Alex Signoretti, 30, is Murano\u2019s youngest master glassmaker. On the island where he grew up and trained, he works in a studio alongside two other young people, ages 27 and 28, making them the island\u2019s youngest team. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve always had a passion for glassmaking,\u201d says Signoretti, \u201cbut I was also lucky enough to start experimenting with it at a very young age because my grandfather, Bruno Fusato Signoretti, was friends with another well-known master glassmaker, Pino Signoretto. Seeing my interest in the art, Signoretto agreed to teach me the basics. Then, like everyone else, I started out as an assistant in the glassworks, and little by little, the masters\u2014seeing that I had the aptitude\u2014entrusted me with increasingly complex tasks, broadening my training.\u201d<\/p>\n
A craft that goes beyond creation for its own sake, but one that embodies important values: \u201cThe younger generations,\u201d says Signoretti, \u201ctend to want everything right away, strongly influenced by social media in this regard. The craft of glassmaking, like other artisanal trades, teaches the importance of patience: only through patience can one achieve results that bring satisfaction. And for me, every creation is a source of satisfaction because it allows me to gain more experience and improve my skills.\u201d<\/p>\n
Signoretti\u2019s style follows in the tradition of the family business with a more modern twist: \u201cWithout straying too far from the classic designs,\u201d he explains, \u201cI try to reinterpret colors and decorations to make them suitable for the interior design style of contemporary homes. For example, some vases and centerpieces that were in fashion in the 1970s had very bright colors and almost Baroque decorations: but now that a more minimalist style is preferred, they would seem \u2018overwhelming.\u2019\u201d <\/span>“With the right embellishments and colors, these works can still be appreciated today.”<\/p>\n \n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":21900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"give_campaign_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1998],"tags":[3222],"class_list":["post-21956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ve-nice","tag-alex-signoretti-murano-glass"],"acf":{"categoria":[1998],"categoria_source":{"label":"Category","type":"taxonomy","formatted_value":[{"term_id":1998,"name":"Ve-nice","slug":"ve-nice","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":1998,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":13,"filter":"raw"}]},"sottotitolo_h2":"He is 30 years old, followed in his father\u2019s footsteps, but worked his way up from the bottom: \u201cTastes have changed today; 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On the island where he grew up and trained, he works in a studio alongside two other young people, ages 27 and 28, making them the island\u2019s youngest team. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always had a passion for glassmaking,\u201d says Signoretti, \u201cbut I was also lucky enough to start experimenting with it at a very young age because my grandfather, Bruno Fusato Signoretti, was friends with another well-known master glassmaker, Pino Signoretto. Seeing my interest in the art, Signoretto agreed to teach me the basics. Then, like everyone else, I started out as an assistant in the glassworks, and little by little, the masters\u2014seeing that I had the aptitude\u2014entrusted me with increasingly complex tasks, broadening my training.\u201d<\/p>\n A craft that goes beyond creation for its own sake, but one that embodies important values: \u201cThe younger generations,\u201d says Signoretti, \u201ctend to want everything right away, strongly influenced by social media in this regard. The craft of glassmaking, like other artisanal trades, teaches the importance of patience: only through patience can one achieve results that bring satisfaction. And for me, every creation is a source of satisfaction because it allows me to gain more experience and improve my skills.\u201d<\/p>\n Signoretti\u2019s style follows in the tradition of the family business with a more modern twist: \u201cWithout straying too far from the classic designs,\u201d he explains, \u201cI try to reinterpret colors and decorations to make them suitable for the interior design style of contemporary homes. For example, some vases and centerpieces that were in fashion in the 1970s had very bright colors and almost Baroque decorations: but now that a more minimalist style is preferred, they would seem \u2018overwhelming.\u2019\u201d <\/span>\"With the right embellishments and colors, these works can still be appreciated today.\"<\/p>\n <\/p>","introduzione_source":{"label":"Introduction","type":"wysiwyg","formatted_value":" Alex Signoretti, 30, is Murano\u2019s youngest master glassmaker. On the island where he grew up and trained, he works in a studio alongside two other young people, ages 27 and 28, making them the island\u2019s youngest team. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve always had a passion for glassmaking,\u201d says Signoretti, \u201cbut I was also lucky enough to start experimenting with it at a very young age because my grandfather, Bruno Fusato Signoretti, was friends with another well-known master glassmaker, Pino Signoretto. Seeing my interest in the art, Signoretto agreed to teach me the basics. Then, like everyone else, I started out as an assistant in the glassworks, and little by little, the masters\u2014seeing that I had the aptitude\u2014entrusted me with increasingly complex tasks, broadening my training.\u201d<\/p>\n A craft that goes beyond creation for its own sake, but one that embodies important values: \u201cThe younger generations,\u201d says Signoretti, \u201ctend to want everything right away, strongly influenced by social media in this regard. The craft of glassmaking, like other artisanal trades, teaches the importance of patience: only through patience can one achieve results that bring satisfaction. And for me, every creation is a source of satisfaction because it allows me to gain more experience and improve my skills.\u201d<\/p>\n Signoretti\u2019s style follows in the tradition of the family business with a more modern twist: \u201cWithout straying too far from the classic designs,\u201d he explains, \u201cI try to reinterpret colors and decorations to make them suitable for the interior design style of contemporary homes. For example, some vases and centerpieces that were in fashion in the 1970s had very bright colors and almost Baroque decorations: but now that a more minimalist style is preferred, they would seem \u2018overwhelming.\u2019\u201d <\/span>“With the right embellishments and colors, these works can still be appreciated today.”<\/p>\n \n"},"paragrafi_articolo":[{"titolo_paragrafo":"\"There is high demand for decorative items, but less so for chandeliers and sculptures.\"","testo_paragrafo":" Among the most in-demand types of artworks, Signoretti points to decorative objects: \u201cVases and centerpieces,\u201d he says, \u201care what most attract the average Italian and international customer. Art critics, on the other hand\u2014or at least the most passionate collectors\u2014do not turn their noses up at sculptures or chandeliers. 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Large companies aren\u2019t particularly affected because they receive subsidies and have enough business volume to raise their prices without significant problems. 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