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Flavio Poli Decorative Objects

Italian, 1900-1984

Italian glass artist Flavio Poli’s innovative use of the sommerso technique during the 1950s added a dimension of exquisite beauty and refined elegance to mid-century-era Murano glass design. Today Poli’s vintage table lamps, glass vases, ashtrays and other objects are highly collectible.

Born in Chioggia in 1900, Poli attended the prestigious Istituto d’Arte di Venezia where he trained as a ceramist before turning his attention toward glass art. His career in glass began in 1929 when he worked at the Industrie Vetrerie Artistiche Murano, designing and creating large-scale glass sculptures, urns and bowls.

During the 1930s, Poli was a glass artist for manufacturer Barovier, Seguso and Ferro (later known as Seguso Vetri d’Arte), where he worked alongside pioneering glass master Archimede Seguso. Poli was later appointed artistic director at the Venetian glassworks.

Inspired by Seguso, Poli began to experiment with his own glassblowing techniques. In the 1950s, he helped popularize the decades-old sommerso style, which sees overlapping layers of transparent handblown glass melded through a heating process and immersed in pots of molten colored glass. The style yields a sophisticated and mesmerizing effect — it's as if colored fluids have been trapped inside the layers of clear glass. Poli made use of variations on the technique in many of his pieces, including in designs for vases, bowls, sculptures and more.

Poli’s unparalleled designs and innovative work with the sommerso technique garnered numerous awards and accolades throughout his career. He won five Grand Prix awards at the Milan Triennale and was awarded the Compasso d’Oro prize in 1954. Poli’s designs were also presented at the World’s Fair in Brussels and the Venice Biennale in 1958.

Today, Poli’s work can be found in museums around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Murano Glass Museum in Venice, Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi in Rome and the National Gallery of Victoria in Australia.

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Creator: Flavio Poli
Flavio Poli Squared Sommerso Vase, Murano Glass, Italy, 1958
Flavio Poli Squared Sommerso Vase, Murano Glass, Italy, 1958

Flavio Poli Squared Sommerso Vase, Murano Glass, Italy, 1958

By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte

Located in Zurich, CH

Flavio Poli for Seguso Italian (1900-1984) Squared Sommerso Vase (c. 1958) glass incised to underside: Flavio Poli/ Seguso Murano height:11.5 cm Incised signature to underside 'Flav...

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1950s Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Italian Vetri d'Arte Seguso Glass Art by Flavio Poli
Italian Vetri d'Arte Seguso Glass Art by Flavio Poli

Italian Vetri d'Arte Seguso Glass Art by Flavio Poli

By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli

Located in bari, IT

Gorgeous submerged glass vase from the 1960s Flavio Poli for Seguso.

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Flavio Poli Sommerso “Teardrop” vase Murano glass Seguso Italy 1960
Flavio Poli Sommerso “Teardrop” vase Murano glass Seguso Italy 1960

Flavio Poli Sommerso “Teardrop” vase Murano glass Seguso Italy 1960

By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli

Located in Etten-Leur, NL

Beautiful “teardrop” glass vase designed by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte and made in Murano, close to Venetia, Italy 1950. This captivating Sommerso vase showcases the masterf...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects

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Glass

Flavio Poli, vase from 'A Fasce Ritorte' series, ca. 1955
Flavio Poli, vase from 'A Fasce Ritorte' series, ca. 1955

Flavio Poli, vase from 'A Fasce Ritorte' series, ca. 1955

By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli

Located in Zurich, CH

Flavio Poli (1900-1984), large vase from 'A Fasce Ritorte' series, ca. 1955 model no. 44938 polychrome glass with colourless overlay produced by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Murano, Italy 44...

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1950s Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Extremely Rare Flavio Poli Glass Lion, 1930
Extremely Rare Flavio Poli Glass Lion, 1930

Extremely Rare Flavio Poli Glass Lion, 1930

By Flavio Poli

Located in Rome, IT

Lion Flavio Poli 1930 white glass "sommerso" Manufactured by IVAM Murano Measures: 39 x17 cm repaired with resin on a foreleg and in a part of the crest Literature: i...

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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects

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Sommerso, Glass

Large Flavio Poli Murano glass amber circa 1950 center piece.
Large Flavio Poli Murano glass amber circa 1950 center piece.

Large Flavio Poli Murano glass amber circa 1950 center piece.

By Flavio Poli

Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ

Incredible center piece amber in Murano glass by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri dArte circa 1950.

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1950s Italian International Style Vintage Flavio Poli Decorative Objects

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Murano Glass

Flavio Poli decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.

Flavio Poli decorative objects 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 Flavio Poli decorative objects, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original decorative objects by Flavio Poli 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 decorative objects by Alfredo Barbini, Aldo Londi, and Ercole Barovier. Prices for Flavio Poli decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $290 and can go as high as $44,542, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $982.