Born into a Muranese family, but not one connected to the exclusive community of glass, Mauro Vianello was destined to be an accountant, living far from art and its uncertainties. But since he was a child, he’s been deeply attracted by colours, pictures and glass. So, after high school and 18 months in the Italian Navy, he worked for a Murano furnace, where he assembled chandeliers, travelling around Italy and abroad. His passion for lampworking, nurtured in loneliness, was very strong: finally thanks to his friend Vanni, who had taught him the basic skills, he had the chance to open his own business. Nowadays he’s one of the most celebrated glass artists in Italy, specialising in very detailed naturalistic productions of sea life creatures, in the wake of the Blaschkas’ tradition.
Mauro Vianello
