Barovier & Toso

Barovier & Toso is an Italian company that specializes in Venetian glass.[1]

Barovier & Toso
Private
IndustryManufacturing
GenreGlass products
FoundedItaly
Headquarters
Murano 
,
Italy 
Websitewww.barovier.com 

History

The company is one of the oldest family businesses in the world, founded in 1295 as Barovier.[2] It is thought that the company originated in Treviso. The Toso family had been established in Murano since around 1350[3].

The company became Ferro Toso Vetrerie Artistiche Riunite S.A in 1936 when Vetreria Artistica Barovier merged with Ferro Toso, specializing in crystalline glass, mother-of-pearl glass, and gold-free cornelian red glass.. In 1942, the company was renamed Barovier & Toso.[4]

In the early 1990s, Barovier & Toso manufactured the chandeliers in the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.[5]

Description

The company is located in the Palazzo Contarini in Murano, Italy. The president of the company is Giovanni Toso.

In 2006, Barovier & Toso recorded $18 million in sales, three quarters coming from exports.[5]

References
  1. "Barovier & Toso Glass Guide + Gallery". 20th Century Glass. Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  2. "The world's oldest companies: The business of survival". The Economist. December 16, 2004. Retrieved 2012-03-28.
  3. "Marco Toso Borella: Tradizioni".
  4. Barovier & Toso Glass Identification Guide + Gallery, 20thcenturyglass.com
  5. Death in Venice, Economist.com, 22 November 2007

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