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Ethereal Garden, the translucent artwork of glass flowers, is born to challenge the traditional concepts of finest Craftsmanship. It’s a unique and exclusive stool created, by the renowed company Salviati, Venezia 1859, using the highest quality glass from the Italian Murano island over a…
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British Craftsmanship is coveted by the world and celebrated as one of the ancient European treasures. To support and protect it, London Craft Week was born, an annual event which showcases fine craftsmanship over a journey-of-discovery program featuring peculiar workshops…
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There’s no doubt that Italians are talented craftsmen and creative designers, their artistic and artisanal excellence is known all over the world. From Ettore Sottsass‘s quirky Memphis furniture to Gio Ponti‘s lustrous pieces, Italy has been a leader in innovative,…
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Covet Foundation had the pleasure to interview the wonderful Vanessa Cavallaro, an Italian master artisan, one of the best in the world in the art of Glass Engraving. This year, Vanessa celebrates the 25 anniversary of her brilliant career and…
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Štepán Pala, one of the best european master artisans dedicated to glass sculpture, studied as a glassmaker at the school in Kamenický Šenov and was excellent during his studies at the department of architectural glass led by Vaclav Cigler at…
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Slovakian glass sculptor Zora Palova, one of the best european master artisans dedicated to glass sculpture, studied at the School of Applied Arts in Bratislava from 1967. She later specialized in painting and then in 1975 in glass and architecture….
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Vlastimil Beránek, one of the best european master artisans dedicated to glass sculpture, is the third generation of the well-established, glassmaking Beránek family which founded a glasshouse in Škrdlovice in the Czech Republic in the 1940s. He managed the family…
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Simone Cenedese, one of the best european master artisans dedicated to glass sculpture, started working in a glass furnace created by his grandfather when he was still a boy. Through his work, Simone got involved the family tradition of glasswork…
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Ondřej Novotný is one of the best european master artisans focused in glass sculpture. It is not too surprising that glass had an important influence on him from a very young age. As a child, he would spend a lot…
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