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Murano Glass Making Techniques
When we think of Murano glass all over the world think of something different, from the magnificent chandeliers of Murano in Italy grace better than homes, restaurants and hotels with the paperweight colorful and well designed that it looks as if a flower has been preserved in the glass.
Just how these master craftsmen and women to achieve such an incredible variety of finishes? The answer lies in the specialist glass-making techniques developed over hundreds of years on the Venetian island of Murano. Here are some of the ways in which we finished glass products are produced, each providing production technique a "type" of Murano glass .
Lampworking
The basis for the manufacture of glass Murano, this involves heating the silica at extremely high temperatures, making it a molten liquid state. Then allowed to cool slowly, adding agents melting (flow) to help slow the process of solidification, while in this state is soft and works from the artist. Other raw materials are added to the glass to produce different surface effects of sodium nitrate opaque glass and arsenic to eliminate bubbles, along with a variety of colors and textures of materials, depending on the desired effect.
Filigree Glass (includes drink and Reticello Retortoli)
Developed in 1500, this is perhaps the most famous Murano glass-making technique, and is used in Venetian Glass. The pieces are made with transparent Glass Rods fused around a core of white opaque or colored, which is formed by the Stained Glass and Blown Glass. These can be created in different patterns of which one is reticello, when the threads are woven together to form a diamond in a grid, with small bubbles of air into the formation of glass fibers. Another pattern is a retorti retortoli or warp threads in a spiral. single filament bar called Mezza Watermark.
Murrine Glass
Another well-known glass manufacturing technique, and the basis of non- less known 'Millefiore "(thousand flowers) glass, Murrine glass originated in Egypt between the third and first century BC and was developed by the Romans, before be revived in 1800.
thin rods of glass in different colors are placed around each other to form a pattern, usually a geometric design or floral (Much like a stick of Brighton Rock) and then merged, retaining its place in the pattern. The bars are stretched and pulled and thin sections cut ready to placed on the surface to decorate. Placed together in the object then encased in tinted or clear the end result is one of the techniques most commonly seen in paperweights, glasses and utensils gift.
Glass Vventurina
It is used for vases, paperweights and other glass objects containing micro particles Vventurina copper or other metals, giving it a golden appearance. The copper particles can be naturally brilliant, or may be colored, for example, red or Dark Blue. The name comes Ventura (Italian risk) as blowing glass is very difficult and work with these materials is considered an adventure!
Cold work (incisions, battuto, Velate)
When the cold glass surface has been finished using a grinding wheel. The wheel is used in different ways, at different depths and give results very different.
Incisions (ie, incision) in the grinding wheel is used to mark a Fine Line in the glass.
Battuto (meaning equal) is similar to the incisions, but with 7 cuts deeper often used to create larger fish ladders.
Velate is where the glass is slightly larger soil areas (or cut whole piece) for a glass surface, like satin.
Submerged
Hidden meaning (or sunk) glass sunk first occurred in late 1930, and is mainly used in vases and sculptures. Glass Sheets are formed by being dipped repeatedly in various glass jars cast in different colors, with a clear outer surface and multiple layers of color underneath. This remains one of the most popular techniques for making parts contemporary Murano glass, in particular.
Incalmo
An ancient technique, it requires great skill of the artist who performs it. An object (Often a sculpture, or a Venetian glass) is formed by using different pieces of glass that have been made separately and then joined together by heating the glass and training get a piece. Work accurately and quickly enough to ensure the components fit together seamlessly is difficult, and is usuially carried out by 'Masters' glass.
Crystal Gold
Used at the upper end of Murano lamps to provide gold (gold) accents, the pieces are made with a small piece of sheet gold and is applied on the outside of the glass, or buried inside the glass glass.Iridato
A thin iridescent film on the glass is produced by exposing Part of gaseous vapors of a metal such as tin or titanium ..
Ghiaccio ice crystal
When hot glass is immersed in cold water surface finely crackled occurs. Usually found on pottery and decorative items.
About the Author
Tina chooses & buys contemporary furniture for Go Modern, who have a large rnge of Murano glass & contemporary chandeliers, from Formia glass, one of Murano’s top factories.
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My office uses our machine coffee to produce hot water. When you look very closely at the jar, there are particles floating in the water glass fragments appear. We experimented by allowing the water cools, but still the "fragments." Try heating the tap water in the micro and fragments did not appear. Anyone an expert in chemistry? Please help!
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