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Luigi Camozzo  is an italian master artisan, one of the best in Europe, dedicated to glass sculpture and engraving. He lives and works in his glass engraving and design studio on Murano island, Italy, for the past 50 years.

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Engraving ©Luigi Camozzo

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Tall Modern Emerald Green Iridescent Murano Glass Vase ©Incollect

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“Aquamarina”, murano glass vase ©Luigi Camozzo

He started to design and work glass at the prodigious age of 10. Luigi has now mastered numerous techniques and designs, creates, cuts and transforms glass of all kinds. As well as creating pieces from hand-blown glass, Luigi creates millefiori mosaics and glass blocks.

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Engraved glass blades ©Luigi Camozzo

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Bird couple glass engraving ©Luigi Camozzo

Over his lifelong career he has worked alongside numerous artisans on Murano. He works for artists, collectors and galleries all over the world and for famous brands. Since 1995, Luigi started to run courses on cold-working practices and theory and he now regularly works as a glass consultant providing training on engraving and its history, cold-working, sculpting and battuto (engraving). He wants to share his precious knowledge with the younger generations and allow it to procced to the future.

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©Luigi Camozzo

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Detailed insect glass engraving ©Luigi Camozzo

Metamorfosi earned its place at “Best of Europe”. This work of art was engraved by hand using a traditional wheel engraving method. The face of the engraved block was decorated with an organic shape on an opaque background and contrasts with the transparency of the rest.

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“Metamorfosi” was the art piece present at Best of Europe in Homo Faber 2018 ©Michelangelo Foundation

 

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