HISTORY murano 1921 paolo venini, a milanese lawyer, and giacomo cappellin, a venetian antiques dealer, founded a company to manufacture decorative objects together with andrea rioda, a master glassblower and a handful of other glassmakers, like those of the barovier family. glassmaking was in venini's blood: his forebears from como had owned a glassworks. the company was called 'vetri soffiati muranesi cappellin-venini+ co.' vittorio zecchin became the artistic director. he was one of the greatest protagonists and innovators of murano art glass... read more