Renato Toso Furniture

Italian, b. 1940

Italian designer and architect Renato Toso creates beautiful mid-century modern and modern pendant lights and sconces out of creamy Murano glass. His designs have a chic retro appeal characterized by soft curves and effortless elegance. He is part of the design firm Toso, Massari & Associates, which he founded with his wife, designer Giovanna Noti Massari.

Toso was born in 1940 in Murano, Italy. Murano is a Venetian island with a long glassmaking tradition. Both Toso and Massari studied architecture in Venice and founded Toso, Massari & Associati in 1966. The studio specializes in architecture and lighting design for interior and industrial spaces.

Toso, Massari & Associati has partnered with numerous companies over the years, including lighting company Leucos, which Toso and Massari participated in founding. The studio has designed collections for historic lighting manufacturer Vistosi, one of Murano’s most prominent glassmakers. In 2007, Toso, Massari & Associati created a series of modular lamps called Ecos for the company. This series was followed up in 2013 by the Noon lamp collection, based on the moon’s phases.

The studio has won first place in several design competitions and shows, including the Venice Biennale, the Milan Triennial XII and the National Design Competition in Trieste. Its work has been exhibited at the Louvre in Paris, the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Palazzo Grassi in Venice.

Today, Toso and Massari’s children — Anna, Marco, Pio and Tito —are all part of Toso, Massari & Associati.

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Renato Toso furniture for sale on 1stDibs.

Renato Toso furniture 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 Renato Toso furniture, although black editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 35 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 18 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Renato Toso were created in the modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Tommaso Cimini, Hangar Design Group, and Valentina Giovando. Prices for Renato Toso furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $592 and can go as high as $13,426, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,322.