Paolo Venini Lighting
Italian, 1895-1959
While Venini Co.'s co-founder, Paolo Venini (1895–1959), was himself a highly talented glassware designer, his true genius was to invite forward-thinking Italian and international designers to Murano’s hallowed workshops to create Venini pieces — among them Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns of the United States and Fulvio Bianconi.
Beginning in the 1930s — and throughout the postwar years especially — Venini Co. played a leading role in the revival of Italy’s high-end glass industry, pairing innovative modernist designers with the skilled artisans who created extraordinary chandeliers, sconces and other lighting in the centuries-old glass workshops on the Venetian island of Murano.
Paolo Venini trained and practiced as a lawyer for a time, though his family had been involved with glassmaking for generations. After initially buying a share in a Venetian glass firm — he and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin established Vetri Soffiati Cappellin Venini C. in 1921 — Venini took over the company as his own in 1925, and under his direction, it produced mainly classical Baroque designs.
In 1932, Venini hired the young Carlo Scarpa— who would later distinguish himself as an architect — as his lead designer. Scarpa, working in concert with practiced glass artisans, completely modernized Venini, introducing simple, pared-down forms; bright primary colors; and bold patterns such as stripes, banding and abstract compositions that utilized cross sections of murrine (glass rods).
Paolo Venini’s best designs are thought to be his two-color Clessidre hourglasses, produced from 1957 onward, and the Fazzoletto (“handkerchief”) vase, designed with Bianconi in 1949. Bianconi’s masterworks are considered by many to be his Pezzato works — colorful vases with patterns that resemble those of a patchwork quilt.
Other noteworthy and highly collectible vintage Venini works include Ponti’s dual-tone stoppered bottles (circa 1948); rare glass sculptures from the Doge series by Stearns, the first American to design for the firm; Vignelli’s striped lanterns of the 1960s; the Occhi vases with eyelet-shaped patterns by Tobia Scarpa (son of Carlo); and, with their almost zen purity, the Bolle (“bubbles”) bottles designed by Wirkkala in 1968.
With these works — and many others by some of the creative titans of the 20th and 21st centuries — Venini has produced one of the truly great bodies of work in modern design.
Find antique and vintage Paolo Venini chandeliers, serveware, table lamps, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Paolo Venini
Murano Glass Sputnik Light Fixture by Paolo Venini for VeArt
By VeArt, Paolo Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Elegant Murano light fixture by Paolo Venini for VeArt, Italy, 1960s. Chrome fixture with star shaped gold/amber and clear resembles flowers. The light illuminates beautifully on wal...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
VENINI "Filigrana " Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Crome 1930 Italy
By Paolo Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional filigree ball chandelier VENINI 1930s
Height 105.
Only the bowl 35cm.
Category
1930s Italian Other Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Trilobo chandelier designed by Paolo VENINI in Murano glass. Italy, 70s
By Paolo Venini
Located in Torino, IT
Chandelier
Trilobo
design Paolo VENINI
in Murano Glass.
ORIGIN
Italy
PERIOD
1970s
DESIGNER
Paul VENINI
MODEL
Trilobo
MATERIALS
Murano glass,
steel structure
DIMENSIONS
Ø 44 cm
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1970s Italian Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Sputnik Chrome and Glass Flowers Chandelier by Paolo Venini for VeArt 1960s
By Paolo Venini, VeArt
Located in Antwerp, BE
A 1960s Sputnik by Paolo Venini for VeArt Italian Murano glass flowers shaped chandelier, with chrome frame, and covered in molde...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
$3,732 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Italian Vintage Smoked Murano Glass Table Lamp by Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sculptural, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian large table lamp made of hand blow smoked Murano glass designed and produced by Paolo Venini, in good condition. The detailed single ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
20th Century, Paolo Venini Glass and Frabric Table Lamp
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Turin, Turin
Paolo Venini emerged as one of the leading figures in the production of Murano Glass and an important contributor to twentieth century Italian design. In 1921 with Giacomo Cappellin,...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large Two-colored Six-tier Crystal Venini Chandelier from Italy, 1960s.
By Murano 5, Paolo Venini
Located in Almelo, NL
Large two-colored six-tier crystal Venini chandelier from Italy, 1960s.
