Present Murano Glass Photo Frames for Indelible Memories

Among many memories of a lifetime, those enclosed in photo frames are the most precious: the ones that we want to see again and again every day. Choosing photo frames is always an important moment, because we decide to relive that picture again, enriching our home with that image and inserting it in our day-to-day lives. With the valuable work of the master craftsmen of Original Murano Glass, it is easy to give the right value to each photo, thanks to photo frames created and customized for every need.

Choose Your Unique Photo Frames from Various Colours and Styles

 

Thanks to the wide selection of photo frames offered on OriginalMuranoGlass.com, you can opt for frames in gold, silver, decorated in murrina or inspired to particular artists. Each type of photo frame on offer is totally handmade by craftsmen of Murano glass. This ensures a product 100% Made in Italy, ideal as a gift for the next Christmas or as a gift for wedding or other important events.

You can choose the most suitable colors and the type of decoration that best matches the design of your home.Choose a theme as a gift for a special event or meeting and complete the gift by inserting a meaningful picture. The signature of the craftsman who has completed the work is found on every object in Murano glass. Thanks to this signature along with the certificate of authenticity, every photo frame will certainly be a precious thing, devoid of any falseness sold even with plastic material in the market these days.

It is advisable to avoid fake and small value products and trust a team of professionals that has made Murano glass making their own profession. Residents of the island of Murano and witnesses of ancient traditions, OriginalMuranoGlass.com always strives to create exquisite handmade art works such as Murano glass photo frames, thanks to the tradition their ancestors passed to them. Count on them to treasure your indelible memories in precious photo frames!

In addition to these lovely glass photo frames, Original Murano Glass offers a wide range of Murano wedding favors, romantic gifts for Valentine’s Day, Christmas gifts, birthday gifts, and original corporate gifts. Some of the gift choices you can opt for here include plates, bottle stoppers, drinking glass sets, glass animal figurines, balloons, flowers, glass sculptures, small vases, watches and clocks, paperweights, scent bottles, goblets, cufflinks, and many more. The world-famous craftsmanship of Venice glass is truly showcased in all these objects. Just explore it right away!

Murano Glass Plates and Bowls as Centerpieces to Transform Your Table

Glass plates and bowls as centerpieces are the right idea to embellish your table during any festive season; a sumptuous glass plate in which you can serve the Christmas cakes or an elegant bowl that makes your kitchen or living room even more precious and welcoming. Murano glass plates and bowls are ideal to adorn the ambience on any special occasion such as Christmas, wedding, birthday, Valentine’s Day, etc.

When you buy plates or bowls in Murano glass, you’ll have the option to customize the decor of your kitchen, to welcome guests or to embellish any area on a special occasion.

Embellish Your Table with Plates and Bowls

Nowadays, the fashion and interior design industry has ventured into the process of recycling that involves the reuse of various materials with which you can create unique works of art. The World Wide Web is full of instances and ideas to enrich and literally play with your home decor. However, this is not for everyone! If you have no time or are not able to devote yourself to the art of “Do It Yourself” to create an original centerpiece for your table, you can find the right idea on OriginalMuranoGlass.com.

The website of Original Murano Glass offers a lot of exclusive bowls and plates in Murano glass such as:

•    Empty Pocket collection of fused glass

•    Fused glass blue centerpiece collection

•    Sombrero Bowls

•    Sbruffi Centerpiece Bowls

•    Murrina square plates

•    Centerpieces in mosaic or Venice paint

All the collections presented on OriginalMuranoGlass.com are works of master craftsmen of Murano glass.These are completely made in Italy and certified by a special guarantee of authenticity. By buying on the website, you will have the possibility to ensure not only an authentic work in Murano glass, but also to take advantage of a customer service system that is always available and of the possibility to order and personalize your purchases directly online. The thing that makes your Murano glass plates or bowls even more valuable is the opportunity to adapt themselves to the times and furniture, always preserving a high value.

Hence, shop for glass plates or glass bowls for centerpieces on OriginalMuranoGlass.com and give your table as well as room a well-deserved makeover! From vintage Murano glass designs to contemporary ones, the website takes care of all tastes and preferences of its buyers. Other fascinating artworks the online shop offers include Murano glass sconces and chandeliers, sculptures, vases, drinking glassware, Murano glass pendants, glass fish aquarium, etc. You can also visit their Murano glass factory and witness a live demonstration of various glass making techniques by expert craftsmen. Just book your visit beforehand on their website!

