IL GIOCO

http://www.nasonmoretti.com/

ASTRATTO

This week sees the start of Collect so before we head down there this weekend we’ re going back a few weeks into March to show some of the prolific makers and wonderful sights I came across in the Venetian lagoon. Pictured above is the work of the charasmatic Livio De Marchi utilising metal and glass as well as the material he is most famous for manipulating, wood!

http://www.liviodemarchi.com/

http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/collect/

MURRINE

PORTARE

Studio Salvadore Murano. Taking pieces to be cold worked

GRANDE

Monday in Murano. Mattia pulling canes

NOVANTA

90 Years of Venini. I shall be heading over to Murano next week to investigate further…

http://www.venini.it/eng/home.htm

CINA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxjfS-VS7Q8

RETROSPETTIVO

Visiting the monumental Collect in May I chanced upon a few pieces of blown glass that stopped me. I managed to purchase this incredible book detailing the extensive back log of work by Japanese born and Venetian resident Ritsue Mishima – Stupendous.

http://www.mishimaritsue.com/

http://www.craftscouncil.org.uk/whats-on/view/collect-2010-call-for-applications/detail

B & G

Vessel goes to Thomas Goode with a salvo of pieces from the illustrious Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin.

http://www.vesselgallery.com/blog/?p=270

http://www.bgnonfoux.com/

More images to follow

Amazing

V&A 11

Its the start of the week and spring is in the air. As you stroll into the Victoria and Albert Museum this piece fills the entrance. His work is pretty well known he makes huge public and private glass installations as well as working with a massive team of some of the best glass makers. This is the work of the legendary Dale Chihuly.

Here is a short video of Dale in his own words

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJhw9_B_X4

This short film shows Dale talking through last years re-interpretation of his back catalogue in silver

http://www.travergallery.com/chihuly-mercurio

Displayed here are more images of his work

http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=dale+chihuly&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=a4nVS6HRFomimwPg_pzUDw&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CBYQsAQwAA

Dale Chihuly talks to Google. An hour long presentation. Here Dale takes questions at the Google headquarters in San Fransisco including amazing footage from Venice and Murano with a peak of Pino Signoretto and Lino Tagliapietra. Awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6M2y0YhhaU

Here is a link to his site with amazing shots of his extensive and colourful work

http://www.chihuly.com/

The V&A Glass Department which features a few of Dale’s pieces

http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/glass/index.html