Wave Murano Glass

Wave Murano Glass opened in January 2017, when Roberto Beltrami — born in 1990 and now the youngest glass master on the island — took over a furnace building dating from 1850 on Murano, the Venetian island that has hosted glassmaking for centuries. The workshop runs five furnaces around the clock, eleven months a year, at an average of 1,150°C, with a team of ten glassmakers.

Beltrami’s scientific training shapes how the company works: it built the only furnace on Murano with a waste-heat recovery system, and it is certified Vetro Artistico di Murano, member code 096, which guarantees the glass is made on the island. Alongside vases, glassware, lighting and sculptures sold through its own shop, Wave produces bespoke pieces for artists, designers and luxury brands and opens the furnace to visitors for tours and glassblowing classes.