Francesca Bortolaso is a glass master, she works glass professionally since 1992. Specialized in glass fusion, Murano torch beading (Lume Veneziano) and Tiffany techniques. Her works range from windows panels, tiles, lamps, sculptures, jewelry and more. She is particularly keen in observing the Nature vibrations and colours, absorbing and transmitting them into her objects.
FB2 – Black Anelli – long necklace with tiny venetian black glass beads 3 decorated black/white glass ring beads – dimensions: 40cm – price : 140,00 EUR
FB3 – Black Black -long necklace with black torch beads – waxed cotton cord – silver ending – dimensions: 48cm – price : 55,00 EUR
FB4 – Fish – decorated fish pendant – light blue/black – torch-beading with effetre-murano glass – copper inserts – tubular elastic adjustable lace – dimensions: 36cm – price : 80,00 EUR
FB5 – Heart – white heart pendant – torch-beading with effetre-murano glass –tubular adjustable elastic lace – dimensions: 36cm – price : 60,00 EUR
FB6 – Ladybug – long necklace with beads and a red/black/white lady bug – torchbeading with effetre-murano glass – silver ending – dimensions: 48cm – price : 65,00 EUR
FB7 – Lilac rings – long necklace with tiny venetian glass beads – 3 rose lilac rings – torch beading with effetre-murano glass – dimensions: 45cm – price : 140,00 EUR
FB8 – Necklace Earrings – medium/long necklace with pale acquamare glass and copper inserts – torch-beading with effetre-murano glass silver clasp – matching earrings with silver hooks – dimensions: 42cm – price : 280,00 EUR
FB9 – Red – long red beads necklace – torch-beading with effetre-murano glass – waxed cotton cord – silver ending – dimensions: 48cm – price : 55,00 EUR
LB1 – 3 Points Jacket – Mohair super kid* hand woven and sewn with a geometrical motif on the right shoulder. Leather handmade buttons. Satin lining. Soft, light and warm. An extra lining, made of batting, can be added to this coat making it ultra warm and perfect for very cold weather – Avalaible in size XS, S, M. Can be made in other sizes only on order – price: 770,00 EUR
*Mohair super kid: superior quality mohair meaning the fleece of a kid’s underbelly.
LB2 – Autumn Embossed Poncho – Light, soft and warm poncho. Mohair super kid and pure wool. Hand woven on a 4-heddle loom. Embossed effect – One size – Measurements: length 88 cm. Max. circumference 215 cm – price: 260,00 EUR
LB3 – Kilim Poncho – This poncho is hand-woven on a vertical loom in super kid mohair with the Kilim technique. It is very versatile and can be worn in three different ways. Single piece. Very warm and comfortable.One size. This garment can be custom made and/or personalized – price: 650.00 EUR
LB4 – Zigzag Poncho – This hand woven and sewn mohair super kid poncho presents various shades of color with a wide geometrically scaled border. Large knitted neck. Soft, light and warm – One size – Measurements: length about 87 cm – price: 650,00 EUR
LB5 – One Colour Fucsia Scarf – A soft, warm and lightweight scarf, hand woven on a 4 heddle loom. Mohair super kid – Measurements: about 38cm X 190cm – price: 80,00 EUR
LB6 – Bn Scarf With Flounce – A soft, warm and lightweight scarf, hand woven on a 4 heddle loom. Mohair super kid – Measurements: about 38cm X 190cm – price: 85,00 EUR
LB7 – Autumn Stole with Flounce – A soft, warm and lightweight stole, handwoven on a 4 heddle loom. Mohair super kid. Can be used as a shawl but being very light weight, can also be used as a scarf. Very warm – Measurement: 60 cm X 215 cm – price: 150,00 EUR
LB8 – Green Stole with Flounce – A soft, warm and lightweight stole, handwoven on a 4 heddle loom. Mohair super kid. Can be used as a shawl but being very light weight, can also be used as a scarf. Very warm – Measurement: 60 cm X 215 cm – price: 150,00 EUR
LB9 – Clarice Cashmere Natural Stole – A soft, warm, lightweight stole. Hand woven on a4 heddle loom. Pure cashmere. Can be used as a shawl but being very light weight, can also be used as a scarf. Very thin and warm – Measurements: about 55 cm X 210 cm – price: 300,00 EUR
LB10 – Clarice Cashmere Red Stole – A soft, warm, lightweight stole. Hand woven on a4 heddle loom. Pure cashmere. Can be used as a shawl but being very light weight, can also be used as a scarf. Very thin and warm – Measurements: about 55 cm X 210 cm – price: 300,00 EUR
I chose to learn chasing because I am fascinated by metal and all the possibilities that this material offers. The deformations, the decorations and the effects are infinitely declined thanks to the work of the chasing. Metal is a very delicate material, with which one can obtain very fine, very airy results. But it is also a material imbued with strength, which one can deform, hammer, transform. I love this exploration, this search for textures and shapes, sometimes geometric, sometimes organic. I want to transmit my imagination through my creations, create poetic works, bring the material to life to build images, worlds. I sometimes combine metal with other materials to achieve contrasts, to create larger shapes. I try to make objects poetic and precious.
