Nizioleti Handmade Murano Glass by Matteo Silverio

Nizioleti handmade Murano glass by Matteo Silverio, 2019 Dimensions: 360 x 320 mm / 12 triangles Materials: Murano glass All the objects are 100% handmade and customizable (colors, patterns, size) The composition can be easily transformed into big stuff Different finishes are available. NIZIOLETI, 2019 This project is part of a wider research exploration that merges art, traditional Murano Craft and cutting-edge digital technologies to develop new Craft techniques. It is an evolution of the Serapè projects and is intended to further push the boundaries created by those projects, impugning characteristics such as weight and reproducibility. In fact, these small samples have been produced to prove the solution scalability as well as its customization. Matteo Silverio is a trained architect interested in exploring the potentialities given by scientific and technologic innovations in the design process, through a modern and multi-disciplinary approach that involves digital and fabrication tools. During his professional career, he has collaborated with several international renewed offices, performing a lead design and project management role on various innovative projects, winning several international design competitions. Many of his projects have been published in magazines, books, and exposed in prestigious museum or institutions such as the Mint Gallery, the Saatchi Gallery or the Corning Museum of Glass, among others. Beyond his professional career, Matteo promotes teaching and researching activities. Therefore, he is currently lectuer at the Academy of Fine arts of Rovereto, the Istituto Europeo di Design in Venice and the University IUAV of Venice, where he teaches advanced 3D modelling and computational design.