Knowing the terms and jargon of glassmaking and glass collecting can take years to learn.

The Just Glass Online glossary is a great reference to help you understand glass industry nomenclature and common glass collector’s terminology […]

Murano is renowned for its history and influence over the craft and art of glassmaking.

Over nearly 1,000 years of glassmaking and skills being passed down from generation to generation have enabled the development and refinement of many innovative glass art techniques in Murano […]

Like the fine wine meant to be consumed from them, there is more behind quality wine glasses than meets the eye.

Bowl shape, stem and foot must be considered, along with the material and technique used to make a fine wine glass […]

If you want to appreciate the craft of glass art, it helps to begin by knowing a little about the history of the medium and the studio glass art movement.

Glass art developed out of the glassmaking industry and has now evolved to include hand and mold glass blowing, stained and etched glass techniques and glass sculpture […]

The art of a gaffer (glassblower) is one that truly astounds. Working with glass in a semi-liquid state, these people make wondrous pieces of art. From what we can tell, the art originated in Syria around the first Century BC, being used to make vessels for water and wine.
From here, the methods touched other areas […]