Murano is an island which is part of the city of Venice and is located north-east of it. The importance... Read More
Murano is an island which is part of the city of Venice and is located
north-east of it. The importance of Murano is due to the presence of the
furnaces for working glass which were moved there in 1295 with an
ordinance which established their transfer for safety reasons. The
concentration of furnaces and glass masters has led to a progressive
development of the art of glass, making it one of the most recognized
forms of craftsmanship in the world.
Glass is often considered as an infinitely recyclable material, however,
only glass deriving from glass packaging (jars and bottles) can be
recycled, the rest ends up in landfills and is managed as special waste.
It is estimated that around 5 million tons of glass waste are generated
in Europe by the construction sector, Murano alone produces around a
thousand tons of which most is not recovered.
Crumble de Verre, is inspired by a glass processing technique prior to
the invention of blown glass, already used in the Phoenician and
Egyptian eras. This technique consists in placing glass powder inside
moulds with a subsequent firing, creating a solid object through the
fusion of the powder, this technique is called paté de verre.
Through the collaboration with Barbini Specchi Veneziani,
the project aims to reuse glass waste from Murano for the creation of a
new mirror collection through experimental approaches inspired by the
paté de verre technique. Specifically, instead of pulverizing the waste,
the intention is to reuse it in the form of grit and melt it at lower
temperatures in order to create objects that are characterized by an
aspect that can refer to the origin of the raw material.