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.
Bosco Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase in Clear Purple
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Carlo Moretti Bosco contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in clear purple. Bosco can be combined with other Bosco vases, in different colors and sizes, harmoniously. ...
Murano Glass
Multicolored & Opaline Murano Glass bowl by Carlo Moretti, 2002
By Carlo Moretti, Moretti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Large collectible chalice or cup in opaline Murano glass with colored inserts. signature and date engraved on the base. a visible chip on the edge as shown in the photo.
Murano Glass
Italian Satinato Series Glass Bowl attributed to Carlo Moretti, 1970s
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Hamburg, DE
Italian Satinato Series Glass Bowl attributed to Carlo Moretti, 1970s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1970 to 1979 This piece is designed in the style of the selected designer and...
Glass
Bosco Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase in Purple
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Carlo Moretti Bosco contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in purple. Bosco vases can be combined harmoniously in different colors and sizes. ...
Murano Glass
Italian Red & White Murano Incamiciato Glass Bowl by Carlo Moretti, 1959
By Carlo Moretti, Franco Moretti, Moretti
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This medium-sized bowl was made in Italy by Franco and Carlo Moretti in 1959. It belongs to a collection of boxes, flutes, vases and bowls made of sandblasted and incamiciato glass o...
Murano Glass
$1,050 / item
Vola Carlo Moretti Mouth Blown Murano Glass Bowl
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Carlo Moretti Vola mouth blown Murano glass bowl in clear glass with orange, white and red trim.
Murano Glass
Millebolle Bowl with Spotted White Detail by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
A return to the everlasting modernity of crystal. Reviving earlier forms, bubble shaped engraving that is in harmony with the objects’ lines renews them innovatively. Vases and oval bowls...
Crystal
Seguso Murano Sommerso Clear and Purple Twisted Glass Vase
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Barcelona, ES
An eye-catching hand blown Murano twisted vase in clear and purple glass. Attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Italy, 1960s. This art glass vase has...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$180Sale Price|48% Off
H 1.75 in W 4.25 in D 5 in
Murano Glass Archimedes Seguso or Cenedese Opaline Bowl/Ashtray
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Warrenton, OR
Murano Glass Archimedes Seguso or Cenedese (suspected) Opaline Vintage Bowl/Ashtray. ****NOTE: Our Shop is Closing end May; items will not be available thereafter.*** This item pres...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$1,639Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.29 in W 5.91 in D 4.73 in
Italian Venetian Carlo Moretti Green Murano Scavo Art Glass Vase
By Carlo Moretti, Moretti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Carlo Moretti Green Scavo Corroso Art Glass Vase with Handles Hand blown Murano glass scavo bianco corroso vase in acid green color with applied dark green handles. Attributed to Car...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$316Sale Price|40% Off
H 9.85 in Dm 5.32 in
Carlo Moretti Murano Glass Vase, Marbled Decor, Italy, 1960s
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Valencia, VC
A Carlo Moretti beautiful marbled decor Murano glass vase in white and orange. Handmade in the island of Murano, near Venice, Italy, circa the 1960s. A gorgeous, cheerful piece. Di...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Carlo Moretti Murano Satinato Yellow and Blue Glass Pencil-Neck Vase, Italy
By Carlo Moretti
Located in San Diego, CA
Striking vintage Italian Murano glass vase by Carlo Moretti, circa 1970s. Hand-blown in vivid citron-yellow glass with Moretti's characteristic acid-etched Satinato finish, the vase ...
Blown Glass
Rare Colorful Blue Carlo Moretti Satinato Murano Glass Pencil Vase
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Rare, large Mid-Century Modern vibrant jellybean blue colored / coloured satin Murano glass pencil neck vases by Carlo Moretti (1934-2008), circa 1970. An absolutely bold yet elegant design with the use of bright, vivid blue combined with the bulbous shape and thin pencil neck finished in a satin matt frosted glass for which Carlo Moretti was famous for. Marked with the original Carlo Moretti sticker on the base. Extremely rare to find in this 1.5 foot height - the second image shows this vase with the more common size of vase. Measurements: 46 cm tall. 9.2 cm wide. The green vase...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,950
H 2.84 in Dm 7.49 in
Large Seguso White 'a Scavo' Murano Glass Bowl Attributed to Maurizio Albarelli
By Maurizio Albarelli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Large and heavy 'a Scavo' white colored / coloured glass bowl or dish attributed to Maurizio Albarelli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, Italy, circa ...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Bowl Italy, 1970s
By Murano 5
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
This vintage Murano glass bowl, crafted with filigree glass and a twisted stripe pattern in a blueish hue, is a rare and elegant piece of glass art from Italy in the 1970s. Likely ha...
Murano Glass
$299Sale Price|34% Off
H 2.84 in Dm 5.79 in
Mouth Blown Swedish Art Glass Bowl, Murano Sommerso Style, 1950s
By ASEA, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Mouth blown Swedish modern encased vivid blue art glass bowl in Murano Sommerso style. Round shape with large frills around the edge and multiple symmetrical waves decorating the ext...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Monoliti Magma Carlo Moretti Murano Glass Sculpture
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
One of a kind Murano crystal multicolored sculpture created in 2017. Carlo Moretti: An artisan factory Strolling afoot through the foundations of Murano, the visitor provi...
Crystal
Murano Glass Hand-Cut Vase by Carlo Moretti, Italy, 1970s
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Beautiful murano glass vase by Carlo Moretti made in Italy in the 1970s. Carlo Moretti is a “factory of originals” founded in 1958 by Carlo and Giovanni Moretti, combining innovation...
Murano Glass
$425 / item
H 7.48 in Dm 5.51 in
Orion Carlo Moretti Murano Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Carlo Moretti Orion Murano contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in clear with blue and red swirls. Part of the I Piccoli collection, small objects in size but give considerabl...
Murano Glass
Carlo Moretti Large Murano Marble Glass Bowl Vide-Poche Pocket tray, Italy, 1960
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Vienna, AT
A large Murano art glass bowl or vide poche / pocket tray, handcrafted in Italy by Carlo Moretti in the early 1960s. Made in Murano/Venice, this piece showcases an unusual and elegan...
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Blue Shell Pocket Tray in Murano Glass by Carlo Moretti from the 1960s
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Milano, MI
Pocket tray in light blue Murano glass, made by Carlo Moretti in the 1960s Measures: Ø 6 cm H 19 cm Charles Nason, born in Murano in 1935 from on...
Murano Glass
Signed Italian Carlo Moretti Murano Glass Bowl
By Carlo Moretti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A unique and desirable glass bowl by Carlo Moretti. The piece is oblong and a wonderful addition to many settings, as a fruit bowl, center piece or purely as decorative art. Italian Murano glass and stunning. Since the founding of Carlo Moretti by the Moretti family in 1959, the Carlo Moretti Murano...
Murano Glass
Affresco Centerpiece in Blue, Red and Transparent crystal by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Affresco Murano crystal centerpiece bowl.
Glass
Bowl Glass Italy 1960s-1970s Carlo Moretti Murano Manufacture
By Lavorazione Arte Murano, Carlo Moretti
Located in Milano, IT
Big transparent glass bowl with spiral decoration. Author's signature engraved under the base.
Glass
Sold
H 11.81 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Bosco Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase in Clear Beige
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Carlo Moretti Bosco contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in clear beige. Bosco can be combined with other sizes and colors harmoniously. ...
Murano Glass
Sold
H 13.39 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Bosco Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase in Orange
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Carlo Moretti Bosco contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in orange. Bosco can be combined with other Bosco vases, sizes and colors, harmoniously. ...
Murano Glass