But what was the atmosphere like in Murano in those years, especially in the field of lamp-work? Very few of us had our own businesses, and the older ones were firmly established. When I completed my military service, I opened my first store, then a workshop with Emilio Santini who later moved to the United States. That's when I opened a boutique in Venice and only then did I start to interact with a wider range of people, and develop my work. What type of work did you do? At first I made animals in different shapes and sizes. But at the same time I wanted to pursue an idea which was technically almost impossible. To eliminate the defects in figures, in the human body is a very slow process. Art school students want quick results, but it takes a lot of practice to shape details in glass.