The Zanfirico technique |
In tandem with Anzolo Fuga, Martens reworked the traditional Venetian zanfirico technique for the AVEM factory. Named after the 19th–century Venetian art dealer Antonio Sanquirico, who revived this ancient process, the zanfiirico technique consists of heating multicolored glass rods, twisting them together, and encasing them within a clear glass shell, resulting in an intricate filigree effect. It is just one manifestation of filigrana glass, meaning any type of custom glass that relies on colored rods or threads for decorative effect. Murano factories had been practicing variations on this basic theme since the island's 15th–century heyday and now they began to infuse it with a new exuberance in the form of right, bold colors.
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| Image. Italian Zanfirico Satin Glass Fazzoletto Vase. Ca 1950. |
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