Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Artist, designer and glass virtuoso Simone Crestani is a luminary in the world of glass art, combining time-honored tradition with innovative glassblowing techniques to create exquisite sculptures, vessels and modern objets d’art.
Born in 1984 in Marostica, near Venice, Crestani began working with glass at age 15 as an apprentice at the Massimo Lunardon glass factory. Following a 10-year apprenticeship, Crestani opened his atelier and studio in Camisano Vicentino in northern Italy in 2010.
Dedicated to research and exploring new glassblowing methods, Crestani has moved away from working with traditional Murano glass to borosilicate glass, using a specialized flameworking technique he calls “hollow sculpture.”
By using borosilicate glass, which is nearly unbreakable, Crestani can shape and mold his pieces with extraordinary detail. Nature inspires many of his works, such as his Serpentine barware, bird decanters, octopus-inspired Polpo pitchers, antler-topped Africa Trophy bottles, molecular Alchemica glassware line and beautiful candelabras adorned with roses. Other notable Crestani creations include his luminous E-Sumi wall sconces and table lamps, influenced by traditional Japanese sumi-e paintings.
Crestani has collaborated with leading designers such as Giordano Viganò, with whom he made several sculptural wood and glass tables, and Italian glass expert Roberto Giulio Rida for Bernd Goeckler Antiques’ Duetto collection. Among its pieces are the bonsai-like Avatar chandelier and the Scarabei mirror, with glass scarabs embedded in its circular frame.
Since 2006, Crestani’s works have been shown in solo and group exhibitions around the world, including PAD Paris, the Venice Biennale and Salon Art + Design in New York.
On 1stDibs, find a range of Simone Crestani serveware, decorative objects, lighting and more.
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic, Majolica
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Ceramic
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Art Glass
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Stainless Steel
1890s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Blown Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Simone Crestani Bowls and Baskets
Glass
