Murano furnaces

At Giberto Venezia, excellence is born from the encounter between the ancient techniques of Murano glassmaking, preserved through centuries of mastery, and the contemporary artistic sensibility of Giberto Arrivabene.
 Working with different furnaces allows us to explore diverse approaches and craftsmanship, giving life to collections that embody a shared culture of skill, curiosity and beauty. Each piece tells the story of an art form that is as delicate as it is enduring, deeply rooted in Venice and its light.

At the Origin of Every Creation

Glass begins with a few pure elements, silica sand, metallic oxides and fire. Within the crucibles of furnaces heated to extraordinary temperatures, these substances merge into a molten, living material.
It is here that the mastery of the glassmaker comes into play: shaping and refining the glass through gestures passed down across generations. Every step of this delicate process, from the choice of raw materials to the precise temperature of fusion, contributes to the final result. It is a balance of experience, intuition and sensibility that transforms matter into art.

Living Colours

Colour is at the heart of Giberto Venezia’s identity. Each hue originates from a precise, time-honoured recipe, the fruit of years of experimentation and dialogue with Murano’s artisans.
 Often inspired by the brilliance of nature or by the changing reflections of the Venetian lagoon, our palette includes tones such as Acquamare, Amethyst, Amber Yellow, Green Lagoon and Crystal, some of the most distinctive shades that return throughout our collections.
No colour is ever truly the same: temperature, humidity and firing time subtly influence the result, creating shades that cannot be replicated elsewhere, unique fragments of light, suspended in glass.

Incalmo

One of the most intricate techniques, incalmo joins two blown glass forms along their circumference, fusing them into a single body of differing colours and thicknesses. In our collections, it defines the Gondola series and the Veronica and Bricola glasses, their striped patterns evoking the briccole of the Venetian lagoon and the vivid stripes of gondoliers’ shirts.

Riga Menà

This decoration is created by blowing glass into a bronze mould carved with fine grooves. The resulting ribbed surface may be twisted, a variation known as Rigadin ritorto, to capture and refract light with even greater brilliance.
In our collections, this technique adorns the Fizzy glasses and carafes, the Palla carafe and the Julia glasses, as well as select versions of the Bevilacqua frames, where twisted glass rods frame Venetian textiles in a luminous dialogue between material and light.

Craquelé

The Craquelé technique produces a captivating, unpredictable texture. By immersing the molten glass in cold water or mixing it with bicarbonate, a fine network of cracks and bubbles appears on the surface. After cooling, the piece is reheated to fix the effect without compromising its strength.
This distinctive texture, both tactile and luminous, defines some of our most iconic creations, such as the Cecilia, Olga and Coralla vases.

Inciso

Engraving is performed on cold glass using a stone wheel. The artisan traces delicate, opaque lines across the glossy surface, following the artist’s design with measured precision. Each mark is deliberate, a quiet dialogue between hand, gesture and material.

Many of our glass pieces are further refined with platinum rim or enriched with applications of gold or silver leaf, enhancing their radiance and lending them a timeless, understated elegance.