How many of you have looked up at a large and intrinsically beautifully crafted chandelier fixed to the ceiling in a great Hall of hanging from the ceiling in a home of a friend and just wondered, wondered at the craftsmanship that crafted such a beautiful piece of art, for art it is. For some it may be just a piece of lighting, but for countless others like me, it is just inspirational. Something that has more common with Leonardo’s Mona Lisa, than Edison's light bulb.
There are myriad of chandeliers that have been built from the first day something resembling a chandelier was built in the 15th century. Especially the glass chandeliers have become a symbol of wealth and mobility.
It may not be obvious to the untrained eye, but for the experts even among these numerous glass chandeliers, the Murano glass chandeliers stand out, like the moon among the stars. I once heard someone commenting that if there are was the beauty pageant for glass chandeliers, then there will be lot of competitors and the competition will be intense but there always will be a clear winner, the Murano glass chandelier.
Many have questioned me why I so unselfishly sometimes even flatteringly praise Murano glass chandeliers. It is because they are made by the glass makers of Murano in Venice, who have perfected two arts. The art of making the best glass in the world and the art of making the most exquisite chandeliers out of this glass.
So what is so special about Murano glass? It is the techniques listed below perfected over the centuries by glassmakers and still used by the relatives of those living in Murano.
1) crystalline glass
2) enameled glass
3) Aventurine glass
4) multicolored glass
5) milk glass
6) Imitation gemstones made of glass.
Let me say then with certainty Murano glass chandeliers are just the best.
