Growing up on Murano
With a glassblower grandfather, family, friends and neighbours in the glass industry, there really wasn’t anything else. And it was growing up in this environment, with the glassblowing craft and the island’s wealth of colour that eventually made their mark on his artistic style.
Nichetto began his studies at Venice’s Istituto Statale d'Arte, before moving on to study industrial design at the Università Iuav di Venezia (IUAV). As a student he used to knock on doors together with his classmates trying to sell the sketches they had created at school.
“The knocking on doors went on for several years and we did it without even thinking that we could actually be designers. For us it was just a way to earn a little extra pocket money,” says Nichetto. “During my second year at university I happened to knock on the door of Salviati, a glass manufacturer, and Simon Moore who was art directing the brand at the time happened to answer.”
