Italian glassmaker Carlo Moretti elevated glassmaking to an avant-garde art form. He is known for his decorative vases, striking centerpieces and elegant table lamps. The bright, rich colors and sophisticated silhouettes of mid-century modernism that characterize his works brought high prestige to the Moretti name.
Moretti was born in 1934 on Murano, a series of islands in the Venetian lagoon, a place famous for its glassmaking. Six years later, in 1940, his brother Giovanni Moretti was born. The older Moretti brother initially studied to become a lawyer, but he fell in love with the glassmaking tradition of his birthplace.
In 1958, the two brothers opened the Carlo Moretti glassmaking company together in Murano. Carlo headed the company's creative side, but he was also a savvy entrepreneur. The Carlo Moretti company became known for its innovative techniques, creativity in design and refined style.
Over the next 50 years, Moretti earned a name for himself as one of the Venetian glass masters. He was the recipient of the 1966 Internationalen Handwerksmesse Gold Medal, the 1966 Internationales Kunsthandwerk Award, the 1976 Macef Award and the 1984 Arango International Design Competition. His work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Musée Ariana and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
When Moretti died in 2008, Giovanni took over the company. Giovanni sold the Carlo Moretti company in 2013 and passed away in 2014. The company continues to introduce new glassware collections in the characteristic style of its founder. It also operates a showroom called L’ISOLA in Venice.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Carlo Moretti decorative objects, serveware, lighting and more.
Small Troncocono Vase in Grey and White by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
This vase sums up the essential qualities of stability, beauty, color, price and distinction of the Carlo Moretti brand. Vase in Murano crystal, blown by mouth and hand-finished wi...
Crystal
Large Mosaico Vase in Black and Gold by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Ever since the 1970s the ovale has been one of Carlo Moretti’s fundamental forms. The black version embellished with gold leaf opaque squares is both elegant and refined. Oval vases...
Crystal
Large Troncosfera Vase in Lapis, Ivory, and Blue by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Troncosfera is the result of the combination of two geometrical forms that have always been present in the Carlo Moretti collections: an expression of the greatest stability that uni...
Crystal
Large Troncosfera Vase in White, Grey, and Black by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Troncosfera is the result of the combination of two geometrical forms that have always been present in the Carlo Moretti collections, an expression of the greatest stability that uni...
Crystal
Small Troncosfera Vase in Red, Green and White by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Troncosfera is the result of the combination of two geometrical forms that have always been present in the Carlo Moretti collections: an expression of the greatest stability that uni...
Crystal
Medium Troncosfera Vase in Orange, Ivory and Red by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Troncosfera is the result of the combination of two geometrical forms that have always been present in the Carlo Moretti collections: an expression of the greatest stability that uni...
Crystal
Large Troncocono Vase in Red and Green by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
This vase sums up the essential qualities of stability, beauty, color, price and distinction of the Carlo Moretti brand. Red horizontal streaks on green and milk colored vertical str...
Crystal
Small Troncocono Vase in Red and Green by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
This vase sums up the essential qualities of stability, beauty, color, price and distinction of the Carlo Moretti brand. Red horizontal streaks on green and milk colored vertical str...
Crystal
Monde Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Carlo Moretti Monde contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in white, orange and gray. Part of the I Piccoli collection, the objects are small in size but give considerable cause...
Murano Glass
Atria Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Carlo Moretti Atria contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in clear with light green and blue. Part of the I Piccoli collection, the objects are small in size but give considera...
Murano Glass
Nero Millemolature Carlo Moretti Contemporary Murano Glass Hand Etched Vase
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Oval free hand shaped vase in black Murano glass with detailed diamond wheel work designed in 1976 by Carlo Moretti. Carlo Moretti: An artisan f...
Glass, Murano Glass
Millebolle Carlo Moretti Mouthblown Murano Transparent Glass Vase Made in Italy
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Oval free hand shaped vase in Murano transparent glass with detailed hand cut irregular opaque bubbles designed in 1976 by Carlo Moretti. Carlo Mo...
Glass, Murano Glass
$525 / item
Affresco Vase by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Carlo Moretti’s iconic glass vases are blown by mouth in transparent Murano Crystal. With their innumerable designs and colors they offer an infinite series of combinations to make y...
Murano Glass
$1,050 / item
Small Sfera Vase in Grey and Ivory by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
The sphere is an archetype that has always been an object of desire. Offered in a variety of colors from the Moretti family’s secret book or in different transparencies, it is an eve...
Murano Glass
Small Eclissi Vase in Red, Ivory, and Grey by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
The alternating interplay between transparent and opaque colors and Murano crystal give this fattened sphere the identity of Carlo Moretti. A sequence of ivory streaks bound together...
Murano Glass
Small Eclissi Vase in White, Grey, and Black by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
The alternating interplay between transparent and opaque colors and Murano crystal give this fattened sphere the identity of Carlo Moretti. The version in the colors milk white/grey/...
Murano Glass
Large Eclissi Vase in White, Grey and Black by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
The alternating interplay between transparent and opaque colors and Murano crystal give this fattened sphere the identity of Carlo Moretti. The version in the colors milk white/grey/...
Murano Glass
Small Ellisse Vase in Blue and White by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Created as the evolution of the Ogiva vase, Ellisse is an object that, thanks to its complex working while hot, achieves the perfect balance between its chromatic components, arousin...
Murano Glass
Large Ellisse Vase in Blue and White by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Created as the evolution of the Ogiva vase, Ellisse is an object that, thanks to its complex working while hot, achieves the perfect balance between its chromatic components, arousin...
Murano Glass