Exquiste Murano Glass Furniture

Murano's reputation as a center for glassmaking was born when the Venetian Republic, fearing fire and destruction of the city's mostly wooden buildings, ordered glassmakers to move their foundries to Murano in 1291. Murano glass is hand made by the Master. To become a Murano Master, it takes 15 to 20 years serving the longest apprenticeship of its type anywhere on the planet. If you have never seen a Master glass blower in action, then we strongly urge you to do so. They use skills handed down over 800 years to create unique items of mindblowing technical difficulty and sheer brilliance that will not devalue. Moderne Living’s Murano furniture offers no margin for error when they are being created. Then, once they have finished and have been placed in the annealing oven for 24 hours to cool from 1200 degrees Celsius to around 50 to 80 degrees, there is still a chance that each creation can suffer a catastrophic failure if the Master has not used the right techniques and manipulations when the glass piece has been blown.

 We, at IQMatics/Moderne Living, carry sevral Murano glass products: 

Ca'Doro Dining Table

Bearing the nature of subtle elegance, the Ca' D'Oro Dining Table captures one's hearts with its lucid, smoked-mirror glass perched atop a symphony of ivory legs. Like a flower blooming, this perlaged glasswork is a true showcase of the fine art of Murano. Slender pegs, either in transparent or cappuccino finish, are thrusted in the centre, embellished with a metal accent and supported by a base of smoked glass. This adds a spirit of strength to the seemingly delicate piece. Made by Italian studio Reflex, it comes in four styles: the oval, square and rectangle versions, supported by four legs, and the round version, supported by three.

Arlequin Dining Table

One needs to have a second look at Reflex's Arlequin, a dramatic piece that showcases opulent glasswork engineered to the cleanest detail. Atop, one can only admire the smooth Murano glass that beams in either clear, sand-blasted white, or the bejewelled tones of blue, green or ruby. Its legs, an interweaving of ribbed glass, is made in harmony with the central glass colour. For a bit of contrast, choose between a hint of either tea, gold or blue hues. Everything is supported by a matching glass or wooden ring – in a metallic satin finish of your choice. Made by Italian-hailed Reflex, Arlequin comes in rectangular and elliptical shapes to match your luxurious interior.

Sassi Coffee Table

A breath-taking symphony of wood and glass is Sassi, crafted no less by the Italian design studio Reflex. This stunning coffee table stars an 80mm wooden base, smoothed with rounded corners and made to glimmer with a shiny lacquered finish – or a tone of ebony. Six legs, interpreted in large crystal pebbles that echo a wide spectrum of colours, hold the bevelled clear glass. These legs, a display of Murano glassmaking skills, come in either golden amber or a milky Calcedonio finish. Bearing a unique play on textures – the grains on the wood and the smoothness of glass – Sassi is set to become a charmer in every living space.