BY FRANCESCO BALZANO
SIGNED, SERIAL NUMBER AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
MURANO III COLLECTION
YEAR 2025
GREEN, BLACK OR WHITE PATINATED BRASS
IN | H | 29.1 | W | 118.1 | D | 47.2 | ||||
CM | H | 74 | W | 300 | D | 120 |
CUSTOM COLOR ON REQUEST
HANDCRAFTED IN FRANCE BY ATELIERS SAINT-JACQUES
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The Murano Collection by Balzano draws conceptual and formal influence from the Venetian lagoon, translating the city’s enigmatic architectural language into contemporary sculptural forms. Steeped in the tradition of secrecy, disguise, and ceremonial spectacle, the series reflects the enduring aura of mystery and intrigue that defines Venice’s cultural and historical identity
Through a studied interplay of solid and void, light and shadow, each work explores a dialectic between concealment and revelation, evoking the city’s complex layering of surface and structure. The works allude to Venice’s miracle of engineering, with its suspended pathways and submerged foundations, in a distilled, abstracted language. With its precise volumes and quiet monumentality, Murano captures the atmosphere of a city suspended between permanence and transience, its forms at once architectural and intimate
Handcrafted in Italy, the series is defined by minimalist geometries and a sumptuous material palette, which includes brass and leather, materials historically associated with Venice’s artisanal legacy in mask-making and glassblowing