Venini Furniture
Italian
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.
While the company’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.
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 Venini chandeliers, serveware, table lamps, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
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Creator: Venini
Venini Circo Di Lune Red Sculpture by Monica Guggisberg
Philip Baldwin
By Monica Guggisberg
Philip Baldwin, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Circo Di Lune sculpture by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin. Limited edition in 99 art-pieces for each color. Sculptures made up of spherical el...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Venini Multicolor Glass Upupa Bird Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Upupa in multi-color by Toni Zuccher. Numbered edition. Bronze structure with plumes applied when still hot.
Color: Multi-color
Dimensions: D 40 cm, H 38 cm
Year of manuf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Venini Monofiore Balloton Small Vase in Grape Red Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: Balloton, a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
20 Mid-Century Modern Murano
Tessuto
Glass Sconces, Signed Venini, ca. 1950
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Set of 20 Mid-Century Modern sconces signed by Venini, with a glass globe in 'Tessuto' technique,
These where obtained from an old cinema theater in Milan...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Fazzoletto Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi
Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with pinched rim in aquamarine designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1948. Perfect for indoor home decor as container, vide-poche or statement piece for a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Style Clear Gold Glass Messing Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful chandelier featuring five tiers of multiple long crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with messing details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end pieces.
Cl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Gemme Glass Vase in Tea by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in tea designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on 1st...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$297 / item
Italian Red and White Murano Glass Vase by Venini
By Venini
Located in Meda, MB
Vase in blown opal glass, red on the outside and white on the inside, produced by Venini in Murano, Venice (Italy).
Signed under the base 'Venini 2006'.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Mid-Century Murano Pair of Wall Sconces by Zuccheri for Venini, 1970s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Stunning and beauty Italian Pair of Murano glasses Wall Sconces by Toni Zuccheri. These fixtures were designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Italy by Venini.
Venini is one of ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
$1,673 Sale Price / set
43% Off
Chandelier Ludovico Diaz De Santillana Murano Glass Anemone for Venini
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Chandelier Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Murano glass anemone for Venini, 1970s.
Beige color.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$2,092 Sale Price
30% Off
Carlo Scarpa,
Bugne
vase, 1940
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa, 'Bugne' vase, 1940
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Bugne' vase, 1936
hand-blown glass, iridescent surface
modell 3739
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
ca. 31.5 cm (h...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini 2-Piece Veliero Table Lamp in White and Clear by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Veliero Tavolo table lamp, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is available in 2 different versions. ""The strictly ruled geometry becomes a Wave with soul that gains ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
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of 2
1970 Germany Palwa Tear Drop Chandelier Murano Glass and Brass
By Palwa, Christoph Palme, Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant teardrop chandelier made by Venini of clear Murano glass drops mounted on a gilt-brass frame.
Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light. A real eyecatch...
Category
1970s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
$2,360 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Venini Tronchi Chandelier by Toni Zucchini with 2-Tone Murano Glass Tubes, Italy
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Delft, NL
Venini Tronchi chandelier by Toni Zucchini with 2-tone Murano glass tubes
2 tone hand blown in amber yellow and clear textured glass, by Murano, It...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
VENINI Chandelier Filigrana Murano Glass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Chandelier
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Massimo Vignelli, Lampada a sospensione, prod. Venini anni
50
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Rivoli, IT
Lampada a sospensione in vetro opalino e colorato disegnato da Massimo Vignelli e prodotto da Venti ì, anni '50
Category
1950s Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Murano Glass "Curve" Sconces
By Venini
Located in Austin, TX
"Triete" glass stems were curved on both ends while in fusion to give these pieces a great dynamic shape. A beautiful pair of wall sconces in crystal clear glass on a chromed steel s...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Steel, Chrome
$5,800 / set
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Amber/Milk White Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Amber Murano Glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color unique. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Black Belt Otto Tall Glass Vase in Crystal and Pink by Peter Marino
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in crystal and light pink with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Pulpo
Vase by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Italy 2006
By Gae Aulenti, Venini
Located in Hellouw, NL
A sculptural glass piece from one of Italy’s most influential postwar designers. The 'Polpo' vase by Gae Aulenti was produced by Venini in a limited edition of 50 in 2006 and carries...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modern Madonna with Child Murano Glass Torchon Frame by Venini, 50s
By Venini
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Murano glass torchon frame Venini production, inside Madonna with child in plaster on a xylonite base, dating back to the early 1950s.
