Mezza Filigrana Mixing Glass
Mezza Filigrana Mixing Glass
Designed for the modern table, hand blown using a centuries-old technique.
Filigrana or filigree is a Venetian glass-making technique originating on the island of Murano. Canes of colored glass twist and turn creating intricate ribbon patterns. Mezza Filigrana or half filigree is perhaps the most basic form of the technique. Fine threads of color wind around the glass in a single delicate spiral pattern.
These glasses are entirely made by hand. No molds or machine processes are used. Slight variations in size, pattern, and texture, are indicative of the hand-blown process and tell the story of the glass itself and the hands that made them.
This artful mixing glass is a gorgeous addition to a home bar. The straight-walled shape is comfortable in hand and shows off the fine white spiral pattern beautifully.
Each glass is unique, sizes vary from 6” to 6.75”h and 3.5” in diameter
Holds approximately 28 fl. oz.
Blown glass is best washed by hand.
Not for use with hot liquids.
Designed in Maine by Michelle Provencal (Thirdlee & Co.) and produced in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Vitricca Iannazzi.
First two images, photos, and styling @smalldoughco
INSPIRATION:
Inspired by the mid-century work of artist Dino Martens and his use of traditional Venetian techniques in modern pieces.
PROCESS:
Those beautiful white threads of glass are the result of a complicated process. The technique requires careful handling by skilled glass blowers. Chunks of raw white glass are heated and formed into a solid white rod which is then encased in clear glass. The rod of glass is then heated and pulled by two glass makers until it is approximately 50 feet in length and as thin as a No.2 pencil. After cooling, this delicate glass cane is broken down into smaller sections. Those sections are laid out side by side and heated into a thin sheet of glass. The hot sheet of striped glass is rolled into a tube which is then cooled and broken into smaller sections. Those sections are then heated, encased in clear glass, and then finally twisted before being blown into shape.
THE GLASSMAKER:
Based in Cambridge, MA. Andrew Iannazzi is a tradesman with a deep connection to the rich history of traditional Italian and European glassmaking and its relation to American design.