less than 80 percent of the content of silicon dioxide. The addition of tin is melted in a glass murano provide pure refraction in the light.