OSCAR ZANETTI

Oscar Zanetti runs Zanetti Vetreria Artistica, established in 1956 by his grandfather. The company has a reputation for artistic quality and is one of the most prestigious "furnaces" on Murano.

Another of Oscar's ancestors, Abbott Zanetti, founded The Museo del Vetro (Museum of Glass).

Oscar began working with glass at fourteen and attended the Instituto D' Arte in Venice. Like many apprentices, he started out as an assistant or "serventino" and ultimately achieved the status of Maestro in 1989.

His technique was perfected when he worked with other prestigious studios in Murano (Venini La Murrina and Barovier & Toso), before joining the family business.

Oscar Zanetti exhibits in many international shows, in Paris, London, And Monaco. Recently he also took part in one of the most famous Venetian expositions, the " Venezia Vetro Aperto" in the New Emerging Glass Artistic section.

He inherited his father's artistic talent, which he expresses through the ancient glass techniques of Murano (Calcedonio and Massello) as well as through new techniques invented in the furnace itself.

He has a predilection for naturalistic subjects all executed rigorously by hand, in the best tradition of the great masters of Murano.