Glass is special, it requires the mastery of rigorous gestures that Glassmaster Alberto Donà knows very well.
Born into the profession, he began to work at a very tender age in the Murano furnaces, and slowly becoming impassioned for this material and for learning its secrets from his Master “Nane” Ferro.
His mastery is especially expressed in his free-hand creation, with an incredible precision and accuracy, of one-of-a-kind, seemingly impossible works, especially chandeliers of colossal dimensions. This is an ability that has led him to execute important works such as the lighting of the Hirosima Memorial Museum and to collaborate with architects, great fashion brands and artists of Dale Chihuly's calibre.
THE KNOWLEDGE THAT FLOWS THROUGH THEIR HANDS
When visiting the Venier glassworks you have the sensation of being in an ancient renaissance workshop where the ceaseless work is intertwined with the masters’ creativity, with knowledge of the materials, with rigor, with the desires of noble ladies and patrons, and with the reverent obedience of the assistants.
The Master Glassmakers are undoubtedly the key figures. From a very early age (10-12 years), they have shared their existence with the incandescent glow of glass: the experience and traditions of centuries live in them, renewed through the specialization in few, if not in only one, work process for which they are known and held in high esteem: there is he who as a matter of fact is the master in lamps, he who is the master in sculptures, he who is the master in vases … and they have gained a renown that has even reached important Heads of State and their works are displayed in the most famous museums of the world.
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