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Massimo Micheluzzi

  • Glassblower
  • Venice, Italy
  • Master Artisan
Massimo Micheluzzi Glassblower
Contact
Italian, English
Hours:
Monday to Saturday 10:00 - 13:00/15:00 - 19:00
Phone:
+39 3486518078
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Murano, mosaics and the Met

  • • Massimo works with both transparent and opaque glass
  • • His work is celebrated internationally as fine art
  • • He says that glassblowing is a brutal job

Massimo Micheluzzi grew up in his father’s antique workshop in Venice, which had been active since the 1960s. In the late 1990s, after a long and fruitful apprenticeship in the well-known Venini furnace, Massimo took up his own journey and turned his father’s activity into a glassblowing workshop. He uses the techniques that have defined the Murano tradition, striving to balance it with innovation. He applies this heritage craftsmanship to achieve a very modern aesthetic. Massimo's work is exhibited all over the world in established museums such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Corning Museum of Glass in New York, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs de Paris, and naturally the Museo del Vetro di Murano in Venice.

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Works

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Allungato Oceano

This is a blown glass vase. To achieve this fluid and organic look, the glass is blown and moulded in an incandescent state until the shape contorts independently with heat. The sinuous curves of the vase are further enhanced by the effect of iris, an iridescent and shiny patina that evokes the colours of Venice and its lagoon environment.

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Coppa Oceano

This cup is a blown glass vase. To achieve this fluid and organic appearance, the glass is blown and shaped in an incandescent state until its shape contorts independently with heat. The sinuous curves of the vase are further enhanced by the effect of iris, an iridescent, shiny patina that produces vibrations of light similar to the ripples of water.

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Mosaico Intarsio

This is an opaque blown glass vase made with mosaic pieces, inspired by the ancient marble cutting technique of which there are many examples in Venice. The geometric pattern of this vase is inspired by the floors of St. Mark's Basilica.

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Mosaico Terrazzo

This is an opaque blown glass vase made with mosaic pieces. The vase's marble effect is recreated through the fusion of glass fragments, then assembled into a composition reminiscent of the terrazzo floors of Venetian palaces.

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