Glass is a versatile medium that holds infinite possibilities. It offers transparency and opacity, plasticity and hardness, softness and roughness… It allows beauty and emotions to pass through it… It calls for touching and feeling… It is that duality in glass that I like to explore as it is a reflection of my roots: both African and European, of what I show and hold inside, of my homes in Belgium and Italy… My work is often rooted in my personal history and in my African childhood. Most of my work are one of a kind pieces. Sometimes I work around small series
AB3 – Topographies, blu turchese necklace – lampwork glass bead made on the torch with glass from Murano, Baoulé bead in bronze layered with gold (Ivory Coast), grey light wooden beads (ES), small resin disks (DE), small biconic glass beads (India) – lenght 51cm – price: 235,00 EUR
AB4 – Topographies, arancia rosso necklace – lampwork glass bead made on the torch with glass from Murano, Baoulé bead in bronze (lost wax technique, Ivory Coast), orange & red vintage glass beads from Murano (IT), wooden disks (Bali) – length necklace 57cm, size clasp 4cm – price: 235,00 EUR
AB5 – AANE, Black and transparent necklace – length: 64cm, silver clasp size: 5cm – price: 240,00 EUR
AB6 – Waves outsized, turchese necklace – outsized lampwork glass bead made on the torch with glass from Murano, mounted on reinforced Japanese cable, grey silicone tube, seed beads in glass from Murano Dimension of the focal bead 9cm, length of the necklace is 80cm (without the bead) – price: 145,00 EUR
AB7 – Waves outsized, rosso necklace – outsized lampwork glass bead made on the torch with glass from Murano, mounted on reinforced Japanese cable, grey silicone tube, seed beads in glass from Murano Dimension of the focal bead 11cm, length of the necklace is 80cm (without the bead) – price: 155,00 EUR
AB8 – Seeds, rosso avorio, blown vessel – Seeds: Blown glass and lampwork glass (glass beads made on the torch), an innovative combination of 2 hot glass techniques – dimensions: 21cm high x 25cm diam. approx – price: 1850,00 EUR
AB10 – Seeds, amethyst battuto -Blown glass and lampwork glass (glass beads made on the torch): an innovative combination of 2 hot glass techniques. A new technique I have been exploring for several years already. I consider my blown vessels more as design and decorative objects rather than functional. Although they are part of a series of works, exploring the same techniques, each piece is unique: because of the process, entirely manual, but also because of the way each glass bead will interact with the hot bubble of blown glass – price: 2200,00 EUR
AB11 – Seeds, turchese marrone, unique piece – Seeds: Blown glass and lampwork glass (glass beads made on the torch), an innovative combination of 2 hot glass techniques – dimensions: 20cm high x 25cm diam. approx – price: 1850,00 EUR
ST1 – Collana Burn – Murano glass beads handcrafted with the lampworking technique, socaprene rod, rubber – price: 380,00 EUR
ST2 – Glass and rubber – Murano glass beads handmade with the lampwork technique – price: 190,00 EUR
ST3 – Collana Drops 1 – Murano glass beads handmade with the lampwork technique – price: 80,00 EUR
ST4 – Collana Drops 2 – Murano glass beads handmade with the lampwork technique – price: 80,00 EUR
ST5 – Organic Shapes – Murano blown glass beads mounted on 925 silver handmade with lost wax technique. Titanium choker. The titanium necklace on which it is mounted, being open, adapts to different neck sizes – price: 450,00 EUR
ST6 – Collana Pois – Murano glass beads handcrafted with the lampwork technique and blown pearls – price: 280,00 EUR
ST7 – Collana Sea Creatures – Murano glass beads handcrafted with the lampwork technique and blown pearls. Elegant 925 silver clasp – price: 190,00 EUR
