Nini Montanez began experimenting with candle-making as a hobby in 2017, but it soon became an all-consuming passion. She googled recipes and watched so many videos that her family called her the “candle nerd,” and her business was born. As a migraine sufferer, Nini was determined to develop a natural

Chelsea Rousso is a glass artist, fashion designer and writer, and former teacher at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. She specializes in kiln-formed fused glass and holds regular classes for aspiring glass artists at her studio and at the Wiener Museum workshops. Chelsea combines her love of fashion and

Alyssa Ligmont works in her studio in North Lauderdale making wheel-thrown ceramics which are functional and sculptural. She uses multiple glazes to produce brightly colored and textured surfaces on her high-fired stoneware body. Her hand-made collection of brie bakers and omelet makers are food, dishwasher and microwave safe. Alyssa enjoys

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

The individually framed beetles have been created in glass by Emanuel Toffolo, a flame-worker in Venice, Italy. Emanuel is following in the footsteps of his father, Cesar, a world-recognized Murano glass artist. Emanuel graduated from the School of Art in Venice and began flame-working in 2003. His passion for natural

Esther Gold makes jewelry featuring antique and vintage glass from the 1920s and 1930s. She has been an ardent collector throughout her life and is inspired by Lalique and Tiffany. Many years ago, Esther discovered a treasure trove of glass and brass in Providence, RI, renowned as the costume jewelry

Pietro and Riccardo Ferro are masters of glass grinding at their workshop in Murano, Italy. They started working in different glass factories at a young age to learn all the traditional techniques. They became experts at cold working with abrasive spinning wheels to decorate the surface of the glass. They

Henry Levine is a master craftsman from Bethesda, Maryland, who specializes in studio glass art. His early inspiration came from museum visits to Washington, DC, with his father and fond memories of a family vacation to the Virgin Islands — experiences that echo in his work through elements of nature.

The Italianissimo founders, Diane and Mauro Gennaretti, travel regularly to Italy, meeting with artists and designers to discover exciting new ideas for their elegant jewelry collection. They work with a new generation of glass artisans in Murano, an island in the Venetian Lagoon, to create innovative necklaces, bracelets and earrings.

James Clarke teaches blown and cast glass at the Benzaiten Center for Creative Arts in Lake Worth Beach. James studied under Harvey Littleton, considered to be the father of the American Studio Glass Movement, inheriting his technical rigor and his belief in glass as a dynamic, expressive medium.  In 1978,