This large exquisite six-tier chandelier is a breathtaking centerpiece, showcasing the beauty of intricate tw...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
VENINI - TRILOBI model chandelier - murano glass - ITALY 1950s
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI - original 1950s murano glass chandelier in perfect condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
20th Century Italian Eight Tiered Murano Glass Chandeliers by Venini
Zuccheri
By Paolo Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A large, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian pair of chandeliers on a chrome base and multi-color handblown Murano glass in good condition. Each eight tiered pendant is composed with ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Wall lamp by Paolo Venini, around 1955
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Berlin, DE
Italian designer Paolo Venini created this extraordinary wall lamp.
It is made of hand-blown reticello glass. It is attached by a central band of transparent hand-blown red glass. Th...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Monumental Murano glass lamp by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi
Paolo Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Monumental Murano glass lamp by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
Striking lamp from his Fasce Verticali series, with a new custom white linen shade.
Dimensions listed (16 in. diameter x 4...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Linen, Murano Glass
Pair of Monumental Glass and Polished Chrome Chandeliers, Venini for Camer
By Paolo Venini
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Monumental Glass and Polished Chrome Chandeliers, Venini for Camer
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
1970
s Pair of Murano Glass Swirl Table Lamps by Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini, Murano 5
Located in Praha, CZ
Set of two Murano glass table lamps atributed to Paolo Venini. Produced in Italy in the 1970's. New wiring, bulb: E 14
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pallotta lamp by P. Venini and M.Pistilli for Studio Venini - Italy - 1970s
By Paolo Venini
Located in Milano, IT
This extraordinary table lamp, model Pallotta, is a rare example of the excellent craftsmanship of Venini, a famous Murano-based manufacturer.
Made in the 1960s, the lamp features a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,302 Sale Price
20% Off
Unique Venini Smoked Murano Art Glass Table Lamp, 1970s, Italy
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Paolo Venini
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Very rare Space Age table lamp designed and manufactured ba Venini, Venezia. The lamp is made of very heavy Murano art glass that contains air bubbles and stylized fossile fish, the ...
Category
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Mid Century Brown Murano Glass Drops Chandelier by Paolo Venini, 1960s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This large Murano brown glass drops and caramel colour crystals chandelier was made and designed by Venini in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,600 Sale Price
64% Off
Italian Murano Glass Sphere by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, 1980s
By Paolo Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous large hand blown Murano pendant light using the highly skilled reticello technique of Venetian Glass Masters.
The color if the glass is shiny white.
The pendant glass is sus...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Sculptural Wall Sconces by Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous pair of hand blown wall sconces by Venini. In excellent condition with almost no wear. New wiring. Glass is sculptural like a frozen tr...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Brass Gold Murano Glass Sputnik Light Fixtures by Paolo Venini for VeArt
By Paolo Venini, VeArt
Located in Rijssen, NL
Elegant pair of Murano light fixtures by Paolo Venini for VeArt, Italy, 1960s. Brass stem and hardware and white steel fixture. Several star shaped gold or amber and clear resembles ...
Category
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Ceilling Light/Sconces Brass Murano Glass 1930 Italy
By Paolo Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces/ceilling light.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
VENINI "Filigrana " Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Crome 1930 Italy
By Paolo Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional filigree ball chandelier VENINI 1930s
Height 105.
Only the bowl 35cm.
Category
1930s Italian Other Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier “FILIGRANA“ Murano Glass Crome Italia, 1930
By Paolo Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier “FILIGRANA“ Murano glass crome Italia, 1930.
Category
1930s Italian Other Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Paolo VENINI - Lampadario mezza filigrana - MURANO 1970
By Paolo Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Paolo VENINI - Lampadario di grande qualità come tutte le cose di VENINI fatte a MURANO, Made in ITALY.
Il lampadario e in ottimo stato di conservazione, funzionante .
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
Scarpa
Venini Diamante Murano Glass Lamp
By Carlo Scarpa, Paolo Venini
Located in Winter Park, FL
Carlo Scarpa for Venini Diamante Murano glass table lamp. Hand-blown smoke color with twisting form. Brass base and neck. Rewired with new socket.
23....
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Lamp by Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in MADRID, ES
Dante Swirl table lamp by Paolo Venini. With brass base and Murano glass sphere. Italy, 1970s.
Height: 45cm
Base diameter: 25cm
Sphere diameter: 35cm
Paolo Venini (1895-1959) was ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,273
Vintage-Wandleuchte Blatt von Tomaso Buzzi für Venini 1930er Jahre
By Paolo Venini
Located in Aachen, DE
Transparentes Glas mit Goldflitter-Einschmelzungen, diagonal gerippt und innenseitig sandartige raue Oberfläche, unbeschädigt, Höhe 43cm.
