Venetian Stories

Giberto Arrivabene: El Conde Veneciano que esculpe el cristal de Murano El aristócrata, perteneciente a una de las familias más nobles de Italia, comenzó diseñando vajillas de cristal para su casa y hoy sus objetos se venden a todo el mundo bajo el sello Giberto Venezia. por María Villardón, August 31 2018   Fueron sus amigos y [...] Continue Reading

The Secret Life of Aman Venice   Meet Giberto, Venetian artist and glass-smith, who happens to call the Aman Venice home. The Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga family had been living in Palazzo Papadopoli on Venice's Grand Canal for the past 200 years when five years ago the ultra luxe hotel group, Aman, approached them with the idea to renovate [...] Continue Reading

From Matisse Etchings to Surreal Bear Chairs, Masterpiece London Offers a Master Class in Eclectic Collecting The stars of this year's edition include Marina Abramović in alabaster, Matisse's etchings, and bears from deep in the heart of the Black Forest. by Javier Pes, June 28 2018 Dancing With Marina The high priestess of performance art, [...] Continue Reading

HOUSE & GARDEN - April 2018 by Rita Notes RITA KONIG discusses her love of china, glass and table linens, and shares her address book staples for these items.  I find that, as the daffodils and grape hyacinths appear, my own need for hibernation begins to wane. It is exciting to feel spring in the [...] Continue Reading

IN TIME – THE MARCO POLO AIRPORT MAGAZINE 2017 – NOVEMBER-DECEMBER MAKE A WISH IN VENICE By Giovanna Caprioglio   The art of glass, mosaic, embroidery and lace, fabrics, jewels... Venice has always been famous around the world for its craftsmen, whose works have passed through the doors of real palaces and museums. Today, the [...] Continue Reading

The Venice Glass Week A Venezia è tutto pronto per un nuovo festival internazionale dedicato all’arte del vetro di Murano. Prende il nome di Venice Glass Week e dal 10 al 17 settembre coinvolgerà il capoluogo veneto con un programma che annovera oltre 140 iniziative, tra mostre, convegni, seminari, proiezioni, attività didattiche, cene a tema e fornaci aperte. Il progetto è [...] Continue Reading