Patented Model.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Plastic, Plaster
Laura Diaz de Santillana "Munchen" 2-Piece Blown Glass Vessel for Venini Murano
By Laura Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in Miami, FL
Massive 1984 Venini blown and sculpted glass vessel by Laura Diaz de Santillana (b.1955) daughter of Anna Venini and Ludovico Diaz de Santillana. Laura joined Venini in 1976 and shar...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal
$3,040 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Venini Art Glass Vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Art Glass vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956
A vintage art glass vase in erba pesante (grass green) glass with layered...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Kukinto Short Glass Vase in Multicolor by Timo Sarpaneva
By Timo Sarpaneva, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With grace and harmony, glass appears as if floating in the air. It comes to life and starts to move. It moves from tones of Red to Apple Green and Sapphire blue, before ending on cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Limited Edition Ando Time Hour Glass Set in Crystal by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The collaboration between the master craftsmanship of the Venetian glass and the layered geometric form has created this special piece of objet. Architecture is defined through “Spac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Stripped Glass Table Lamp, circa 1960, Italy.
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
Venini glass table lamp, circa 1960, Italy.
Stripped white and clear Venini glass sphere on a black lacquered base.
Rewired, ready for use.
Dimensions: 56 cm H, 34 cm diameter.
Good...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Sapphire Cipria Pink Murano Glass
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Riccardo Licata Murano Doppio Incalmo Murrine Italian Art Glass Vase
By Riccardo Licata, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Exceptional, very rare vintage Murano hand blown white and yellow murrines Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer and painter Riccardo Licata for Venini, 1955-1956, in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Glass, Murrine
$4,000 Sale Price
33% Off
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,...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Incisi Short Glass Vase in Marine Blue by Paolo Venini
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Incisi glass vase collection, designed by Paolo Venini and manufactured by Venini, feature an engraved surface. Originally designed in 1956. Numbered edition per year, marine blue ve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Orange by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Tessuti Battuti Vase in Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tessuti Battuti vases, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, feature a blown handmade glass body with bicolored “Filigrana” stripes then...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
$6,655 / item
Large Space Pendant Lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1960 in Murano Glass
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Large and rare Mid-Century Modern, Space Age chandelier in hand blown Murano glass by Toni Zuccheri, manufactured by Venini, circa 1960 in Murano, Italy,
Measures: Diameter 35 cm.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Pair Mid Century Venini Handles Brass Shiny and Murano Glass 1950s Made in Italy
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair Mid Century Venini Handles Brass Satin and Murano Glass 1950s Made in Italy
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
$761 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Wonderful Vintage Venini Fazzoletto Bicolore Handkerchief Art Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Vintage Venini Fazzoletto Bicolore Handkerchief Art Glass Vase With Gold Inclusions And White Interior, Signed And Dated On Underside
H: 11 1/4" X W: 10 3/4"
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Italy production Tessuto tissue ceiling lamp Diaz De Santilana years
70
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in Biella, IT
Venini Italy production "Tessuto" tissue ceiling lamp by Diaz De Santilana in years '70.. for the tessuti series
I really want to specify that this is an original Venini "tissue" in...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Cup by Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This minimal and beautifully formed Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Cup by Venini originates from Italy, Circa 1970. Features a reserved cyllindrical composition with p...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Tall Tessuti Battuti Vase in Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tessuti Battuti vases, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, feature a blown handmade glass body with bicolored “Filigrana” stripes then...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Carlo Scarpa,
battuto-velato
vase, 1940
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), large 'battuto-velato' vase, 1940
wheel-carved glass, battuto -velato surface
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
30 cm (height)
signed with two-line aci...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
$11,954 Sale Price
20% Off
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Red Straw Yellow Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Deco Sabbiato Glass Vase in Talpa by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historical vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opal glass with round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed with a sandblasted coat.
Dimensions available:
Ø23xH24,5cm Kg: ~ 2,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Opalino Sabbiato Glass Vase in Acquamarine by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck.
Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for any room.
It appears in refined color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$1,507 / item
Venini Esprit Medium Suspension Swing Lamp in Crystal
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Esprit” is an explosion of flowers and stars in handblown, handcrafted glass. Designed to illuminate, shine, sparkle and excite, “Esprit” is
ideal for all type of interior.
Year of Manufacture: 1970
Suspension: Swing lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
$80,619 / item
Massimo Vignelli, Paolo Venini, Lampada a sospensione, prod. venini anni 50
By Massimo Vignelli, Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Rivoli, IT
Lampada a sospensione mod. "Cipolla" disegnata da Massimo Vignelli e Paolo Venini, prod. Venini anni '50
Paralume in vetro incamiciato latino e colorato, struttura in ottone
Category
1950s Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Carlo Scarpa, Lampada da terra mod. 529, prod. Venini anni
40
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Rivoli, IT
Lampada da terra mod. 529 disegnata da Carlo Scarpa e prodotta dalla famosa vetreria Venini negli anni '40
Struttura in vetro e ottone, paralume in tessuto.
