Venice’s Last Glass Factory Makes Mosaics for Dolce & Gabbana and The Emir of Dubai | Still Standing
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- The Orsoni Furnace in Venice has been crafting colored glass mosaics for 135 years. They use techniques that have been passed down for four generations. Each piece of glass is handmade, and they can be seen on buildings all over the world. Today, Orsoni is the last of its kind - the only historical furnace permitted to operate in the city of Venice. But finding the next generation is a struggle. So what does its future hold? We visited the artisan mosaic glass maker to find out how it is Still Standing.
For more information, please visit their website: orsoni.com/
00:00 - Introduction
01:04 - Preparing the Color
02:01 - Making the Glass Slabs
02:26 - The Color Library
02:49 - Cutting Tiles
03:08 - Building a Mosaic
03:48 - Making Gold Glass Tiles
06:48 - History of Glass Making in Venice
07:53 - Glassmakers in Murano
10:56 - Most Famous Orsoni’s Mosaic Projects
12:11 - Orsoni’s Future
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How Venice's last glass factory makes mosaics for Dolce & Gabbana and the Emir of Dubai | Still Standing
Japan has a policy of declaring artisans of ancient art and artifacts to be cultural treasures. They are given support, recognition and apprentices so the art is not lost. That should’ve done everywhere.
Definitely, it is similar to dedicating budget and passing laws to preserve monuments. Unfortunately many governments are simply too corrupt, unstable or capitalistic to do so.
Why not let the free market decide what it wants? It's stupid to keep a tradition or product alive with tax payer's money when there is no demand for it.
@@anupdev5845 Yes, should be like any other company. If anyone is willing to pay for it, that's fine. But keeping an - for obvious reasons, non-profitable business on life-support because of "tradition" sounds incredibly stupid.
@@anupdev5845 Because the free market isn't magic. Unless you think letting a fifth of the population die if they can't afford healthcare/food as ideal.
If you want to dedicate your own personal budget to keeping various traditions alive and well, you are free to do so, but you are not free to tell that I have to dedicate my budget to maintain what you think ought to be maintained. The government has no money except yours and mine. And to be clear, I personally think that this mosaic work is among the most beautiful things that has ever existed.
People who do not work as craftsmen or artists don't understand that it is not simply a lack of interest from young people that makes it hard to find apprentices for the next generation. Jobs like these more often than not don't pay a living wage and cant afford to because there is no larger financial support system for the arts in many different countries. I know so many artists and craftsmen that dream of apprenticeships like these (including myself) but they cannot afford them. Work like this is also extraordinarily hard on the body and often can have long term impacts on your health. It's hard to justify putting yourself through that when you cant even put food on the table even if you do love what you do.
Hit the nail on the head! I'd abandon my STEM major in a heartbeat if I could spend my whole life learning an ancient craft with enough money to put food on the table... but sadly that's just not the case
Couldn't agree more. I hate desk jobs and would love to do such just jobs that involve crafting stuff but putting my body through that level of hard work and getting paid peanuts just won't cut it.
Sadly we are a society that will gladly pay thousands of dollars for mass produced electronics made by underpaid worker (huge profit margins) yet we refuse to help sustain traditional skills like glass making, woodworking, etc.
People balk at the thought of paying 2k for a table that contains 50 hours of work but will buy a 2k iphone that took 3 minutes to build
Where I live, high level qualifications available for stone masonry or wood carving are limited to one single school. Compare that with 10’s of universities offering XYZ degree in the social sciences and sciences.
@@ugosmith7529 Bit of a flawed logic with the same price thing. If another person builds the exact same table in 40 hours, does it mean we should be inclined to pay less? What about 30, or 20 hours?
As an artist I’m very hurt watching this cuz certain art techniques if not passed on to the newer generations will die out. We must preserve this type of skill set.
You tube is so gracious with instructions and information...No...?... my generation was closed..meaning..mentally of..l payed to learn this...I will not share. HOWEVER, KNOWLEDGE...is meant to share...
@@denysesieders9035 this type of style is meant to live forever. Sad ppl have closed minds.
