Dario Frare was born in 1977 in Murano, Italy. He inherited his passion for drawing and glassmaking from his father, Giuliano, also a well-known glass master and his first collaborator. Dario started working with glass as a child and then studied at the Institute of Art in Venice. Dario specializes in traditional Venetian lampworking techniques, and he has become renowned for his succulent cacti and extraordinary marine creatures in glass. Look out for his curious crabs, lively lobsters and sensational squid. Dario is now one of the most sought-after artists in Murano and appeared in Travels of the Glass Pilgrim, a documentary produced by the Corning Museum of Glass.