Today our conversation will be Muranoglass. What many people know about this is an elite material from which jewelery, chandeliers, household items, souvenirs are made. And how is the glass itself produced, why is it called that and when was it first used? Let's see!
A bit of history
Восхитительно муранское стекло!What is it - we will tell later. The glassworkers of the island of Murano, not far from Venice, began producing it around the twelfth century. The material recognized as elite in the seventies of the twentieth century, from the very beginning of its appearance was special. Glass is really unique, because the technique involved the use of blowing and painstaking craftsmanship. The secrets of production were kept in the strictest confidence, passed from father to son. The craftsmen who knew how to produce Murano glass lived and worked on the island. There was even a special oversight that ensured that they did not tell the secret to a stranger, and all the more so that they did not leave the country.
In the very Republic of Venice glass and someknowledge of the craft came from the East. Realizing how profitable glassmaking could be, the government set up businesses on the island to keep secrets secret and also to protect the city from possible fires. Therefore, Murano glass has another name - Venetian.
Features unique material
Murano glass, photo of which can be found inour article is very beautiful. For a long time the Republic of Venice kept the monopoly on its production. The secret police brutally persecuted the runaway masters, and the secrets of the ingredients were known to individual families. Over time, the material changed, improved, but the traditions of production remained unchanged: the products are still made by hand, without conveyor assembly, injection molding machines and economical technologies. But each thing carries a piece of the soul of the great master.
A little about technology
Now the reader knows what the Murano glass is, what it is. Next, we will understand the terminology and technology of production.
The Vetro (Vetrofusione) technique allows you to getlaminated glass with beautiful tints and color flowing from one to another. As a rule, these are thin transparent or colored layers of glass mass, high-grade foil (gold or silver), zanfiriko or lattico twigs, murrrin flowers. The last is a layer of colorless material, clean and shiny. All components are fused at a temperature of 800-850 ° C, so that the product acquires a fancy ornament, three-dimensional, with a unique order and intriguing shine. Murano glass, the photo of which can be seen on this page, cools for a long time and only then goes to the shops.
A bit of terminology
Муррина – это не просто муранское стекло.What it is? This is a mosaic product that has a flower, star, circle or oval ornament in different shades in cross section. First make a multi-layered rod, which creates a sectional pattern. And then it is cut into plates and injected into a glass mass. Hardened, the mass represents a motley masterpieces that hit the beauty and palette of color. The technique is also called millefiori, that is, “a thousand flowers”. Such products from Murano glass are often used for the manufacture of jewelry and jewelry.
Filigree.Murano glass, from which even today stars of world scale are worn, is very diverse. Filigree is a type of glass, which is a frozen transparent mass, inside which the multicolored threads interlace with the correct mesh or in a chaotic order.
Lattichchino.The name of this type of product is translated as “small milk shores”. Such glass from Murano consists of frosted rods of white or any other shade twisted together in a spiral. Externally, the product, which can be polychrome or monochrome, resembles a candy-candy.
Zanfirico. This is a technique of semi-subsidiary work, very laborious and complex. Provides at the final stage the coating of the glass product with a dense glass thread.
A lume (люме).This technique allows you to produce objects of various shapes from Murano glass - fruits, flowers, stars, people, animals. As a rule, the products are not hollow inside and have a small size, they are made from a single piece. This technique also blows amazing beads.
Decoration technique
Murano glass, the decoration of which no onewill leave indifferent, amazes with a decor and magnificent appearance. It is perfectly combined with elements of stone, metal and wood, so it is widely used in interior design, the production of jewelry.
Venetian glass is often decorated in such ways:
- Crakelage - the product is heated, and then rapidly cooled and heated again. Due to this, air bubbles appear and settle in a chaotic order in the glass mass.
- Cristallo is a glass from Venice, which is characterized by crystal clear and natural play of light.
- Авантюриновое стекло из острова Мурано имеет brown and yellowish tones, and on its surface there are distinct dotted inclusions of copper. They create an original lighting effect, for which such decor is highly appreciated.
Murano glass: jewelry
Widely used glass from the island of Murano injewelry art. Jewelery, made with the soul under the hot Italian sun, has many fans all over the world. Today, beads, pendants, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, sets are made from this material, and watches, hairpins and combs for hair adorn it with inserts. The latest fashion trend is to weave Venetian glass beads into Pandora bracelets.
Decorations made of glass made by the ancientsrules and traditions, very bright, beautiful and original. No woman of fashion will stand before them, no woman will refuse such a gift. Of course, some people will say that the cost of jewelry from ordinary glass is too high. But here we must argue: Murano glass with its multi-layered, interspersed with expensive metals and a fantastic play of light cannot be called ordinary. This is a true masterpiece worthy of the queen herself!
How not to buy a fake?
Real Venetian glass that is highvalued all over the world, produced only on the island of Murano. Products made by local craftsmen have the Murano Glass stamp, which is not erased and not torn off. Formio factory, which is one of the few manufactures of famous material from 1959, provides a certificate of quality for each item.
The peculiarity of glass products from Italyis that they do not lose their colors under the influence of the sun, on their surface there is not a single flaw or roughness. If it is lamps and chandeliers, then they have a secure mount.
In order not to waste money on a fake, it is worthIt is good to choose a shop selling original products from the island of Murano. You can also go to Italy and buy Venetian glass there yourself - so you definitely won't fall for the bait.
Instead of an afterword
Не будь этого знаменитого стекла в мире, мы much would be lost. Of course, we could well do without it - nobody canceled ordinary glass. But as for its high artistic and aesthetic value, here, as they say, there are no competitors.
