Glassblowing on Murano goes back to 1295, when Venice moved its furnaces to the island. Seven centuries later the technique hasn't changed much, the colour still goes in by hand, while the glass is molten. What we do with it is new: contemporary shapes and colours, made the old way.

At 1295 Murano, we create glass because it is part of who we are. Our studio, a family business, was founded in 2010, but our parents and relatives have worked in the furnaces for generations, passing down not just a craft, but a culture. From the beginning, we worked on private commissions and created unique pieces without presenting ourselves as a brand, guided only by our love for Murano glass and the desire to communicate through it.

In 2019, we introduced our first collections inspired by modern design, blending contemporary aesthetics with ancestral techniques.

Today, we have chosen to bring 1295 Murano online, sharing our heritage with a wider audience. Our goal is simple: to infuse people’s homes with objects that carry soul, authenticity, and the living spirit of our island’s tradition.

(Rossella Follin, founder)

Murano glass starts as sand, soda and metal oxides, melted together at around 1,200 degrees until the batch runs clear. The colour goes in at this stage , copper for turquoise, gold for red, so it becomes part of the material rather than a coating on it.

From there it's worked by hand and by eye. A gather of molten glass on the end of a steel pipe, breath, tongs, a wooden block, and a few minutes before it cools too far to move. There's no mould and no second attempt.

Which is why no two pieces come out exactly the same. The shape and the shade are fixed; the way the colour runs through the glass isn't. That difference is small, and it's the whole point.