This artist has long been known just as "Brioni". Self labeled as the "Doctor of Glassology", Bri’oni was born between 1943 and 1947 (he won’t let you know which year specifically!) in New York. He has been blowing glass for 25 years. During that time he has held various positions as a teacher, designer and glass blower. He has long been known for original wine, champagne and martini glass designs. He prides himself in producing quality stemware with exceptionally good value. In addition to his love for creating beautiful glass, he has also been instrumental in furthering the awareness of glass art in America. He helped develop the Sausalito Art Center in Sausalito, CA. Through 2 National Endowment for the Arts grants and a Tiffany Foundation grant Brioni was able to develop the art center and design electric glass furnaces to function in a production environment.

His work is featured in the following collections: The White House Smithsonian Museum - Washington D.C Boston Museum of Fine Art Chicago Museum of Art Lyman Museum - Big Island, Hawaii Bishop Museum - Oahu, Hawaii Bergstrom Mahler Museum - Wisconsin

"My personal attitude towards my work is to make people stop - just stop, look and appreciate" says Brioni.