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current overseas glassworkers

A list of current overseas (i.e. non-United Kingdom) manufacturers of artistic glass of all kinds, together with any contact details we have (addresses, telephone numbers and/or weblinks).

N.B. This list does not include many of the major manufacturing companies, which are already listed elsewhere under glassware manufacturers

  • America
  • Canada
  • China
  • Czech republic
  • Denmark
  • Finland
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Sweden
  • America

    Bokrosh, Michael R (III)
    website
    Seattle. 31 years in glass, having worked at many major European glassworks. All kinds of artistic glass, including monumental sculptures & glass repairs

    Correia Art Glass
    California. Founded 1973 by Steven Correia. Now works with his younger brother Jeffrey & sister Algerine. Mainly scent-bottles & paperweights, with some vases etc.

    Fuhrman Glass Studios Inc
    7497 Short Mountain Road, Woodbury,Tennessee, TN 37190 USA (001-615-563 5898)
    website    e-mail
    Tom Fuhrman has been making glass since 1974. Blown, fused, slumped, lampworked, laminated sculptural, stained glass etc., from small decorative pieces to large public art installations. Studio open to visitors (please be sure to call first). Also workshops and instruction, and we have a fair collection of very old cast iron and steel molds that are looking for a new home!

    GlassArtists.org
    website
    A US-based free online photo gallery where glass artists can display photos of their art

    Lieberman, Walter
    website
    Expert American glass enamellist

    Lundberg Glass Art, Steven
    2716 Mission Street, Santa Cruz, CA 95060, USA (001-408-429 4130)
    California. James (died 1992) & Steve Lundberg founded Lundberg Studios in 1973. Left Lundberg Studios in 1997 to found the above. Mainly scent-bottles & paperweights, with some vases etc.

    Mongrain Glass
    website
    Features designs by James Mongrain, Dale Chihuly, Jim Dine, Joel Otterson, Kiki Smith, Robert Wilson, Charles Ray

    Thompson, Cappy
    website
    Leading stained glass artist and glass enamellist

    Canada

    Robert Held Art Glass
    2130 Pine Street, Vancouver, British Columbia V6J 5B1 (gallery)
    (+ 1-604-737 0020)
    (Toll-free number [North America only] 1-800-665 0725)

    website
    Canada's largest glass blowing studio (in Kitsilano) and gallery, formerly known as Skookum Art Glass (founded 1978). Classic to contemporary art glass vases, bowls, paperweights etc. Designs inspired by the work of artists such as Monet, Klimt and Tiffany.

    Galactic Art Glass
    781 Main Street East, Unit 26-27, Milton, Ontario L9T 5A9
    (+ 1-905-876-1609)
    website
    Virginia Wilson Toccalino & Tony Toccalino, who have been working with glass since 1982. Specialists in manufacture of filigrana canes & murrhine

    NovaScotian Crystal
    Waterfront (Lower Water Street at the foot of George), PO Box 364 HCPO, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2P8
    (+ 1-888-977-2797)
    also at:
    Art Central, 112-100 7th Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta T2P 0W4
    (+ 1-403-237-8033)
    website
    Established 1997. Canada’s only maker of mouth-blown, hand-cut crystal

    China

    Huafu (Chengde) Glassware Co Ltd
    9, West District, Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone, Chengde, Hebei Province, China 067000
    (+ 86-314-205 9380)
    website
    Established 1954. Wide range of high-quality stemware etc

    Czech republic

    Artel Glass
    164 Vinhoradská, 130-00 Praha 3 Czech Republic (also Scarsdale, NY, USA)
    (+ 420- 271-732-161)
    website   e-mail
    High-quality cut & engraved crystal, plain & coloured

    Bohemian Glassworks
    Skalice 134, 47117 Czech Republic
    (+ 420-487-754 599)
    website
    Martin Cabejsek. Established 1999. Modern studio pieces, reproduction antique glass, stained glass, mirrors, paperweights etc

    Glassbor
    Nová 162, Nový Bor, 473 01 Czech Republic
    (+ 420-487- 726 515)
    website
    A family company, founded by husband and wife Václav and Eva Kuželka in 1994. All kinds of glassware, from reproduction antique glass to modern designs

    Denmark

    Royal Copenhagen Holmegaard Glasvaerk
    Fensmark, DK-4700 Naestved
    (+ 45-55-54 62 00)
    website
    The Holmegaard glassworks, now part of the Royal Copenhagen group

    Finland

    Muurla Design
    Muurlantie 9, 25130 Muurla
    (+ 358 - 2 - 0711 8899)
    website    e-mail
    Elegant modern Finnish glassware

