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Cá d’Oro

Cá d’Oro is a glass manufacturing studio in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Founder of the studio, Mario Seguso descends from one of the most esteemed, historical and respected glass manufacturing families on the island of Murano, off the coast of Venice, Italy. Murano was and still is internationally renowned for its glassmaking industry and the Seguso family has been involved in the industry since 1292. In 1954, Mario Seguso, who was at the time still living in Italy, was invited to Brazil by Cristais Prado, a renowned glass engraver. Seguso was enchanted by Brazil and decided to stay to produce glassware by the ancient tradition for the Brazilian market. He founded a glass art studio, and named it Cá d’Oro. In the 1990’s, Mario Seguso passed along the management of the company, that had grown exponentially over the decades, to his son Adriano. Cá d’Oro is to this day led by Adriano, and since a couple of years, the latter’s sons Rodrigo and Guilherme, are also involved in the family business, carrying on the centuries-old tradition. The Seguso family produces the glass pieces by melting sand, calcium carbonate and sodium carbonate at a high temperature. The skilled artisans working at Cá d’Oro then mouth blow the glass into the desired shape, creating artistic and eye-catching decorative items.

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