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Where is Venini glass made?
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Venini 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 ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
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1966 Rare Arredoluce Table Lamp with Murrine Glass Insert from Venini , Italy
By Angelo Lelii, Venini, Arredoluce
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare Arredoluce ( Angelo Lelii ) table lamp made of enameled metal , brass insert and colorfull murrine glass beads made by Venini , a most unique masterfull partenership in the g...
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Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Brass
Rare Pair of Model "5777" Reticello Wall Sconces by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, 30s
By Carlo Scarpa, Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brescia, Brescia
An exceptionally rare and historically important pair of Murano glass wall sconces designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini during the 1930s, documented in the Venini Luce catalogue as mo...
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Wall Lights and Sconces
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Brass
Venini Wall Lighting Glass cyrstal Murano 7 leaves XL , Italy 1980
By Venini
Located in La xara, VC
Venini wall lamp in Murano glass with iridium glass. The design and the quality of the glass make this piece the best in design.
This pair of sconces is in good condition.
Venini is ...
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Vintage 1980s Italian Hollywood Regency Wall Lights and Sconces
Materials
Crystal
$692 Sale Price
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VENINI Cinesi Vase Red Murano Glass by Carlo Scarpa, Signed 2013, Made in Italy
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Venezia, IT
Venini Cinesi vase, model 513.02, produced in 2013 and accompanied by its original Venini box and paperwork.
Part of Venini’s historic Cinesi collection, this vase reflects the eleg...
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2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1 of 2 Tronchi Murano Glass Flush mount light by Venini for Kalmar, Austria, 60s
By Kalmar Lighting, Venini
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Murano glass chandelier designed by Venini for Kalmar, 1960s
Two tiers gather many structured glasses, beautifully refracting the light very heavy quality.
High quality and...
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Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Flush Mount
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti for Venini, A Canne Polychrome Vase, Murano, circa 1950s
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A commanding example of the a canne technique by Gio Ponti for Venini, executed in a generous upright trumpet form with a gently undulating, free-formed rim. Vertical canes of colore...
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Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
