Renato Toso Racks and Stands
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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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Steel
1940s Vintage Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Brass, Copper
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Brass, Steel
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Clay, Pottery
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Murano Glass
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Terracotta
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Renato Toso Racks and Stands
Aluminum
