THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION THROUGH THE CHANGING TIME

Since 1295 the creations by Barovier&Toso have been synonymous with distinctiveness and perfection. A legendary tradition for luxurious, timeless lighting solutions. For more than 700 years, the company has fought to keep the art and tradition of glassmaking alive, passing the craft down from generation to generation, in its relentless pursuit of excellence.

The glasswork, founded in 1878, went through various circumstances before taking the current name of Barovier & Toso in 1942.

Owned by the Barovier family, together with more or less long-standing partners, under the leadership of Benvenuto and Giuseppe Barovier, it first took the name of Artisti Barovier producing glass type blown glass and articles with a vaguely Art Nouveau inspiration using multicoloured murrine.

This series includes the vases exhibited at the Mostra dei Fiori at Palazzo Ducale in 1914.

The firm's creative soul was Ercole Barovier, active over a period stretching from 1922 to 1972. The heir of one of the oldest Murano glassblowers families, he created more than 23,000 glass models, often inventing outright a number of manufacturing processes that contributed a great deal to the renewal of glassmaking art. One of his most successful creations was the primavera glassware, a limited series that could not be repeated, exhibited at the 1930 Biennale.