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.
Sicily Handmade Glass and Wood Side Table by Simone Crestani & Giordano Viganò
By Giordano Viganò, Simone Crestani
Located in Novedrate, IT
"Sicily" handmade glass and wood side table by Simone Crestani & Giordano Viganò Inspired by the Mediterranean sun, this side table is an unusual combination of glass and wood. A sculpted amethyst glass cactus is rising from an amaranth wood...
Glass, Wood
Venice Wood and Glass Handmade Console by Giordano Viganò & Simone Crestani
By Simone Crestani, Giordano Viganò
Located in Novedrate, IT
Venice is a wood and glass handmade console. An ambitious project to reinterpret a Venetian design from the 17th century with a new and considerably difficult way to use glass...
Blown Glass, Wood
Wood and Glass Coffee Table Handmade by Giordano Viganò and Simone Crestani
By Giordano Viganò, Simone Crestani
Located in Novedrate, IT
Constellation wood and glass coffee table handmade by Giordano Viganò and Simone Crestani. In this coffee table, we used glass and oxidized gold leaf as in...
Glass, Wood
Wood, Glass and Rubber 1970s Coffee Table
By Bernini
Located in Varese, Lombardia
This coffee table was designed and produced in Italy in the 1970s. It is made of beech with a thick glass top. Design based on Japanese furniture co...
Cut Glass, Beech
Midcentury Collapsible Glass and Wood Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This small midcentury wood and glass side table is perfect for that small accent room or home office. The base features a collaps...
Glass, Wood
$770Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 7.09 in W 34.65 in D 34.65 in
Leyva Coffee Table 88 in Glossy White Finish by Giuseppe Viganò
By Giuseppe Viganò 1, Saba Italia
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Leyva table is made of painted iron rod welded into a grille of uniform squares. Sophisticated and unintrusive, Leyva decorates the living room with a light, contemporary touch. The Leyva collection also includes a latticework bookcase with the same design, a cleancut and essential silhouette. Its willowy minimal contours conjure up an airy lightness. Whether it is wall-mounted or free-standing, it will easily blend into any setting. Perfect for modern settings and a seamless solution for industrial surrounds, it could also bestow an unexpected twist on more classical décor. Moveable shelves and the base, for floor version, are in coated sheet metal. The designer Giuseppe Viganò...
Iron
Contemporary Coffee Table, Wood and Glass, Italy
Located in Brussels, BE
Contemporary Coffee Table, Wood and Glass, Italy
Glass, Wood
1980s Italian Postmodern Lacquered Wood and Glass Console
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Italian Postmodern Lacquered Wood and Glass Console Offered for sale is a 1980s Italian black lacquered wood console table. The table's sinuous curved ends hold a substantial...
Glass, Wood, Lacquer
Midcentury Designer Wood and Glass Coffee Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This incredibly unique coffee table features a wood base with a thick glass top. Perfect for any modern living room or TV room. This piece is sure to strike a conversation every time...
Glass, Wood
$560Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 17.5 in Dm 15 in
Bare a Handmade Wood Side Table Available in Custom Sizing and Finishes by Laylo
By Laylo Studio
Located in Chicago, IL
Size: 15" diameter top x 17.5" tall Shown in natural walnut, natural cherry and ebonized walnut This solid wood side table features hand-turned, tapered legs joined to a simple...
Cherry, Walnut
$3,859Sale Price / item|20% Off
H 20.08 in W 16.15 in D 16.15 in
Trunk-Styled Burke side table leather wood Handmade in Portugal by Wood Tailors
Located in RIO TINTO, PT
Member of the Brooks Gentleman Club, Edmund Burke was an Irish statesman, philosopher, and political theorist, known for his influential writings on aesthetics, conservatism, and the...
Brass
$88,000 / set
H 37.5 in W 59 in D 17.75 in
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa Rare Pair of Ash Wood Consoles, Italy, 1950s
By Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gio Ponti for Giordano Chiesa rare and important pair of ash wood console tables each with two drawers and six legs ending in brass sabots, Italy, circa 1955. These exquisite sculpt...
Brass
$11,000
H 34.5 in W 55.25 in D 15.75 in
Fine French Wood, Bronze and Glass Console by Garouste and Bonetti
By Elizabeth Garouste and Mattia Bonetti
Located in Long Island City, NY
Elizabeth Garouste (born 1949) & Mattia Bonetti (born 1952) - A fine 1990s glass top console - Model Concerto - with 3 stained beech legs adorned with cast bronze decorations. Stampe...
Bronze
Contemporary Handmade Side Table, Copper and Tzalam Wood
By Laura Noriega
Located in Guadalajara, Jal.
"Venus" auxiliary tables in copper hammered by hand are inspired by the planet Venus, so bright that it can be seen during the day as the luminous beautiful copper as light as its symbol; stylized representation contained by a circle with a small cross below. Measure: 60cm. Shapes and tones that inspire “Venus” tables...
Copper
$3,194
H 21.26 in W 20.87 in D 19.69 in
Side Table by Giuseppi Scapinelli, in Wood and Glass, Brazil, 1950's
By Giuseppe Scapinelli
Located in Uithoorn, NL
Side Table by Giuseppi Scapinelli, in Wood and Glass, Brazil, 1950's This sculptural side table by Giuseppe Scapinelli was made in Brazil in the 1950's. The piece is crafted from so...
Glass, Wood
Sold
H 25.6 in W 23.63 in D 13.78 in
Sicily Handmade Glass and Wood Side Table by Simone Crestani & Giordano Viganò
By Giordano Viganò, Simone Crestani
Located in Novedrate, IT
"Sicily" handmade glass and wood side table by Simone Crestani & Giordano Viganò Inspired by the Mediterranean sun, this side table is an unusual combination of glass and wood. A s...
Glass, Wood