    Germany

    Glaskunst Stadler Lindberg
    Lehenerstrasse 5, 94227 Lindberg, Germany
    (+49-9922-60796 or 9922-2486)
    website    e-mail
    Christian Stadler. Elaborately engraved cased & plain glass items based on traditional German & Bohemian styles

    Italy

    N.B. If you can't find the Murano glassmaker you want listed below, we would recommend www.venetian-glass.info, which includes much more comprehensive (and probably more up-to-date!) listings, together with e-mail and website links

    Aguerre Ravizza, Roberto
    (in conjunction with Berengo Fine Arts, Murano)
    website
    Uruguayan artist & film-maker, now lives in Rome & Madrid. Designs coloured glass sculptures with included jewels & semi-precious stones from South American

    Albertini Gianfranco, La Fenice di
    Fondamenta Vivarini 152, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 699)
    Artistic filigree glassware & bathroom accessories

    Alt, Vetreria
    Fondamenta Navagero 32, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 540)
    Paperweights & ornaments

    Amadi Bruno
    San Polo 2747, 30100 Venezia
    (+39-41-38089)
    Artistic lamp-worked glassware

    Andreotta Ottavio
    Calle Pescheria 5, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 939)
    18th Century-style Venetian chandeliers, glass objects & ornaments

    Anfora di Ferro Renzo
    Isola Serenella, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 669)
    Artistic glassware & ornaments. 18th Century-style chandeliers & drinking-glasses

    Antica Murano
    website
    Founded 1991

    Antico Forno
    San Marco 1644, 30100 Venezia
    (+39-41-704 362)
    Blown glass chandeliers & drinking-glasses

    Ballarin, Mario & Francesco
    Fondamenta Venier 2, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 587)
    Artistic blown & engraved glassware

    Ballarin, Vetreria Artistica
    Campo San Bernardo 18, 30141 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 703)
    website
    Stefano Ballarin. Traditional-style artistic blown glassware

    Barbini, Alfredo
    Fondamenta Venier 44/48, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 270)
    Modern-style lamps & objects for furnishing

    Barbini, Fratelli
    Fondamenta Serenella, Calle Bertolini 17/a, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 777)
    Wheel-engraved glassware & mirrors

    Barovier & Toso S.r.l.
    Fondamenta Vetrai 28, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 049)
    website
    Objects & ornaments. Classic & contemporary chandeliers, floor- & table-lamps, wall-lights

    Bibierre Vetreria Artigiana S.n.c.
    Campo San Bernardo 7/c, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 703)
    Filigree glass objects & ornaments for furnishing

    Buccella Renzo, Decorazione Artigiana Vetro di
    Fondamenta Manin 23-24, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 736)
    Polished & engraved vases, ashtrays & ornaments

    Cavagnis Umberto
    Fondamenta Manin 4, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 773)
    Modern lighting, ornaments & gift items

    Cenedese Giovanni, Vetreria
    Calle San Giuseppe, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 920 / 736 966)
    Tableware & sundry ornaments

    Cenedese & Figlio, Gino
    Fondamenta Venier 48, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 117)
    website
    Objects & ornaments. Modern & "old Murano"-style chandeliers

    Costantini Vittorio
    Cannaregio 5311, 30100 Venezia
    (+39-41-22265)
    Artistic lamp-worked glassware

    De Grandis Nicoletta
    Campo Chiesa 3, Sacca Fisola, 30100 Venezia
    (+39-41-701 917)
    Glassware decorated with enamels & gold

    Effedue Murano
    Fondamenta Vetrai 93/a, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 644)
    Bowls, vases etc. 18th Century-style chandeliers

    Effetre International S.r.l.
    Calle Miotti 16, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 477)
    Bowls, vases etc. Modern chandeliers & other lighting

    Effetre Murano S.r.l.
    Fondamenta Manin 5, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 788)
    Modern lamps

    Ferro, Galliano
    Fondamenta Vetrai 43, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 477)
    website
    Classic Murano chandeliers, from Renaissance-style to Art Nouveau

    Ferro & Cimegotto
    San Polo 2672/a, 30125 Venezia
    (+39-41-27794)
    Paperweights, glass tiles decorated with enamelling & gilding on black velvet panels

    Ferro & Lazzarini S.r.l.
    Fondamenta Navagero 75, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 485)
    Objects & ornaments. Vases, goblets, paperweights & sculptures

    Formia S.r.l.
    Fondamenta Manin 33, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 285)
    Artistic & ground glassware & ornaments. Classic-style & modern chandeliers

    Fuga Vetri Decorati e Vetrate Istoriate, Anzolo
    Fondamenta Venier 47/a, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 425)
    Artistic glass windows, doors, walls etc.

