The new special exhibition at the Gernheim Glassworks brings together works mainly from private collections. It spans the spectrum from Ercole Barovier, who experimented with glass qualities and inclusions as a glass technician, to Fulvio Bianconi, who even broke with traditional craft techniques by elevating imperfection to a design element. Paolo Venini played a major role in this artistic upswing, systematically inviting international greats to Murano since the 1950s. However, other major manufacturers also picked up on these trends, such as Aureliano Toso and Alfredo Barbini, who designed massive objects in the furnace with the utmost precision, completely breaking with the traditional canon of forms.