@@DippedInInkread some of the other comments, every college age young adult is lamenting they cant do this because they couldnt afford to rent a house, and that they had to switch to a STEM major. If it payed, there would be hoardes of artist kids eager to learn and work at these jobs. Life is alot more expensive than it used to be
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As an artist myself I see the beauty of it. I know we all need money but I appreciate this level of artistic expression
The gov should subsidize the salaries and expenses so people can make a living wage while preserving art and culture
The idea that they are struggling to find people who want and are capable of learning this skill is wild to me. If only I had been born Italian and heard of this fifteen years ago. 😭
I think that they have difficulties finding people because the average salary is stupidly low, we are talking about a difficult job that have an average salary of 1.2 to 1.8k USD based on experience
@@asandei4185+ it sure isn't cheap living in/near Venice
@@asandei4185 That explains nothing. What is the unemployment rate in the region?
just try paying people better, in italy there's a lot of complaints because of young people don't want to do these kind of jobs, but they always forget to tell you that the salary is just miserable.
@@bricaaron3978 that explains a lot in my opinion. It's an area where the cost of living is pretty high and that's just not enough.
I am so grateful that I have lived in a time where such craftsmen exist. They will leave behind timeless treasures that will be adored by people hundreds of years from now. In the scheme of things, government assistance to the glass makers of Murano would be a small investment in a national treasure.
as a retired finish carpenter (35 years) I look at everything I encounter made out of wood especially in OLDER homes and commercial buildings and am always in awe what long dead craftspeople were able to accomplish without the aid of modern machines ! truly amazing craftsmanship 👍
assistance would only last so long, they have bigger systemic issue of not enough young people going into trades/creative arts because they can't meet the high cost of living on those wages.
I am from Venice and I find incredible how many people love the glass made in Venice.. It makes me so proud :)
I visited Murano a few years back and watched some glassmakers at work, such brilliant skills, it was an incredible experience.
Most Mediterranean countries love it, I went to Portugal, and everything was either tiled or built using hand made mason techniques. Even the curbs of the roads, and road signs were tiled up, it was crazy coming from the US where everything is slapped together so cheaply and don't care about ascetics
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I'm from there, glasswork is too expensive to learn and live in the city at the same time, that Is why there are almost no venetians left living in the city, I am young and I made some stained glass work on my own, It was my dream to do that job but it's impossible now
Go talk to them, maybe working with them part time first
My grandfather was a student at a mosaic school in Friûl (Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli), which is not too far from Venice. For work, he was a tile layer, which is kind of like big mosaics if you think about it! Now in retirement he has returned to mosaic, and makes his art from stones he collects from the Tagliamento river.
Your grandfather sounds like an amazing man.
I was in Murano in December 1975.
So many glass factories open to visitors. And Venice almost deserted in the morning fog. Nothing can be ever be given for granted. I pray for Venice and these masterful artists. 🙏
I would LOVE to work in the glass mosaics factory in Venice. I have the weird patience to sit, for days and work colours. As i've aged i wondered what would call to me, I think i may have found it!
Have a look at doing lampwork at home. It is a way to work with molten glass that is cheap enough to set up as an individual while allowing your patience and creativity to be wonderfully rewarded. ;)
Maybe you should go there and learn
This video reminds me of what it takes to operate a shoe repair shop. Crazy how these old crafts are thriving but still facing similar challenges. Insider Business should do a story about shoe repair in USA like they did for this glass video.
There’s a CO-OP in the city I live in for glassblowers to cut and share costs. It’s literally the only way you can afford to keep going. They need to come together and start one over there if they haven’t already. This art can’t die.
Videos like these really help to apreciate the work involved in things we barely notice anymore
Business lnsider that was a seriously awesome video. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it and seeing the Orsoni Masters at work. Thankyou so much. 😊
Since fine glass is so much a part of the identity and history of Italy, the government should help the glass companies stay in business.
Those corrupt useless bastards only care about their own stipends
I love Dolce & Gabanna. This artisanal's touch and seasonal demand makes the technique preserved and one of a good effort to expose it further for crowds to indulge in this art!
There's lots of stuff not to love about D&G though, it can be researched
Italian craftsmanship is just unparalleled.
Truly outstanding 👏
Even tho times are tough and the work can be painstaking, I'm betting they all love what they do... the end result is so beautiful and such a challenge to complete, they must be so proud when they step back and look at the finished product
This is too awesome to put in words. I was completely captivated!