    Gambaro e Poggi S.n.c.
    Via Vivarini 6, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 576)
    website   e-mail
    Glass sculptures, objects & ornaments

    Ghisetti Giampaolo
    Calle San Giuseppe, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 707)
    Decorated glassware; artistic creations & reproductions

    Lady Glass
    San Polo 2723, 30125 Venezia
    (+39-41-28266)
    Artistic decorated glassware

    Linzi Paolo
    Fondamenta San Giovanni dei Battuti 19, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 569)
    Wheel-engraved glassware

    Luce, Franco
    Campiello Pescheria 9, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 822)
    Hand-crafted glassware & general lighting

    Mandruzzato Alessandro
    Fondamenta Navagero 54/b, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 103)
    website 1 or website 2
    Founded 1956 by Luigi Mandruzzato,then owned by his son Gianfranco. Since 2000, owned by Alessandro, son of Gianfranco. Polished & engraved glassware

    Mayo S.r.l., Vetreria de
    Fondamenta Navagero 29, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 988)
    Modern, classic & 18th Century-style lighting & table-lamps

    Mazzega, A.V.
    Via Vivarini 3, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 151)
    website
    Modern ornaments, modern & classic chandeliers & other lighting

    Mazzuccato Arturo
    Fondamenta Manin 1, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 566)
    Classic Venetian-style chandeliers

    Moretti S.p.a., Vetrerie
    Fondamenta San Giovanni dei Battuti 4/a, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 744)
    General lighting & furnishing glassware, beads and canes for lamp-working

    Moretti S.r.l., Carlo
    Fondamenta Manin 3/13, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 217)
    Tableware & ornamental glassware

    Moretti & Fratelli S.n.c., Ercole
    Fondamenta Navagero 42, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 083)
    website
    Beads, buttons, pendants & other items in mosaic or murrhine glass

    Murrina, La
    Riva Longa 17, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+ 39-02-969 751)
    website   e-mail
    Artistic glassware & ornaments, modern lighting & gift items

    Murrina UK Ltd, La
    Westminster Business Square, Durham St, London SE11
    (+44-20-7582 5508)

    Murrina UK Ltd, La (shop)
    79 Ebury St (corner of Ecclestone St), London SW1
    (+44-20-7730 7922 / 7730 7922)

    Nason, Giampaolo
    Fondamenta Vetrai 16, 30141 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 367)
    website
    Glass fashion jewelry & accessories, beads & tassels, Venetian mirrors & picture frames

    Nason & C S.p.a., Vincenzo
    Via Vivarini 16, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 026)
    Artistic glassware & ornaments. Modern chandeliers & other lighting

    Nason & Moretti S.n.c.
    Fondamenta Serenella 12, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 020)
    website
    Tableware & ornamental glassware

    Ongaro Fuga di Fuga Franco
    Calle del Cristo 17, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 388)
    Artistic Venetian mirrors & wheel-engraved glassware

    Pagan Murrine
    (address & telephone details unknown)
    Label seen on modern mosaic items: "Made in Murano, Pagan Murrine, Murano"

    Pagnin & Bon S.r.l.
    Calle Cimitero 5, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 532)
    Vases, paperweights & ornaments in polished & decorated glass

    Panizzi Eugenio
    Calle Conterie, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 279)
    Polished & engraved glassware, gift items

    Pauly & C. C.V.M.
    Castello 4391, 30100 Venezia
    (+39-41-709 899)
    Classic blown glassware

    Perotti, Fratelli
    Via Nazionale Costiera Amalfitana 32, 84019 Vietri Sul Mare, Salerno
    (telephone number unknown)
    website   e-mail
    Secular & eccelesiastical leaded stained glass windows, walls & screens

    Quiross S.n.c.
    San Martino Dx 499, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-730 255)
    Hand-polished artistic mirrors

    Ragazzi Piero
    Fondamenta Colleoni 12, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 818)
    Objects, ornaments & costume jewellery in mosaic & murrhine glass

    Rosetto Estevan, Vetreria
    Fondamenta Navagero, 34, 30141 Murano Venezia Italia
    (+39-41-739 329)   e-mail
    Traditional & modern style Venetian Art Glass. Tableware, chandeliers, mirrors, ornamental Items & sculptures

    Rossi, Paolo, Maestro Vetrario
    Castello 73/b, 30100 Venezia
    (+39-41-27005)
    Reproduction archaeological finds

    S.A.L.I.R.
    Fondamenta Manin 78, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 033)
    Venetian mirrors, articles & ornaments in engraved & decorated glass

    Salvadori Giuseppe
    Fondamenta Manin 1, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 866)
    Artistic glassware decorated with gold and enamels; reproductions

    Salviati S.r.l.
    San Marco 3831, 30124 Venezia
    (+39-41-522 7074 / 522 4033 / 520 7315 / 520 7075)
    website
    Artistic glassware & ornaments. Modern chandeliers & other lighting

