The story behind our Murano lamps
When you bring the handmade Murano lamps into your home, they all come with a story. The island they are mouth-blown on has been a hotbed of handicrafts for over 700 years and even to this day, virtually all the residents empower themselves with glass art. Communicate, further develop and look after the heritage with which they surround themselves.
All our lamps are carefully selected based on their style, shades and origin. Not many years ago it was possible to experience the glass lamps at the Italian cultural institutions, but today it is rarer and rarer. An example is a centuries-old Italian monastery that had to be renovated and rebuilt. The long, soulful corridors had been fitted with the finest Murano swirl wall lamps with brass since the 1970s, but when re-establishing lighting they chose other forms of light and we were given the opportunity to bring them to Denmark. It is not that often that we come across several of the same kind, but it actually happens once in a while. Another story is that of the small Italian boutique hotel that had the iconic Murano mushroom lamps standing on all the bedside tables. When the owner of the hotel became too old to run it and chose to close the hotel down, we were offered to help the table lamps to new homes.
Buy Murano lamps online
It can be difficult to find authentic and original Murano lamps in physical stores, as they are only produced on the small island of Murano in Italy. The most respected glassblowers on the island are called Murano maestros and today there are very few left. Due to the major international economic crisis in the 1980s, many of the workshops on the island went bankrupt and since then very few have been trained in the traditional techniques. Both new and older Murano glass can therefore be difficult to find and there is some that is made to look like the beautiful glass (although it is not). At Murano Vintage we specialize in Murano glass and it is possible to buy online at our webshop or you are welcome to visit our warehouse at Amagerbro in Copenhagen. Find visit details here.
Murano pendant lamps and plafond lamps are mouth-blown glass according to traditional Italian glassblowing techniques, most from the 1970s and are in today considered vintage. You can find the beautiful globe-shaped pendants with swirl, flat plafond lamps as well as chandeliers with prisms or handmade glass flowers. Whether you are decorating a living room, office or bedroom, a Murano lamp will be a beautiful object to include. Vintage Murano lamps can be connected to dimmers and you can use energy-friendly LED bulbs.
Whether it is the first time you see the fantastic Murano Candy pendants with swirl in the glass or you have been collecting for many years, you cannot stop being captivated. The many different shades such as green, pink, yellow, orange, blue and purple are just some of the ones that you will find us with. The lamps are mouth-blown by Murano maestros using a special glassblowing technique that has been developed and refined over decades, perhaps even centuries. The design represents a particular artistic movement and time. In addition to being a functional lamp that provides a pleasant light, they are a piece of craftsmanship in themselves.
At Murano Vintage you will find a large selection of curated pendants from Italy. You can use the Murano pendants above your kitchen table, for your dining table or hang it from the ceiling. We only have original Murano pendants and you will find them in opal glass and in different colours. Both colors and patterns are blown into the glass, which is what gives each glass its unique expression.Many of our pendants are vintage, which means that they were made on the island of Murano in the 1960s/70s.
Find vintage Murano bedside lamps for your bedroom. Lighting is one of the most important elements in your interior design and has a great influence on the atmosphere as well as the aesthetic expression. Whether you are looking for a table lamp with a swirl, brass details or something completely unique, you will find here a selection of Murano lamps that are sculptural and at the same time functional.
A lamp can be a sculptural element and a sculptural element can be a lamp. The vintage Murano mushroom lamps are proof of that. The original Murano mushrooms were produced on Murano island in the 1960s/1970s and are most often seen with a swirl. That said, swirl is not just swirl. Take a closer look at each individual lamp and notice how individual an expression they have. For this reason, we always take pictures of the exact lamp that we send to you. You can therefore safely choose the Murano mushroom that you most want. You can benefit from considering which size will suit your home best. The little baby mushrooms are perfect for one. window sill, built-in bookcase or in the children's room, whereas the large mushrooms fit a wide window sill or can stand directly on the floor.
Over the past decade they have become collectibles and they have become very hard to find. Vintage Murano lamps, like most other collectibles, tend to increase in value over time because the supply becomes smaller and more people become aware of them. Therefore, take good care of your vintage Murano lamps.
Are you looking for a vintage Murano glass wall lamp that can hang at your home in either the bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen or entrance hall, have we a large selection of the Italian Murano lamps for the wall. All our wall lamps are in vintage condition and in hand-blown glass, handmade by the renowned glassblowers from Murano in Italy.
Create new life in your interior with Murano lamps from Italy
At Murano Vintage we specialize in Murano. When darkness falls, the light sources in your home bring both functionality and atmosphere. Lighting is a central part of interior design and can make a major difference, transform a room and create atmosphere. Lamps both do something for your decor and at the same time have a practical function. A home has many rooms, each with its own purpose and they require different ways to be lit up. If you are going to furnish a living room, you need primary lighting, e.g. in the form of a pendant ceiling lamp or a ceiling, but in addition it is also a good idea to consider a wall lamp. It can be placed behind the sofa or armchair and used as a reading light, it can also be installed in a dark corner, which suddenly takes on new life. We have curated a very diverse selection of wall lamps in glass, where you will find both wall lamps with mouth-blown tronchi prisms and you can find the round swirl wall lamps with a pattern. When you decorate with Murano lamps, you get both a sculptural element in the room and at the same time you bring in more light. If you want something very special, we recommend seeing the selection of vintage Murano mushroom lamps. They got the name because of their mushroom-like appearance in different designs. They were mouth-blown on the island of Murano in the 1960s/70s and are today collectibles that can be difficult to find. Many lamps today are inspired by the Murano mushroom lamps, but you will only find original Murano lamps with us. If you want to learn more about recognizing Murano glass, you can read our guide here.
