©Photo: Luca Casonato

Orsoni, the historical Venetian furnace that uses the same traits since 1888

to produce 24K gold leaf mosaics, colored gold and Venetian smalti.

The Color Library.

The magical place where smalti are kept is the color library, a display of more than 3,500 colors of different tones and shades.
Here, one can truly realize the possibilities are endless.

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They said they wanted to list all the colours of the world To keep them in a wooden library with large shelves
How precious books are kept So that none are lost.

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Rossi Imperiali

“The expert in reds has not been born yet”,  that’s what they used to tell me. Because if  with cadmium and selenium, they have no more secrets, it is difficult to repeat them in every nuance.

Listen to the poetic tale of the reds

'The Color Library sounds', project in collaboration with D20 Art Lab of Cà Foscari

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Incarnati

In every human face creation shines in white and black skins. In Arabic and Indian skins, for centuries they reveal the splendor of gold.

Listen to the poetic tale of the skin colors

'The Color Library sounds', project in collaboration with D20 Art Lab of Cà Foscari

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Blue

They cut the sky and the sea into many squares filled with every nuance of blue, ensuring every hour and season had a piece and they drizzled the night with stars. And all the notes of The Blues, in irregular shapes so that glass slabs, a few centimeters thick emerged.

Listen to the poetic tale of the blues

'The Color Library sounds', project in collaboration with D20 Art Lab of Cà Foscari

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In the Color Library, one can truly realize the possibilities are endless.

Have a look to The Color Choice book.

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Orsoni, the historical Venetian furnace that uses the same traits since 1888 to produce 24K gold leaf mosaics, colored gold and Venetian smalti.

The Color Library

The magical place where smalti are kept is the color library, a display of more than 3,500 colors of different tones and shades. Here, one can truly realize the possibilities are endless.

W
 

They said they wanted to list all the colours of the world To keep them in a wooden library with large shelves How precious books are kept So that none are lost.

W

Rossi Imperiali

“The expert in reds has not been born yet” That’s what they used to tell me.
Because if with cadmium and selenium They have no more secrets It is difficult to repeat them in every nuance.

Listen to the poetic tale of the reds

'The Color Library sounds', project in collaboration with D20 Art Lab of Cà Foscari

W

Incarnati

In every human face creation shines in white and black skins. In Arabic and Indian skins
For centuries they reveal the splendor of gold.

Listen to the poetic tale of the skin colors

'The Color Library sounds', project in collaboration with D20 Art Lab of Cà Foscari

W

Blue

They cut the sky and the sea into many squares filled with every nuance of blue, ensuring every hour and season had a piece and they drizzled the night with stars. And all the notes of The Blues, in irregular shapes so that glass slabs, a few centimeters thick emerged.

Listen to the poetic tale of the blues

'The Color Library sounds', project in collaboration with D20 Art Lab of Cà Foscari

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In the Color Library, one can truly realize the possibilities are endless.

Have a look to The Color Choice book.

Orsoni Mosaic Masterclass

The mosaic school is currently undergoing restoration. We anticipate the reopening in 2025. Once the program for the International Mosaic Masterclasses is available, it will be published on the website. 

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