The Seguso family is one of the oldest on the island of Murano. Dedicated to the art of Venetian Glass since 1397, they have established themselves as top experts in the creation of artistic masterpieces and custom designed furnishings. The Master glassmakers at Seguso have created their artwork for royal families and entrepreneurial dynasties all over the world.

In 1605, the Seguso family name was recorded in the "Libro d’Oro" of Murano, the tome in which all notable glassmaking families were registered and elevated to the rank of nobility. In 1792, the Republic of Venice minted a commemorative coin with the Seguso family name: it was the famous "Osella", a medal-coin that was created and gifted personally by the Doge to important figures in the life of the Republic.

Gianni Seguso is nowadays the custodian of a six-generation-long tradition of Master Glassmakers who have preserved the secrets of the thousand-year old art of the Island. Born in 1951 in Murano, he showed great talent in glass craftsmanship from a very early age; with incessant passion he renewed mankind’s challenge of fire every day, learning from the island’s top artists and receiving the title of Master glassmaker at just 18 years of age.

Today he is still active in the field, especially in the creation of the finest and most highly valued "Rezzonico-style" chandeliers in the world.