Comments on: Smashed – Fake Murano Glass Rings http://www.travelsignposts.com/wordpress/italy/shopping-in-venice/murano-glass Trip reports and latest additions to the Travel Signposts website Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:02:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Nita http://www.travelsignposts.com/wordpress/italy/shopping-in-venice/murano-glass#comment-1105 Nita Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:18:22 +0000 http://www.travelsignposts.com/wordpress/?p=3226#comment-1105 Did you pay a LOT for the “Murano” items you bought in Venice? If not, then why even bother. It is the “beauty” of the glass that attracted you. The artistry. Who cares if artisans in the island of Murano did not make it?

Also, it was the Chinese who taught Venetians the art of “lampwork” — what we call Murano style these days. It is a Chinese tradition taken to Venice by the explorer Marco Polo.

Art is art. Period. As long as you love what you bought and it brings you joy, it IS Murano.

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