About

Ritsue Mishima’s work is an anomaly in the world of contemporary Venetian
glass. Her trademark is intuitive, colourless, glass objects with remarkably
rough and occasionally playful surface treatments. With this conscious and
challenging limitation of possibilities, Mishima occupies an exceptional
position within the production of Italian glass. Nonetheless, her imposing
oeuvre can be read as a showcase of classical blowing and decorative
techniques, so that it is indirectly rooted in the rich tradition of Murano glass.
Mishima often sets to work without a preconceived plan. She rarely if ever
makes …