    San Marco - Murano
    (address & telephone details unknown)
    Label seen on various pieces

    Santi S.n.c., Cristalleria
    Ramo Baroviero 5/g, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 156)
    Tableware & ornaments

    Santini Emilio
    Via Molador 6, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-737 025)
    Blown, lamp-worked glassware

    Scalabrin & Daltin S.n.c.
    Fondamenta Navagero 54/a, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 858)
    Glassware decorated with enamelling, gilding & gold-leaf; artistic reproductions

    Seguso Arte Vetro di Seguso Livio
    Fondamenta Manin 40, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 550)
    Artistic glassware, sculptures & ornaments

    Seguso Gianni
    Fondamenta Serenella 3, 30141 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-527 5341)
    website   e-mail
    Artistic glassware, sculptures & ornaments, drinking glasses & lighting

    Seguso Vetri D'Arte S.r.l.
    Calle G. di Odoardo 3, 30141 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 090)
    website
    (Glassware actually produced by Formia S.r.l.) Artistic & ground glassware & ornaments. Classic-style & modern chandeliers

    Seguso Viro S.r.l.
    Fondamenta Radi 20, 30141 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-527 4255)
    website   e-mail
    Artistic glassware, sculptures & ornaments

    Sent, Guglielmo
    Fondamenta Vetrai 8/a, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 100)
    Glass objects, decorated with multicoloured enamelling

    Serenella Industria Vetraria (S.I.V.) Murano S.a.s. di A. Panzeri & C.
    Fondamenta Serenella 18/a, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 143)
    Table-lamps & general lighting

    Società Veneziana Conterie S.p.a.
    Fondamenta Giustinian 1, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 922)
    Glass beads

    S.V.A. S.r.l.
    Fondamenta Serenella 2, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 766)
    Classic-style artistic Murano chandeliers

    Toso, Aureliano
    Fondamenta Radi 25/c, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 388)
    Artistic objects & ornaments, modern lamps & lighting

    Toso Vetri d'Arte S.r.l.
    Fondamenta Manin 1, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 843)
    Ornaments & lighting

    Ugo Donà & Figlio
    Fondamenta Vetrai 62, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 181)
    Roman-style glass-paste mosaics

    Valle Valerio
    Ramo Baroviero 9, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 752)
    Artistic glassware decorated with gold "graffito" and enamels; reproductions

    Ve Art S.r.l.
    Via Moglianese 21, Scorzè Venezia
    (+39-41-445 308 / 445 057)
    Ornamental glass & lamps

    Venini S.p.a.
    Fondamenta Vetrai 50, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-739 955)
    website
    Artistic glassware & ornaments. Modern lighting

    Vivarini S.r.l., Vetreria Artistica
    Fondamenta Serenella 5-6, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 077)

    Vetri Murano
    (This is not actually a company, but a trademark created in 1981 by the
    Venice Glass Consortium, sponsored by the Industrialist Association of
    the Province of Venice and the Venice Craftsmen's Association, for use
    only by those companies owning glassworks on the island of Murano
    - see
    manufacturers' labels & marks, T to Z )

    Zanetti , Vetreria
    Fondamenta Vetrai 68, 30121 Murano Venezia
    (+39-41-736 802)
    website
    Established 1956. Licio & Luciano Zanetti (brothers), Oscar Zanetti. Sculptural artistic glassware, furnishing & lighting

    Netherlands

    Stevens, Olaf
    website
    Graal glassware

    Norway

    Magnor Glassverk
    website
    Bought the old Johansfors factory in early 1990s. Crystal & art glass

    Romania

    Anca Media Art
    website
    Anca Florea Podaru. Art glass, with metalwork decoration, usually signed "ama"

    Slovakia

    22 Limited
    Prazska 11, SK - 811 04 Bratislava, Slovakia
    (+ 421 220 252 942)
    website
    Umbrella organisation established to promote the products of 22 leading glass producers from Czech Republic and Slovak Republic

    Sweden

    Midnightsun Designs
    website
    Midnightsun Designs is a gallery of modern Swedish glassware, featuring works by the designers Wilke Adolfsson, Astrid Gate, Margareta Hennix, Ulf Johansson, Richard Juhlin, Catti Åsélius Lidbeck, Ingegerd Råman, Rolf Sinnemark, Ardy Struwer and Helén Tapper. It also contains information about Swedish glassworks such as Älghult, Bergdala, Erikshyttan, Johansfors, Lindshammar, Sjöhyttan, Skruf, Steninge Slott and Strömbergshyttan

    Nordic Design
    website
    Dealers in Swedish glass from Orrefors, Kosta Boda, Sea, Nybro, Strömbergshyttan and various glass designers located around Sweden.

    Reijmyre Glassworks
    website

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