Wednesday 6 December 2023

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Wednesday 6 December 2023

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    A lesson from master glassmakers: the appointment in Piegaro (PG) over the weekend

    The charm of glass processing awaits you in Piegaro, in the province of Perugia. The "L'Opera dei Vetrai" event, which kicked off in...

    From archaeological finds to photonic crystals: time enhances glass

    A chance discovery, favored by the charm of glass finds dating back to ancient Rome. This is what Fiorenzo Omenetto and Giulia Guidetti, the two researchers, say...
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    Fashion and glass: a combination to be discovered

    Glass has always met fashion in clothes and accessories. The brief excursus, proposed by Professor Samuele Magri, selects some examples of this...

    A vessel loaded with glass: the exciting study of the Capo Corso 2 wreck brings to light almost 2000-year-old artefacts

    An archaeological mission to recover a shipment of glass dating from the late XNUMXst or early XNUMXnd century AD This is what happened...

    We know glass, we love glass

    Vitrum 2023 will be a perfect time to meet our customers from all over the world, after two years of forcibly limited personal relationships. Bottero...

    The Bohemian glass of the twentieth century is on display in Venice: between unreality and poetry

    "Glass is an exciting material. It is as material as it is immaterial. It is real as it is unreal. It is as independent as it is transcendent and, in a certain…

    The CUGHER method: redefining specialized consultation

    Cugher is internationally recognized for its consolidated experience in the flat glass screen printing process, whose highly technological machinery is...

    A window on history: the Real Fábrica de Cristales de La Granja

    The great history of glass is made up of numerous micro-stories full of charm, which have profoundly influenced the methods of production and the figure...

    Prince Rupert's drops or the science of hoax

    Have you ever associated glass with one of the most ingenious pranks in history? Probably not, but we're about to tell you a story, that of the drops...

    The art of sandblasted portraits on mirror

    Vito Santoiemma creates portraits on mirrors with the freehand sandblasting technique thanks to the Ghibli 140 sandblaster produced by Fratelli Pezza. There...

    The Goddess Rome resurrects at Porta Metronia in gilded glass

    The excavations of Metro C in Rome have brought to light a masterpiece of craftsmanship: a very rare golden glass depicting the Goddess Roma, a legendary personification...

    From antiquity to space probes: the evolution of glass on display in Padua

    The closing ceremony of the International Year of Glass, held on Wednesday 14 December at the United Nations Glass Palace, did not interrupt the...