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Gae Aulenti Vases and Vessels

Italian, 1927-2012

The Italian architect and designer Gae Aulenti will forever be best remembered for her work with museums, in particular her 1980–86 renovation of a Beaux Arts Paris train station to create the galleries of the Musée d’Orsay. Aulenti — whose first name, short for Gaetana, is pronounced “guy” — should also be recalled for her tough intellectual spirit and for working steadily when few women found successful architectural careers in postwar Italy.

After she graduated from the Milan Polytechic in 1954, Aulenti opened an architectural office. She also joined the staff of the progressive architectural magazine Casabella, whose editorial line was that the establishment, orthodox modernism of Le Corbusier and the Bauhaus, had outlived it usefulness. When their movement for fresh approaches to architecture and design received a sympathetic hearing, Aulenti found patrons — most prominently Gianni Agnelli, of Fiat, who later employed her to renovate the Palazzo Grassi in Venice for use as an arts exhibition space.

Commissions for showrooms and other corporate spaces brought Aulenti to furniture design. She felt that furniture should never dominate a room. Her chairs and sofas — low-slung, with rounded enameled metal frames and ample seats — and tables, particularly her 1972 marble Jumbo coffee table for Knoll, project solidity and sturdiness. In lighting design, however, Aulenti is bravura.

Each work has a marvelous sculptural presence. Pieces such as her Pipistrello table lamp and Quadrifoglio pendant are a perfect marriage of organically shaped glass and high-tech fixtures. Others have a futuristic elegance — and some even have a touch of personality. Aulenti’s Pileino and La Ruspa table lamps each look almost like little robots. Her lighting pieces are an artful grace note in the career of a woman who believed in strength.

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Creator: Gae Aulenti
"Giova" Table Lamp + Flower Pot Designed by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte
"Giova" Table Lamp + Flower Pot Designed by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte

"Giova" Table Lamp + Flower Pot Designed by Gae Aulenti for FontanaArte

By Fontana Arte, Gae Aulenti

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Giova" is a refined table lamp and flower pot hybrid piece of design, designed by Gae Aulenti and manufactured by FontanaArte, featuring a chromed metal base, a middle globe in transparent blown glass, an inner globe in polished white opaline glass, an upper half-sphere in pink blown glass with decorative bubbles, black power cable, plug and switch. Its lighting source is 1 x 100W 230V E27 (HA, FL, LED). DIMENSIONS: Ø 19.7", H. 23.2" "Giova" marks the debut of Gae Aulenti in the field of lighting design. Available in two sizes, it is both a lamp and a luminous sculpture. Placed on a metal base, a transparent bowl containing a sphere of white opal glass, which in turn houses the light source. Placed above there's a smaller bowl in blown "pulegoso" glass, meaning "with irregular bubbles", which serves as a flower vase. Now also available with gray "pulegoso" glass and a gold finished base. GAE AULENTI graduated from Milan Polytechnic in 1953 and since 1956 has been working there designing for architecture, interior and industrial design and theatre scenery. In the early eighties she was the artistic director at FontanaArte, creating timeless lamps and furnishing elements for the company that are still in the catalogue. In particular: Giova lamp...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Gae Aulenti Vases and Vessels

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1970 Neverrino Gae Aulenti Italian Design Murrine Murano Glass Vase

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"Polpo" iridato glass vase, Gae Aulenti, 2006, 20/99 by Venini
"Polpo" iridato glass vase, Gae Aulenti, 2006, 20/99 by Venini

"Polpo" iridato glass vase, Gae Aulenti, 2006, 20/99 by Venini

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'Riccio' Vase by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Italy 2003
'Riccio' Vase by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Italy 2003

'Riccio' Vase by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Italy 2003

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Located in Hellouw, NL

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Large Spherical Vase Geacolor by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Murano, 1995
Large Spherical Vase Geacolor by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Murano, 1995

Large Spherical Vase Geacolor by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Murano, 1995

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Large Spherical Vase Geacolor by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Murano, 1997
Large Spherical Vase Geacolor by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Murano, 1997

Large Spherical Vase Geacolor by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Murano, 1997

By Venini, Gae Aulenti

Located in Berghuelen, DE

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Gae Aulenti Vases and Vessels

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Gae Aulenti, "Pulegoso" Venini Glass Vase, 1995
Gae Aulenti, "Pulegoso" Venini Glass Vase, 1995

Gae Aulenti, "Pulegoso" Venini Glass Vase, 1995

By Gae Aulenti

Located in Paris, FR

Gae Aulenti, "Pulegoso" Venini Glass Vase, 1995 Cased glass, clear and red air bubbles. Marked: Venini Millenium III / Limited series : n°53/99 / Signed Gae Aulenti (engraved). Pic...

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1990s Italian Post-Modern Gae Aulenti Vases and Vessels

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'Pulpo' Vase by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Italy 2006
'Pulpo' Vase by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Italy 2006

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By Gae Aulenti, Venini

Located in Hellouw, NL

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Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Gae Aulenti Vases and Vessels

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Murano glass vase Neverrino by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi   , 1970s

Murano glass vase Neverrino by Gae Aulenti for Vistosi   , 1970s

By Gae Aulenti, Vistosi

Located in Padova, IT

Gae Aulenti, pseudonym of Gaetana Emilia Aulenti (1927 - 2012), was an Italian designer and architect, particularly dedicated to the theme of architectural staging and restoration. C...

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Gae Aulenti, "Pulegoso" Venini Glass Vase, 1995
Gae Aulenti, "Pulegoso" Venini Glass Vase, 1995

Gae Aulenti, "Pulegoso" Venini Glass Vase, 1995

By Gae Aulenti

Located in Paris, FR

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Gae Aulenti vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.

Gae Aulenti vases and vessels 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 Gae Aulenti vases and vessels, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 4 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 2 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original vases and vessels by Gae Aulenti were created in the modern style in italy during the late 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider vases and vessels by Mario Vallè, Philippe Starck, and Marina Angelin. Prices for Gae Aulenti vases and vessels can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,700 and can go as high as $6,990, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,768.