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Muranero
Salizada del Pignater, 3545, Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
+39-338-450-3099
Senegalese-born and Paris-raised Noulaye Niang is one of the first African immigrants to have trained in Murano (“I was very patient,” he says, when asked how long it took him to be accepted into one of the island’s famously closed-off workshops). Today, in his own atelier on a peacefully scenic campo near the Arsenale, Niang makes glorious glass pieces whose style blends his Senegalese roots with traditional Venetian craftsmanship. Some of his chunky jewelry has been featured in Milan fashion shows, and his shop offers so many vibrant designs that it is nearly impossible to choose what to bring home. If you’re lucky, Niang, who has also opened a glass-blowing school in Senegal, will give a small demonstration, and watching this maestro at work in the colorful shop is a truly memorable, only in Venice experience. Want Item: A jar full of vibrant glass beads
Written by Simone Girner
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