Archimede Seguso was born on the island of Murano in the Venetian lagoon on the 17th day of December in 1909. His families glass artisan heritage dates back 23 generations to 1575. Archimede came into contact with the art of glassblowing  at the tender age of eleven while he was taking breakfast to his father Antonio Seguso, who was one of ten partners at the "Vetri Artistici Fratelli Barovier" glass production company. In 1923, after graduation from primary school Archimede decided to begin a full time apprenticeship under guidance of his father and Napoleone Barovier. Despite his young age, the long hours in front of hot furnaces loaded with molten glass and the constant attention to production demands were tolerated by Archimede with great interest and satisfaction. Supported by his natural talent and the guidance of both his father and Napoleone Barovier, he quickly mastered complex glassblowing techniques and on occasion even was summoned to help out as  a "maestro" despite of his young age. An economic crisis forced the "Vetri Artistici Fratelli Barovier" company to downsize production in 1929 and Antonio Seguso decided to leave the partnership. Assisted by his sons Ernesto and Archimede he opened a small workshop of his own in Campa Cimitero the following year. At only twenty years of age Archimede was already fully capable of taking on work as a master glassblower and he was put in charge of quality control and production demands at the Seguso families workshop. Their product line did consist of decorative items, such as vases and figural objects with special attention to animal sculptures. The outstanding quality and life like appearance of these figurines did earn Archimede Seguso the title of "maestro di animali". The animal line of objects included bears, elephants, donkeys, owls, horses, cats, deer, tigers, birds, pheasants and guinea hens which he did become most famous for. In 1942 Archimede made the decision to leave his fathers business and three years later he opened a small glassblowing workshop of his own together with Alfredo Barbini. After Alfredo Barbinis departure, the company continued production under the name of "Archimede Seguso". In 1947 the workshop was relocated to Fondamente Serenella 18 and the name was changed to "Vetreria Archimede Seguso". The companies product line ranges from decorative objects to lighting fixtures and it covers a vast area of different designs. "Vetreria Archimede Seguso" is officially introduced during the 1950 Biennale in Venice. In the following years Archimede Seguso dedicated much of his time to experimentation and he developed new glass blowing styles and complex techniques such as the "merletto" and "piume" which other glass companies unsuccessful attempted to reproduce. One of the new styles Archimede created is a series of objects in translucent and opaque glass which were ment to resemble precious Alabaster. The "alabastro" series is produced with great success and in 1957 Archimede follows up with a series of opaque and opalescent glass animals in beautiful pastel shades of color. In 1960 geometric objects with sharp lines were introduced resembling Scandinavian designs which were popular in Europe at that time. Archimede Segusos art was  held in high regard not only in Italy, but all over the world. In 1989 he was invited to celebrate his 80th Birthday in New York and a solo-exhibition was organized by Tiffany & Co. showcasing decorative art glass objects Archimede Seguso had produced for them during 35 years of cooperation.
In 1991 a special exhibit of his complete work is held at the Palazzo Ducale in Venice organized by the Deputy Major and Councillor of Cultural Affairs. Archimede Seguso is honored for his devotion, enthusiasm and the unmistakable artistic genius he applied to each of his creations.
They art glass of Archimede Seguso does manifest beauty and grace and it infuses the observer with a sense of peace and joyfulness, just as the maestro had intended. Archimede Seguso did leave this world on Dec06 1999 saying that he is now ready to create lamps for the Heaven.