Murano

The showroom of Simone Cenedese, upscale glass art.

Glassmaster Urban Gabriele works in the shadows of the bigger glass factories, but doesn't lament that fact.  

Each piece is unique and receives the personal attention of the glassmaster.

La Fornasotta is Urban Gabriele's unassuming workshop just off the beaten tourist path.

Murano has been famous for its glass production for centuries, yet the number of tourists that make the half hour trip to the island from Venice is still modest.

Murano is an island of glass.  At every turn an artisan is displaying his wares.  The island is alight with color: its buildings, the network of canals, even the greengrocer in his floating market.

Glass fountain pens