Bibl.: M. Barovier, C. S...
Category
1940s Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Opalino Large White Milk White Inside Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin glass vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the same shape of the iconic opalino vase with a frosted finish.
Indoor use only.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Murano Glass Centerpiece Handkerchief “Filigrana”, 1955, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Murano glass centerpiece handkerchief “Filigrana”, 1955, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
1950
s Large Horizontal White Filigrana Murano Glass Photo Frame by Venini
By Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This beautiful horizontal photo frame is very rare. It is purely in the vénitien glass manufacturing tradition. The technique used to get this rich optical effect is called filigran...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Musa Glass Sculpture Light in Red by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Musa glass sculpture table lamp, designed by Fabio Novembre and manufactured by Venini, features a handmade glass sculpture with a metal cage and a Carrara marble base. Available in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Indigo by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Gio Ponti Chandelier in Grey by Giò Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass chandelier with gold-plated metal finishes and chain. An understated and elegant chandelier option particularly suitable to an entrance or living room environment. Also availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$26,180 / item
20th Century Massimo Vignelli for Venini Pendant Lamp
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Turin, Turin
Massimo Vignelli (1931- 2014) was an Italian designer.
During his very long career, always supported by his wife Lella, Massimo Vignelli has dealt with various branches of design. T...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fazzoletto Glass Vase in Red by Fulvio Bianconi
Paolo Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi
Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with pinched rim in red designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1948. Perfect for indoor home decor as container, vide-poche or statement piece for any room...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Large Venini Plate
Coreano
, Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Plate 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
A blue and green a fasce a spirale plate from the Coreani series. Designed in 1966 by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini. Pro...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Cendrier in Deep Red Glass by Carlo Scarpa circa 1942 for Venini
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in London, GB
Rare deep red cased and iridized glass, bowl complete with stubber (cendrier / ashtray), designed by Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) circa 1942, for Venini, with acid stamp on its underside 'Venini Murano MADE IN ITALY'
From 1933 to 1947 Scarpa became the artistic consultant to Venini from 1933 to 1947 the glass manufacturer, one of the great celebrated glass works in the history of design. Carlo Scarpa’s highly inventive use of traditional Murano techniques resulted in this original sculptural and sensually formed crimson dish companied by its pestle. Scarpa's success was to look to the past with an innovative approach towards technique and creativity giving birth to the avant-garde.
• Literature
A Focused Obsession, Modern Italian Glass- The Martin Cohen Collection
Helmut Ricke, Eva Schmitt, 'Italian Glass Murano: Milan...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Gemme Short Glass Vase in Violet by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in violet designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$264 / item
Paolo Venini Inciso Vase
By Venini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very nice example of an underrated series of glass.
Acid stamp on the bottom.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
$4,750
Fulvio Bianconi Fasce Orizzontali Vase
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Fulvio Bianconi banded vase in clear glass with embedded bands of aquamarine,sapphire,black and red glass.
marked with a three line acid stamp c.1953
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair Mid Century Venini Handles Brass Satin and Murano Glass 1950s Made in Italy
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair Mid Century Venini Handles Brass Satin and Murano Glass 1950s Made in Italy
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
$761 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Venini furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini furniture 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 Venini furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 1,141 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1,298 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Venini were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Ettore Sottsass, Artemide, and Vistosi. Prices for Venini furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $11 and can go as high as $377,941, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,694.
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Questions About Venini Furniture
- Where is Venini glass made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Venini glass is made in Italy. Specifically, its workshop is on the Venetian island of Murano. 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 skilled artisans who created extraordinary chandeliers, sconces and other lighting in the centuries-old glass workshops. While the company’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, Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns and Fulvio Bianconi. Shop a variety of Venini glass on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify Venini glass, first look for markings, usually found on the base or interior of glassware. Over its long history, Venini used dozens of labels and acid-stamped marks on its pieces. You can find images of these marks on the pages of trusted online resources to compare to your piece. Keep in mind that Venini's foil labels tend to come off over the years, so a lack of a marking or label doesn't necessarily mean that your piece is not a Venini. However, there are many convincing replicas of Venini glassware. As a result, experts recommend consulting a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer for assistance with the identification process, especially if you can't locate a label or acid mark. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Venini glass.