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{{Infobox company
| name = Laguna~B
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| logo_alt = Laguna~B
| type = Società a responsabilità limitata
| industry = Design
| predecessor = <!-- or: | predecessors = -->
| founded = [[1994]]
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| defunct = <!-- {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
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| hq_location = Italy
| hq_location_city = Italy
| key_people = Marcantonio Brandolini D’Adda (CEO &and Artart Directordirector), [[Marie Angliviel de la Beaumelle]] (Founderfounder)▼
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▲| key_people = Marcantonio Brandolini D’Adda (CEO & Art Director), [[Marie Angliviel de la Beaumelle]] (Founder)
| products = Design glassware
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| website = [https://www.lagunab.com lagunab.com]
}}
 
'''Laguna~B''' is an Italian company specializing in the production of design [[glassware]].<ref name="15-46-vogue.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/holiday-tablescapes-2023|title=’Tis the Season! 5 Design Tastemakers Share Their Ultimate Holiday Tablescapes With Vogue }}</ref><ref name="16-69-vogue.co.jp-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.jp/fashion/article/editors-pick-favorite-tableware|title=食卓も心も豊かに。うつわ好きのエディターがときめくお気に入り食器４。 }}</ref> Headquartered in [[Palazzo Giustinian (Dorsoduro)|Palazzo Giustinian Brandolini]]<ref name="19-2-vogue.it-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.it/news/article/casa-vogue-palazzo-giustinian-brandolini-architettura-venezia|title=Antologia di Casa Vogue. Palazzo Giustinian Brandolini a Venezia }}</ref> in Venice, it has been led by CEO and art director Marcantonio Brandolini D’Adda since 2016.<ref name="1-91-suzannelovellinc.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://suzannelovellinc.com/blog/laguna-b/|title=Laguna B - Suzanne Lovell Inc.}}</ref><ref name="13-12-ft.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/6365d99e-cdbb-44eb-bb64-4e4d6ad0547c|title=Meet the new-gen glass artists shattering tradition}}</ref> The company operates a physical store in Venice.<ref name="2-40-architecturaldigest.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/laguna-b-opens-first-storefront-pierre-bonnard-receives-the-india-mahdavi-treatment-and-more-news|title=Laguna~B Opens First Storefront, Pierre Bonnard Receives the India Mahdavi Treatment, and More News }}</ref><ref name="3-8-lagunab.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://lagunab.com/visit|title=Laguna~B }}</ref>
'''Laguna~B''' is an Italian company specialized in the production of design [[glassware]]. Since 2016, it has been led by CEO and Art Director Marcantonio Brandolini D’Adda.<ref name="1-91-suzannelovellinc.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://suzannelovellinc.com/blog/laguna-b/|title=Laguna B - Suzanne Lovell Inc.}}</ref> It is headquartered in Venice.
 
==History==
Laguna~B was founded in 1994<ref name="14-30-vogue.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/laguna-b-venice-store-opening|title=How Laguna B Is Reinventing Murano Glass for a New Generation }}</ref> by [[Marie Angliviel de la Beaumelle]] (1963-2013), a pioneer in the glass design industry. The company transformed the “goti da fornasa” – the glasses that Venetian glass makers made for their own personal use to quench their thirst while working at the furnace – into an iconic and characteristic product.<ref name="2-98-adfwebmagazine.jp-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.adfwebmagazine.jp/design/lagunab-the-luxury-tableware-brand-that-melts-traditional-murano-glass-with-its-future/|title=LAGUNA~B, THE LUXURY TABLEWARE BRAND THAT MELTS TRADITIONAL MURANO GLASS WITH ITS FUTURE}}</ref>

In 2016, the son of Mariede la Beaumelle, Marcantonio Brandolini D’Adda, took over the leadership of the company and reorganised its structure, transforming it into a leader in its field.<ref name="3-100-mayvenice.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://mayvenice.com/en/journal/living-the-laguna-viva-jane-da-mosto-and-marcantonio-brandolini-dadda-on-the-venetian-ecosystem/|title=Living the Laguna Viva. Jane Da Mosto and Marcantonio Brandolini d’Adda on the Venetian ecosystem.}}</ref>
 
==Activities and projects==
Laguna~B has collaborated with many local and international partners over the years. InThe 2017“Goto glasses”, the companypart launchedof the “Autonoma”inaugural exchange“Goto” programmecollection oncrafted Muranoby Island,founder bringingMarie foreignBrandolini glassmakingin mastersthe and1990s, artistswere tofeatured thein lagoonan toauction promoteat glassmakingSotheby’s andin glassblowing2022.<ref name="4-9639-worldofinteriors.colagunab.ukcom-cit">{{cite web|url=https://wwwlagunab.worldofinteriors.co.ukcom/indexshop/lagunabclassics/goto|title=LagunaBLaguna~B }}</ref><ref Furthermore,name="5-66-sothebys.com-cit">{{cite itweb|url=https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2022/living-contemporary|title=Living fosteredContemporary glass design culture with the “Arte Fragile” and “Indefinito” projects.}}</ref>
 
