Tuesday 21 October 2014

Murano... Venecija...

Hello everyone!
If you have not visited Venice, select it for the next destination.
It is the city wich lies on the 188 islands in the lagoon. Islands are separated by more than 170 canals and conected with 350 bridges. This is one of the most romantic places for tourists.

Ćao svima!
Ako niste posetili Veneciju, neka vam to bude sledeća destinacija.
Grad koji leži na 188 ostrva u laguni, koje razdvaja više od 170 kanala i spaja 350 mostova, predstavlja jedno od najromantičnijih mesta za turiste.


Once a year, the Venice Carnival is being organized, when all people, both tourists and local, wear masks. The city is full of people wearing colorful masks.


Jednom godišnje u Veneciji se organizuje čuveni karneval pod maskama (Carnevale di Venezia), kada se svi maskiraju, i turisti i meštani. Grad vrvi od ljudi koji nose šarene maske.


In this way, it use to be celebrated shift of winter and spring. It is really fantastic.
Believe me, it was hard to decide for one mask. The choice is huge.
Besides this fabulous tradition, Venice is also famous for glass, glass from Murano.
Murano is an island that belongs to the Venetian lagoon, although actually represents the archipelago as well as Venice. It is also consist of the islands connected by bridges. It can be reached by boat from Venice.
Once, manufacturing of glass was in Venice. But, considering that the former Venice was mostly built of wood, and fires were frequent, all workshops for the manufacture of glass were moved to the island of Murano.
Glass manufacturers have quickly become the most respected citizens of the island. Crystal glass, enameled glass, multicolored glass, so called millefiori, then milky glass, as well as numerous imitations of gemstones made of glass, were only producing in Murano.
Even today, various glass products like figurines, chandeliers, objects of contemporary art and design, and of course jewelry are producing in Murano.
There is a book called "The Glassblower of Murano" by Marina Fiorato, and I recommend it.

Nekada se na ovaj način slavila smena zime i proleća. Zaista je fanatastično.
Verujte, bilo je teško odlučiti se za jednu masku. Izbor je ogroman.
Pored ove fenomenalne tradicije, Venecija je poznata i po staklu, i to čuvenom staklu iz Murana.
Murano je ostrvo koje pripada venecijanskoj laguni, mada zapravo predstavlja arhipelag kao i Venecija, koga čine ostrvca povezana mostovima. Do njega se, naravno, stiže brodom iz Venecije.
Nekada se staklo proizvodilo u Veneciji. Međutim, obzirom da je tadašnja Venecija bila uglavnom izgrađena od drveta, i da su požari bili česti, sve radionice za proizvodnju stakla preseljene su na ostrvo Murano. 
Ubrzo su staklari postali najcenjeniji građani na ostrvu. Jedino se u Muranu proizvodilo kristalno staklo, emajlirano staklo, višebojno staklo tzv. millefiori, zatim mlečno staklo, kao i brojne imitacije dragog kamenja napravljenog od stakla. 
I danas se u Muranu proizvode razni proizvodi od stakla za svačiji ukus, figurice, lusteri, predmeti savremene umetnosti i dizajna, i naravno nakit.
Postoji čak i knjiga koja se zove Duvač stakla iz Murana, i za svaku je preporuku.



These are the first earrings that I made in Murano style.
Ovo su prve minđuše koje sam napravila od stakla u stilu Murano.




I hope you like them.
Glass is brown-golden, and with these metal components, it gives again popular vintage look to the earrings.
I am honestly impressed, and I can't wait to pass trough my fingers another piece of this glass.
I hope you enjoyed my story about Murano.

Until next post,
Yours M.

Nadam se da vam se dopadaju.
Staklo je braon zlatne boje, i uz ove metalne komponente daje minđušama ponovo popularan vintage izgled.
Ja sam iskreno oduševljena, i ne mogu da dočekam da mi kroz prste prođe još neki komad ovog stakla.

Nadam se da ste uživali u mojoj maloj priči o Murano staklu.

Do sledećeg posta,
Vaša M.







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