The blown glass is made using an ancient technique that came into being in the first century BC in
the Middle East and subsequently developed, especially in Murano, actually recognized worldwide as
the birthplace of the blown art glass. Firstly, the glass is melted inside a “melting pot”, then is taken from
the oven with a long tube of iron, the “canna”. Then the Master blows inside the “canna” for shaping the
glass drop previously taken, giving it the desired shape before it solidifies. The simple principle described here
becomes art in the hands of the master glassmaker, able to shape a piece of rare beauty. This processing
technique in Murano has held steady, as the tools show, that are always the same of the ancient times.