Laguna~B has also ventured into partnerships with brands and designers. Laguna~B collaborated with Saint Laurent, creating a line of glass tumblers<ref name="6-15-ysl.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.ysl.com/it-it/-laguna~b-tumbler-in-glass-813294795.html|title= Laguna~B Tumbler in Glass }}</ref> for the fashion house. Similarly, its collaboration with interior designer Alyssa Kapito<ref name="7-25-hurs-official.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://hurs-official.com/home/hur-conversations/alyssa-kapito|title=That Stellar Interior? Alyssa Kapito Probably Designed It. — HURS}}</ref><ref name="8-46-airmail.news-cit">{{cite web|url=https://airmail.news/shop/collections/alyssa-kapito|title=Shop Alyssa Kapito's Favorite Things: Air Supply}}</ref> resulted in the creation of hand-blown Murano vases.<ref name="9-83-alyssakapito.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.alyssakapito.com/galerie/vase-02|title=Galerie Alyssa Kapito }}</ref> Collaborating with fashion designer Fabio Quaranta, the company produced an artwork inspired by the glassblowers’ uniforms.<ref name="10-10-lampoon.it-cit">{{cite web|url=https://lampoon.it/articolo/26/07/2023/fabio-quaranta-marcantonio-brandolini-ad-iosif/|title=Fabio Quaranta e Marcantonio Brandolini, Ad Iosif}}</ref> Laguna~B also collaborated with Frédéric Malle, founder of the perfume house Editions de Parfums. From this collaboration, five hand-blown Murano glass candles were created.<ref name="17-49-beautymarinad.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.beautymarinad.com/2017/12/laguna-b-par-frederic-malle.html|title=Laguna B par Frédéric Malle }}</ref>
 
In 2017, the company launched the “Autonoma” exchange programme on Murano Island, bringing foreign glassmaking masters and artists to the lagoon to promote glassmaking and glassblowing.<ref name="4-96-worldofinteriors.co.uk-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.worldofinteriors.co.uk/index/lagunab|title=LagunaB }}</ref>
 
Laguna~B has also implemented the VITAL project, in collaboration with the “We are here Venice” association. This initiative brings together a team of experts committed to the conservation of the Venetian Lagoon, guided by scientific research.<ref name="11-10-v-i-t-a-l.org-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.v-i-t-a-l.org/en|title=VITAL}}</ref>
The company's commitment to sustainability led to the VITAL project, which is carried out with “We are here Venice” association. VITAL is a group of experts dedicated to preserving the Venetian Lagoon, guided by the latest scientific research and local knowledge. The ecological heritage of the Lagoon is considered a form of natural capital that produces different types of wealth. VITAL is committed to finding ways to protect and enhance this natural capital/asset for the benefit of current and future generations.<ref name="5-9-ft.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.ft.com/content/4b1408bd-961c-4ea9-a183-18f7a987af0c|title=A visit from the lagoon squad: can biodiversity save Venice? }}</ref><ref name="6-8-news.bloomberglaw.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/venice-lagoons-carbon-sink-eyed-as-living-climate-lab|title=Venice Lagoon’s Carbon Sink Eyed as Living Climate Lab}}</ref><ref name="7-6-v-i-t-a-l.org-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.v-i-t-a-l.org/it|title=VITAL}}</ref> Laguna~B also collaborated with the Iuav University of Venice in a project aimed at renovating the historic Pitau furnace in Murano in a contemporary key.<ref name="8-63-veneziatoday.it-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.veneziatoday.it/formazione/universita/laguna-b-iuav-nuovo-progetto-sostenibilita.html|title=Laguna~B e l’Università Iuav di Venezia insieme per un progetto di sostenibilità }}</ref>
 
The company’s glassware has also made appearances in the film industry, particularly in [[Greta Gerwig]]’s [[Barbie_(film)|Barbie]]. In one scene of the film, two Laguna~B Venetian glasses are visible in the background. These glasses are known as “Goto”, invented by Marie Angliviel de la Baumelle and inspired by the glasses made by reusing the scraps from glass furnaces.<ref name="12-83-vogue.it-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.it/article/bicchieri-murano-laguna-b-venezia|title=I bicchieri di Murano e quel “goto de fornasa”che è finito anche nel film di Barbie }}</ref>
Artists who collaborated with Laguna~B include Frédéric Malle – who created a limited-edition line of five precious candles in hand-blown Murano glass<ref name="9-8-numero.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.numero.com/en/node/4655|title=La verrerie vénitienne inspire les créateurs de bougies parfumées. Zoom sur les créations de Laguna B X Le Editions de Parfums Frederic Malle, Venini X Annick Goutal, Diptyque et Acqua di Parma sur numero-magazine.com}}</ref><ref name="10-77-fredericmalle.eu-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.fredericmalle.eu/about/special-projects|title=Special Projects & Collaborations }}</ref> – Diptyque,<ref name="11-6-diptyqueparis.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.diptyqueparis.com/en_eu/l/bazaar/laguna-b.html|title=Laguna B, tra tradizione e modernità}}</ref> Duncan Campbell and Charlotte Rey,<ref name="12-99-architecturaldigest.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/campbell-rey-laguna-b-glass-tumbler|title=Your Favorite Glass Tumbler Gets a New Look }}</ref> and Cabana Magazine.<ref name="13-15-vogue.com-cit">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/homes-dining-room-decor-milan-cabana-editor-in-chief-martina-mondadori-sartogo|title=A Look Inside the Dream Dining Room of One Editor in Chief }}</ref>
 
==See also==
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