Berengo | Welcome to the glass revolution

Berengo Studio was founded in 1989 by Adriano Berengo, who set out to forge a new path for art made with glass by testing the boundaries of contemporary glass-making with his innovative and inventive approach. Inspired by the collaborative work of Peggy Guggenheim and Egidio Costantini in the 1960s who invited masters such as Picasso and Chagall to produce art in glass, Berengo decided to further this creative vision and bring new life to the world of contemporary art through the use of glass. He invited important international artists to Murano to collaborate with skilled craftsmen to create great works of art. It’s an enterprise which has seen the Studio work with the likes of Ai Weiwei, Tracey Emin, Thomas Schütte, and Laure Prouvost to name just a few. The dynamic partnerships created in the Studio have even resulted in the development of original techniques as craftsmen push themselves to their limits to fully realise an artist’s creative vision.

With time Fondazione Berengo was born, and along with Berengo Studio the institution has contributed at an international level to the development and promotion of art made with glass. Works made at Berengo are on display in collections (both public and private) around the world, including the prestigious Corning Museum of Glass Art. Berengo’s passion has been a driving force in the art world for bolstering the reputation of art made with glass over the last thirty years. A key contributor to the Biennale of Art in Venice the Studio has collaborated with artists to produce works for a number of Pavilions at this year’s edition. In fact the increase of artists exhibiting work in glass at the Biennale can be directly linked to the work of Berengo Studio, who have become a staple for artists wishing to experiment with the medium.

In order to share the works created by the studio with the public the collateral Biennale exhibition ‘Glasstress’ was founded in 2009, an art calendar event that continues to go from strength to strength. Rooted in Murano the exhibition has travelled across the world, with iterations appearing everywhere from The Wallace Collection in London and Makslas Muzejs “Rigas Birža” in Riga, to the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) in New York and the Millesgården Museum in Stockholm. The ever-evolving exhibition acts as a vivid demonstration of Berengo’s continued legacy, exhibiting the outstanding range of artworks and vibrant creativity that Berengo has fostered in the last three decades to critical acclaim.

Adriano Berengo has transformed the world’s perception of glass as an artistic medium and nurtured those curious and creative enough to work with it. His determination has seen a true Renaissance for art made with glass, and through the ever-evolving world of Berengo his mission continues to be realised: welcome to the glass revolution.

For an extended list of artists we have worked with click here.