Look up their episodes on leather tannery in Fez, Morocco
I remember visiting a glass maker when I was in Venice as a kid.... There were loads of glass makers then in the 90s 😢
I think half of them closed now
@@gaia7240 such a shame
That is so sad... I was a Fine Art Teacher and before that I was a custom painter... gold leaf, pint strip, signage. I was just asked by the local Tech School if I could do video on reverse Gold leaf signage with art work using gelatin to float the image as it was done in Australia in the 1920's... I'm 75 years old and have worked on restoration of old Pub signs as they used the same techniques...an original 3' X 4' 5mil plate glass sign from that time frame is worth over $30,000 in good shape... Few people realize vinyl at best last 7 years in sun light ... wrapping a commercial vehicle in printed Vinyl will last even less as the paints are dye based (Usually vegetable dyes) not ground pigments like lettering enamels. I'm pretty sure most of these trades will be lost in time.
This is so wholesome and interesting, feels like I learn with peace! I wonder why only 10 min? This could be easily a 45 or 2 hours documentary, I mean don’t get me wrong this is just fantastic, I remember when I put Discovery Channel on the Tv and watch for this kind of documentaries fr I can’t get enough from your documentaries, they are so amazing! Thanks!
as a kid i went to venice on a school trip and fell in love with the glassmaking process, its still a job that i would love to do
Stunning work, truly amazing
I got to visit this place earlier this year. They had some amazing pieces on display!
Man, I wish I could work with them. Love this craft!
Thanks for sharing this!
These old crafts should be preserved and continiously taught
Fascinating to see these skills kept alive
Amazing that they are the last in Venice!!!? That's mind-blowing considering the arts and craftsmanship history that is in that city.
STUNNING! I just came back from Venice and purchased beautiful Murano mosaic frames and holiday ornaments.
Thank you Business Insider for the time of Global Information...
Much appreciated for the GLASS MAKERS/ DECORATORS/ CRAFTSMAN'S..
Beautiful work 👏🏼
Much appreciation for money from Muslims.
11:46 The detail! :O. This is SO satisfying.
When there is a will there is a way‼️
And when there is talent there is a blessing ‼️
Thank you 🐝
There's something very poetic and beautiful about this craft. Wish i could learn!
This job looks cool af. These folks are amazing!
Thank you Insider Business for making excellent documentaries.
Thank you for sharing this with us. I’m curious about the Venetian glass beads, too.👏🥰
how nice to see so many young people. working there!!
This was incredible thanks
Absolutely fascinating. Thanks for shedding some light on their work! Such a shame many places had to close down.
I was there this spring & saw Juantonio in action! He made a glass horse in about 5 minutes- it was amazing! I got one of my favorite souvenirs there- a hand blown art necklace
This is amazing,the workers are doing vary important work❤❤❤
Excellent work on the tile graphics and sounds for the cuts and transitions, Insider editors
Amazing. I wish them good luck
Beautiful art
Very interesting. Thank you, e grazie, Orsoni.
I just love this!
It has always been a childhood dream of mine to be working / pursuing a career in the arts.
Maybe, in my next lifetime, when I'm born in a country that values the arts more, and have a richer (more like carefully preserved) culture and tradition.
But still, being an art / library curator is still my topmost what-if career path :
And don't forget to include the indoor swimming pool at Californias Hearst Castle where all of the designs are done this way! There were literally barrels of these tiny mosaic tiles on site and kept for unforeseen repairs should they be needed in the future!
Ooo so many different colors and shades shapes and shine
This is SO satisfying
WONDERFUL STORY OF GLASSBLOWING
This has to be a very satisfying and rewarding field of work!
30-40 degree heat, hunched over doing a repetitive task all day with the pain that comes with it and likely not for amazing pay with few transferable skills, sounds brutal.
A wanderfull job. Please keep going on!!
Che si mantengano vivi gli antichi mestieri d'arte patrimonio immateriali dell'umanità ❤
Honestly, seems like an interesting craft.Specially if you're either the one dealing with the molten glass or the one sit in concentration dealing with the smaller pieces.
It has everything for everyone.
6:45 That color is absolutely beautiful! I'd love to have something like that ☺ so pretty!
what a hunk constantino is! 😍
Hermoso , espero de ❤ que no termine
Wow 😮 amazed
I really feel those emotions they have towards their craft as i also come from the traditional craftsman background ...i also worried sometimes what happens if youths are not craftaware the traditional craft and techniques lost
Something about watching a master craftsman do his thing while rocking a Jack Skellington tattoo makes me really happy. Makes me feel like me, a chronically online person who likes childish things, can also have great potential + share it with others.. A nugget of hope I needed.
spectacular!
6:35 I respect the art SO much, but PLEASE if you are watching this - I can drastically improve this lady's working conditions with a simple redesign of her workspace.
