1980s Bullicante Glass Handkerchief Vase (8in/21cm)

1980s Bullicante Glass Handkerchief Vase (8in/21cm)This 1980s vase showcases the bullicante technique, first developed in Murano a half century prior. To achieve the textured effect of trapped bubbles, a tool is introduced to the molten glass, creating a controlled pattern of indentations that capture air as the material slowly cools. In the case of this design, added visual cues come courtesy of the wavy rim, evocative of an upside down view of a handkerchief draped over an unseen object. Please

Breakfast was the most important meal of the day for Emperor Franz Joseph I

but enhance you

Laboratorio Paravicini’s plates are a nod to the ornate decorative styles that adorned 18th-century wallpaper and ceramics

Compact yet striking

Masterfully crafted in the brand’s Milanese workshop

biscuits and pastries

When it comes to caviar

Individuality is what drew Derkan Atakan and John ter Riet to marble

features one side clad in silk ikat from Pochampally – a weaving village in Telangana

this triangular wastepaper bin being a consummate example

as has been the case since its inception in 1750

by a team of skilled artisans in Italy