Murano Glass Mirror – 7 Steps to Make this Reflective Venetian Artwork

A mirror has always been a suggestive element. Jim Morrison said, "Remember that life is like a mirror:she smiles at you if you look at her smile."Roman Price, the founder of social motivational website LifePulp.com, wrote: "If you’re still looking for that one person who will change your life, take a look in the mirror.”

From aphorisms to cinema, from poetry to animated design classics, from music to everyday life, the mirror crosses our path in many situations. It is a useful object but has always been a decorative element of great importance in the aesthetics of a home, a palace,and an office as well.

History of Venetian Mirror: From Its Origins in Versailles to the Present Day

The Venetian mirror, one of the most renowned facets of Murano glassware tradition, adds to the usefulness and sense of taste of a multi-century tradition that has been refining over time without ever betraying the fundamental principles from which it had originated.

After a first production dated back to 1369, the Venetian mirror had under gone two fundamental moments in its phase of early development; first, the introduction of crystal glass in the middle of the fifteenth century, thanks to the inventor Angelo Barovier and second, the definition of an effective and functional process of polishing glass plates by Vincenzo Redor in 1540, which makes this reflective object to be a real marvel of the sixteenth century design.

From that moment on, artisans and artists involved in the creation of mirrors have consolidated their fame internationally, taking on a prominent role within the Serenissima. An example is the case of Gerolamo Barbin, born in 1661, who, enticed by the Minister of Finance Jean-Baptiste Colbert, went along with some of his colleagues to Louis XIV France, despite the restrictions of the Republic of Venice on the export of this kind of precious knowledge. There he worked for a few years at the Manufacturing Royale des glaces de miroirs, in the Parisian district of Saint Antonine, and even came to work at Mirror Gallery in Versailles. Expressing the desire to repatriate, thanks to his unique ability and creativity, he obtained the approval of Venice and resumed his production in the lagoon.

How is a Venetian or Murano glass mirror realized? Following are the 7 key steps involved. Even today the expertise and inventiveness of Murano artists come to the fore in all the fundamental steps needed to create these extraordinary handmade objects.

1.    As the preliminary step, the design of the mirror is materialized based on the measurements and the study of the "light", the arrangement of the glass parts which will then, in their reciprocal matching, compose the mirror as if it were a puzzle or a mosaic. Unlike jigsaw puzzles and mosaics, however, the Venetian mirror usually does not consist of many small fragments, but of a small number of marginal sections that go to form the perimeter of a broader reflective surface.

2.    Then a wooden structure is madein dimensions suitable to accommodate both the mirror that is being prepared and the frames that will accompany it.

3.    Once the glass plate has been cut to the desired size,the surface is wisely engraved with the most varied decorations, from floral textures to bucolic scenes of the Renaissance taste, from miniatures of static or moving animals to representations of mythological events or characters.

4.    Silver is then poured on the plate.This is an extremely delicate procedure, in which the skill of the craftsman has the task of not letting impurities and spreading a silvery veil of homogeneous thickness.

5.    If required, an aging chemical treatment is performed based on specific compositions capable of giving the mirror all the charm of vintage taste.

6.    The mirrors are then placed inside frames often very elaborate (almost a work of art in a work of art), laminated in gold or silver and fastened with nails with covered top in glass.

7.    Venetian mirrors can be completed with the grafting of crystal decorations along the margins, additional elements that can further embellish an already-effective creation itself. These crystal sculptures are made in Muranese furnaces and generally represent floral subjects such as leaves, flowers or little branches, and have carefully selected colors (by designers, mirror artisans or customers) in order to create chromatic effects of refined taste.

You can explore a host of authentic Murano glass mirrors handmade using the above 7 fundamental steps at OriginalMuranoGlass.com – a big Murano-based online shop for Venetian glass objects. It is home to exquisite selections of Venetian glass lamps and chandeliers, blown glass figurines, hand blown drinking glasses, glass bowls for centerpieces, exclusive vases, beaded jewelry, gift items for various occasions, and so on. If you love art glass, the website is definitely worth visiting.