S.A.L.I.R. - Studio Ars et Labor Industrie Riunite
Contemporary Glass-Decorating on Murano, 1923-1993
In 1924, five young Italians founded the Studio Ars et Labor Industrie Riunite (S.A.L.I.R.) with the aim of modernising the ancient art of glass-decorating: Giuseppe D'Alpaos, Decio Toso, Guglielmo Barbini, Dino Martens, and Gino Francesconi.
In 1928, the emergence of Franz Pelzel, a Bohemian glass engraver, and Guido Balsamo Stella, an all-round artist, marked the start of the production for which S.A.L.I.R. is most remembered today: contemporary glass-engraving. After Balsamo Stella's departure in 1932, Franz Pelzel took the lead role of designer, occasionally also executing designs by other reputed artists. Based on the factory's archives, Marc Heiremans illustrates the artistic evolution of S.A.L.I.R. through numerous drawings and period photographs. As well as being a catalogue raisonne, it is also an in-depth study shedding light on paramount developments in Murano's glass-making history.
Marc Heiremans is an expert on Murano glass and supervises the set-up of diverse important collections across Europe and North America. He is a member of the Royal Chamber of Antiquarians of Belgium and of the Belgium Chamber of Art Experts. Heiremans is also author of arnoldsche Art Publishers’ publications Murano-Glas im 20. Jahrhundert (1996), Dino Martens. Muraneser Glas-Designer (1999), Seguso Vetri D’Arte. Glass Objects from Murano (1932–1973) (2014), Vetreria Aureliano Toso, Murano 1938-1968 (2016), Fratelli Toso Murano 1902–1980 (2018, out of print), and AVEM 1932–1972 (2020).
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