Murano stained glass vase handmade The artistic technique of production of items is a secret that our family has been handed down from father to son from three generations. In an alchemy of minerals and fire, the sandglass is borne with its infinite myriad of coolers and nuances. From one crucible, aquamarines are born, from another emeralds, rubies, topaz, amber, amethyst, and so forth. All of the marvelous gems that nature gives us, are imitated in the glass of Murano. Murano is an island in the Venetian lagoon whose glass products are appreciated around the world for their beauty, for quality, for workmanship, for and prestige, Murano, a place where for centuries the secrets of artistic glass craftsmanship have guardedly passed on from father to son.