Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
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 Platters and Serveware
Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Glass
19th Century Chinese Antique Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Blown Glass
20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Copper
2010s Italian Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Blown Glass
Late 19th Century Italian Rustic Antique Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Brass, Copper
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Metal, Gold Plate
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century French Bohemian Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary French Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Art Glass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Blown Glass
Mid-20th Century French Simone Crestani Platters and Serveware
Cut Glass
