In 1932 Antonio Seguso and his sons Archimede and Ernesto joined forces with Napoleone Barovier and Luigi 'Olimpio' Ferro to found Vetretia Artistica Barovier &amp; C.; the name of the firm was changed to Seguso Vetri D'Arte in 1937. The turbulent era of the company's history - marred by some severe economic downturns - ended in 1973 when it was taken over by Maurizio Albarelli. On entering the firm in 1945, Flavio Poli turned the program around to make it fresh and contemporary. Thus Seguso Vetri D'Arte became the leading glass factory on Murano. Flavio Poli's designs chimed perfectly with the 1950s and '60s zeitgeist. We are indebted indeed to Marc Heiremans for devoting years of hard work at various Murano sites to tracking down almost all the Seguso archive material: an incredible treasure trove which he has been evaluating, working up and subjecting to meticulous scholarly treatment. The fruits of his labors are presented in this book, which is essentially a catalogue of works.

Seguso Vetri d'Arte: Glass Objects from Murano (1932-1973)

Arts & Photography

Heiremans, Marc

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt

This book is part of the series of comprehensive handbooks on Murano glass. This time, Marc Heiremans discusses the masterly glass-working techniques of Murano. With the establishment of a glass museum at Murano in the late 19th century and the exhibition of had the opportunity to thorougly investigate almost forgotten techniques and revive them. The magnificent objects produced by superior glass-blowers in 20th century Murano are based on a few already existing methods like 'Zanfirico' 'a Canne', 'a Murrine' and 'Tessere', as well as modifications on the hot or colled surface with chemicals. During the 1950s and 60s, these techniques - adapted to new forms, - brought about and impressive renaissance. This publication shows contemporary photographs, original drawing and dazzling colour shots of these defining subjects of Murano's glass-making techniques, which made the brilliant glass-blowers glass-making techniques, which made the brilliant glass-blowers of the tiny island internationally fa

Murano Glass (1910-1970) Theme and Variations

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

The recently discovered company archive of the glass manufacturer Vetri Decorativi Rag. Aureliano Toso, founded in 1938, is now being made accessible to a wider audience in over 1,500 design drawings for the very first time. Together with the company's history and a well-researched list of models, Marc Heiremans successfully reveals the entire artistic production of one of the most significant Muranese manufacturers. Innovative and breathtaking designs by Dino Martens and his successors Enrico Potz and Gino Poli are now able to be clearly identified and dated for the first time ever; this is an indispensable reference book with many previously unknown yet now attributable glass objects in large-format color illustrations.

Vetreria Aureliano Toso, Murano 1938-1968: Designs by Dino Martens, Enrico Potz and Gino Poli

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<li>1,500 hitherto unpublished design drawings</li>
<li>A broad selection of pieces in the celebrated millefiori technique</li>
<li>An essential reference work for all connoisseurs of Murano glass</li>
</ul>A creative exchange with artists such as the painter Guido Cadorin or the ceramicist and sculptor Hans Stoltenberg-Lerche brought the second generation Toso Brothers to the forefront of Murano glass manufactories at the beginning of the twentieth century. After the Second World War Ermanno Toso and Pollio Perelda were among the most famous designers and continued the production of lavish series in glass, complemented from the 1950s onwards with high-quality one-offs executed mainly in the celebrated millefiori technique. This decoration consists of a multitude of tiny colored discs, known as murrini, which are produced by melting, cooling and cutting bundled canes of glass to form a cross-section pattern. Together with Caterina Toso, renowned Murano expert Marc Heiremans looks back on and reviews the complex history of the famous glass manufactory. Well-informed texts, hitherto unpublished sketches and archive photos make Fratelli Toso Murano an essential reference work for all connoisseurs of glass.

Fratelli Toso Murano: 1902-1980

Toso, Caterina

History & Criticism

- A publication on the extraordinary vessels and glazes by the Belgian company Amphora- With a reprint of an old Amphora sales catalogue- Large scale photographs allow an in-depth study of the hand-thrown vesselsRogier Vandeweghe established himself as an independent potter in Sint Andries, near Bruges, after leaving the ceramic workshop Per Ignem, which he had founded with his brother Laurent in 1947. Under the name Amphora, from 1960 on, his quickly expanding workshop produced entirely hand-thrown vessels. His modern forms - with glazes developed in-house and experimental firing techniques - rapidly earned the workshop an international reputation. Participation in major contemporary exhibitions led to numerous awards and acquisitions by leading ceramic museums across Europe. In 1975 all production ceased, and the workshop faded into obscurity. The present publication is a tribute to Rogier Vandeweghe and his wife, Myranna Pyck, for their unwavering commitment and their continuous quest for high-quality modern beauty in their ceramics. Text in English, French and Dutch.

Amphora. Rogier Vandeweghe: Ceramics 1957-1975 (Dutch Edition)

A documentation of the AVEM's history as an indispensable source for all Murano glass lovers, featuring over 2,500 illustrations, numerous archive images and new photos of AVEM masterpieces. Presented in English.&nbsp; Arte Vetraria Muranese (AVEM) emerged from the liquidation of Successori Andrea Rioda in November 1931. The new factory placed a very personal accent on contemporary artistic glass production on Murano: while designs prior to the Second World War were generally still the responsibility of master glassblowers themselves, after the war designers and freelance artists increasingly determined production. Giulio Radi began experimenting in 1940, obtaining the company's signature chromatic effects by superimposing mould-blown layers of glass, often opaque and transparent in alternation, and inlaying them with gold and silver foil. This latest volume of Marc Heireman's ongoing Murano manufactory books features over 800 design drawings, numerous archive images and new photos of AVEM masterpieces, making this anthology of the company's history indispensable for all Murano glass lovers.&nbsp;

AVEM: Arte Vetreria Muranese. Artistic Production 1932-1972

Individual Artists

* The next volume in Marc Heireman's excellent series on Murano glass factories * An examination of the master-engravers from S.A.L.I.R. * With more than 800 illustrations from contemporary design sketches to new object photos In 1924, five young Italians founded the Studio Ars et Labor Industrie Riunite (S.A.L.I.R.) with the aim of modernizing the ancient art of glass-decorating: Giuseppe D'Alpaos, Decio Toso, Guglielmo Barbini, Dino Martens, and Gino Francesconi. In 1928, the emergence of Franz Pelzel, a Bohemian glass engraver, and Guido Balsamo Stella, an all-round artist, marked the start of the production for which S.A.L.I.R. is most remembered today: contemporary glass-engraving. After Balsamo Stella's departure in 1932, Franz Pelzel took the lead role of designer, occasionally also executing designs by other reputed artists. Based on the factory's archives, Marc Heiremans illustrates the artistic evolution of S.A.L.I.R. through numerous drawings and period photographs. As well as being a catalogue raisonné, it is also an in-depth study shedding light on paramount developments in Murano's glass-making history.

S.A.L.I.R. – Studio Ars et Labor Industrie Riunite: Contemporary Glass-Decorating on Murano, 1923–1993

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