Barovier & Toso products

In seven centuries of history we have seen fashions come and go. Some minimalist, others more baroque, but all equally taken to insert the passing of time, in the desperate search for the "new".

Barovier & Toso is a Murano glass company, in Venice. The entrepreneurial activity of the Barovier family began in the mid-13th century and is therefore the sixth oldest family business in the world, still in business. It was re-founded in 1878 by the Barovier brothers, thus becoming Barovier Artists. In 1942, with the merger with the F.lli Toso glassworks, it assumed its current name.

In seven centuries of history we have seen fashions come and go. Some minimalist, others more baroque, but all equally taken to insert the passing of time, in the desperate search for the "new". In Venice, however, time passes slowly. There is no rush but only time and space needed to refine an art. So Barovier has decided to take her time to do something unique and original, something that can last forever, something that goes beyond the ephemeral charm of a season. It takes strength to shape glass from sand and fire, it takes patience to arrive at the perfect shape without compromise and it takes heart, a lot of heart to bring a legendary tradition of luxury lighting to the present day, in a perfect balance between the past, present and future.

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