Yes truly that was painful to watch as its so easy to fix. You can do traditional techniques on an elevated work platform!
Coud you please provide some extra footage of the glass cooling and turning from red to blue? that seems like the best part
The molten glass looks so chewable
Are you kidding???
Take me on as an apprentice! This is a 1000x times better than working in a cubicle
I'm learning how to make mosaics now & I love it! I would love to learn how to make smalti too!
Thank you
Nice art ❤, keep it going .
The Corning Glass Center in New York is a great place to visit if you are ever here! They are always having artists blowing glass and different things to do!
Although I know it can be confusing I just wanted to point out that it’s the Sheikh of Dubai not Emir. Emir is also a title but it’s used in the Saudi Arabia meaning prince as Saudi Arabia is a kingdom.
I don’t know why they are battling to find young people to be apprentices unless they are still paying them a pittance for years and treating them like crap. Pay a living wage and you WILL find people willing to work. The same for your general staff and skilled crafts people. The days of the factory owners getting a fortune while the workforce barely gets enough to live on are long over - even in Italy.
The problem is that these workshop don't use modern machines. So the high quality tiles can only be made by artisans with lots of experience. That means that for the first 5 years of working there you are just an apprentice, because you simply lack the skill and experience to make commercially viable products. As a result there is little money to pay the apprentices.
In the past that wasn't a problem, because the children of the glass workers would simply learn the craft of their parents while they were young.
But now with strict child Labor laws and almost anyone going to university that doesn't work any more.
Apart from that, Murano used to be a cheaper place to live, but now it't one of the most expensive places in Italy to rent.
@@Kuchen12346 Thanks for this answer. I really thought it would have taken about two years to get people proficient enough to be able to do some of the basics, and making tiles is surely easier than doing a full apprenticeship is glass blowing…. Ie. You CAN be useful long before becoming a Master of your craft. Especially if a factory owner is willing to put in the time and effort to find people with the potential. Maybe also a flat for the juniors? Surely there must be some way considering the huge interest there is in glass blowing around the world and Venice as the ‘heart’ of glass making? I do however stick by what I said about Italian business owners pulling out huge monies versus what their staff earn though…. In some places it seems that not much has changed since Roman times. (I suspect that the cost of gas used for older, less efficient foundries will be the biggest problem.)
There are no people left, and the taxes are too high to live there as an apprentice, also many demand you to pay to learn the craft instead of paying you
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I visited one of the glass factories when my mum and I went to Venice many moons ago, I'm sad to see them go.
So nice of the presentation video
As an Italian-American mosaic artist, I have half a mind to drop everything, relocate to Venice and offer up my services.
Wow! (nuff said) 👍❤️🎨❤️👍
Wish I could get into that looks like a fun career
Sadly people do not appreciate this art and refuse to pay the prices!! These people are a cultural heritage of Italy!
Not a pair of safety goggles in sight.
Antonella should receive a hefty offer from the codebreaker outfits like NSA, etc; her job relies in ''seeing'' patterns that don't exist yet. Very inspiring.
Nice!
Beautiful I want to but some pieces…maybe a lamp for sure ❤
The government needs to step in and help keep some of this alive......
Actually the glass blowers moved to the island of Murano due tovall the fires starting in Venice. The glass blowers in murano have been there for hundreds of years
Holy shit, I wish I could do glass mosaics. Thank you for showing me this.
My friend and I were both offered jobs at Orsoni in 1999 when we were backpacking Europe.
I would love to start mosaic art as a hobby
I did almost two years ago and I am obsessed! I've even bought some of the Orsoni smalti (though haven't used it for a project yet). It's easy to get started!
The mosaic crafting aspect reminded me of Zellige tiles.
AMAZING, just watching it meticulously being made. ❤️💚💙
Hy Buen trabajo ESTA Bien bonito . 👍
What an interesting industry. Still holding on.
Fingers crossed. Hoping for the best
I did an art class assignment by doing a “ glass tile” pic of a Mexican leaning against a tree taking a siesta. My glass came from my Mom’s dish cupboard …I broke pieces to shape from saucer, cup, glass , plate….each color I needed. Fortunately for me, I got a very high grade and displaying….my forgave me😂❤️
please hire me. I'd like to continue this beautiful artistic tradition that must be protected and continued at all cost.
They've been doing this since Roman times. They shouldn't make this form of ancient art become extinct.