“Murano glass is like solidified ... His studio most recently crafted a monumental, hanging chandelier that is the centerpiece of Ai’s current show titled “La Commedia Umana – Memento ...

Contemporary Murano-inspired works, clockwise from top left: Stories of Italy black-and-white reversible vase, about $260, storiesofitaly.com; Hawkins New York Confetti double old-fashioned glass ...

MURANO, Italy — There has been an unusual silence within the world-famous glass factories of this Venetian island. On a late December day, at the site of the largest producer, all that could be ...