Ausgestattet mit funktionierendem Zugschal...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
$566 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Modern Handblown Glass Chandelier, Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Modern Handblown Glass Chandelier, Venini.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Fine Venini Handblown Glass and Brass Chandelier
By Paolo Venini
Located in Queens, NY
Fine Venini Handblown glass and brass chandelier.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paolo Venini Lighting
Pair of Scarpa
Venini Murano glass lamps
By Paolo Venini
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Scarpa & Venini Murano glass lamps. "Diamante Obelischi Model 9034" Lamps By Paolo Venini & Carlo Scarpa. Circa 1934. Stamped "Mad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Set of 20 Patchwork Wall Lights in Hand Blown Glass by Toni Zuccheri, Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Paolo Venini
Located in Argelato, BO
Monumental Set of 20 Patchwork Wall Lights in Hand Blown Glass by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy 1970s (First Edition)
The lamps, which can be used both as ceiling lamps and as app...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Wall Lamp 1940s
By Paolo Venini
Located in København K, DK
Beautiful vintage wall lamp by Venini in Murano glass from the 1940s. Measuring 51 x 10 x 10 cm. Great condition.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$5,982
Mid-Century Modern Hendcrafted Venini Glass Wall Light, Italy, 1960
By Paolo Venini
Located in Madrid, ES
Handmade transparent Venini glass wall lamp with lacquered metal structure. The lamp consists of 10 individual pentagonal prisms glass units and metal details.
Category
1960s Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
1940
s Venini Murano Glass Pendant Light
By Paolo Venini
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice pendant light designed by Paolo Venini.
Circa 1940's.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Brass and Murano Amber Glass Tear Drop Wall Lights by Paolo Venini, 1960
By Paolo Venini
Located in Paris, France
A beautiful original vintage Italian pair of wall lamps designed by Paolo Venini in the 1960s in brass and Murano glass surmounted at the top by a half moon crown of curved brass rod...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Sputnik flowers in chrome metal and glass by Paolo Venini for 1960s
By Paolo Venini
Located in Palermo, IT
This extraordinary 1960s chandelier is a masterpiece by Paolo Venini, an emblem of Murano glass excellence applied to Mid-Century design. The central chrome-plated metal frame accomm...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Paolo Venini Mushroom Murano Table Lamp
By Paolo Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Beutifull Mushroom-shaped table lamp, Murano glass by Paolo Venini 1970s.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
1970s Vintage Murano Glass
Brass Ceiling Light by Paulo Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in London, GB
A stunning original Murano glass and brass ceiling light by Paulo Venini. This was made in Italy, it dates from the 1970-1980s.
The quality is outstandin...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Modern Triedri Crystal Chandelier by Paolo Venini, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Venini
Located in Beograd, RS
In this listing you will find a Glamorous Mid Century Modern "Triedri" Crystal Chandelier designed by Paolo Venini with 85 triangular crystal prisms. The chandelier features 3 light ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Pair of Paolo Venini INCISO Lamps
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Paolo Venini (Italian, 1895-1959); Venini (Italy)
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Materials: wheel-carved glass, acrylic (base)
Dimensions (H...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
$7,500 / set
Murano glass table lamp Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in Hyvinkää, FI
Paolo Venini’s glass table lamp is a stunning piece of art, crafted with exquisite Murano glass. The lamp features vibrant colors and unique shapes, showcasing the skillful artistry ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian International Style Antique Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Rare table lamp by Paolo Venini inciso, sommerso, pesante Ed.Venini, Italy 1950
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Renens, CH
Rare Venini Table Lamp – Inciso, Sommerso, Pesante – Italy, 1950
This lamp is a beautiful example of Venini's signature elegance and sublime craftsmanship.
Designed directly by Pao...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Ceiling Lamp Crystal Paolo Venini, Italy, years 1980
By Paolo Venini
Located in Biella, IT
Paolo Venini Italy made Murano ceiling lamp design vintage years ’80 in crystal "quadrilobi" perfect condition A.
Measure the glass 20 inches high x 17 diameter. The total high mo...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970s Vintage Murano Glass Ceiling Light by Paulo Venini
By Paolo Venini
Located in London, GB
A stunning original Murano glass and brass ceiling light by Paulo Venini. This was made in Italy, it dates from the 1970-1980s.
The quality is outstandin...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Paolo Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Paolo Venini lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Paolo Venini lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Paolo Venini lighting, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Paolo Venini were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by VeArt, Archimede Seguso, and Barovier. Prices for Paolo Venini lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $264 and can go as high as $27,739, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $3,301.
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