Murano glass blowing model shattered by soaring methane prices
[ad_1] VENICE, Italy – (AP) – Murano glassblowers have survived plagues and pandemics. They switched to highly prized artistic creations to outperform the low-cost competition from Asia. But soaring energy prices are shattering their economic model. The dozens of kilns that remain on the Lagoon Island where Venetian rulers transferred glassblowing 700 years ago must … Read more