Hand Blown Glass Sculpture, Amethyst Disc, One of a Kind, by Vetro Vero

Distinguished by remarkable clarity, spectacular colors, and exquisite craftsmanship, VETRO VERO (Italian: “True Glass”) is the award-winning design studio of glassmakers Michael Schunke and Josie Gluck. Founded to deliver harmony to contemporary lifestyles through form and color, Vetro Vero preserves and refines the meaning of excellence in contemporary craft. . Based in Pennsylvania, Schunke and Gluck share over 40 years of combined glassblowing experience. Michael Schunke launched his first line of hand-blown glass bottles and vessels (Nine Iron Studios, Inc.) in 1996. He brings to Vetro Vero an eye for refinement, and unrivaled technical glassblowing ability. Josie Gluck contributes a mind for contemporary design, a cultivated sense of color, and meaningful experiences from working in glass studios around the world. Together, Schunke and Gluck combine expert knowledge, keen intuition and obsessive finesse to inform the Vetro Vero design sensibility. . Michael Schunke and Josie Gluck conceive each design and together, craft every piece of Vetro Vero glass by hand in their home-based studio. From sculptural vessels to contemporary home decor and distinctive tabletop goblets and decanters, the designer-makers' shared dedication to the refinement, craftsmanship and quality of each handblown glass piece is apparent in the subtle individuality of every object they create. The sole makers of Vetro Vero designs, Michael and Josie welcome custom requests and private commissions