MEMENTO
Memento testifies to 2000 years of evolution in pattern-blown glass art. During the Roman Empire, when glassmaking flourished, glass artisans discovered the art of blowing molten glass into a mold. It is believed that the use of molds to create glassware with diverse relief motifs commenced in the ancient city of Sidon and was initiated by antiquity’s most renowned mold blower, Ennion.
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From generation to generation since antiquity, as borders have evolved, glass artisans have shared their craft. Each has infused their own ideas and style into the art. Today, we are grateful to be a part of glass art heritage and its achievements in contemporary Murano glass art.
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MEMENTO, unlike other mold-blown designs, challenged the artisans to combine the design’s considerable size, diamond-quilted relief motif, and its purpose. Rarely, if ever, has a functional mold-blown design with a relief pattern of such magnitude been created. More than one year of research and development was required to create its complicated multi-piece mold, weighing 350 kilos. Then five master artisans manipulated the enormous volume of glass into a refined, functional object.
DESIGN 2020 FOR VERONESE
photos by Pierrick Verny
