Tomaso Buzzi Glass

Italian, 1900-1981

Architect, urban planner, glass, furniture and landscape designer, and interior decorator — Tomaso Buzzi was a 20th-century renaissance man. Buzzi, along with his frequent collaborator Gio Ponti, led Italy’s Novecento Milanese movement of the 1920s and ‘30s — an approximate equivalent to France’s Art Deco movement. While Buzzi is prized for chairs, tables and other furnishings that modernized the majestic lines of 18th-century designs, he is best known for the remarkable, jewel-toned glassware he produced in a two-year stint as the artistic director of the Venini glassworks on the Venetian island of Murano.

Buzzi was born in 1900 in the town of Sondrio in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. He studied at the Milan Polytechnic, and soon after he graduated joined a lively Milanese decorative arts scene. In 1927, he and Ponti joined fellow designers Paolo Venini and Michele Marelli to form a design collaborative called Il Labirinto (the Labyrinth), Italy’s answer to the Wiener Werkstätte. In 1932, when Venini's glass company lost the design services of the sculptor Napoleone Martinuzzi, who left to start his own factory, he turned to Buzzi. The young architect’s careful study of lighting design and a love for experimentation yielded major innovations in Murano glass fixtures. The forms of his wares were inspired by sources from antiquity as diverse as Persian urns and animal-shaped Etruscan jugs. Buzzi developed a complex glass-layering method that produced deep, glowing pastel colors that ran from pink to peach, to sea-green and slate blue.

Buzzi furniture has a noteworthy elegance and nobility. Delicate chairs with arrow-shaped backs and elaborate burled wood armoires are typical of his aesthetic, and would add a sophisticated note to any room, modern or traditional. And an exemplary piece of Buzzi’s vibrant, lustrous glassware would merit a place of honor in every design collection.

Creator: Tomaso Buzzi

Vintage Green Cased Alga Glass Vase with Gold Leaf by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini

$3,388

Vintage Green Cased Alga Glass Vase with Gold Leaf by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini

By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

Made in Italy, Murano, 1930s. Between 1932 and 1933 the Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi, a spirited protagonist of the Milan “neoclassicist” movement, a friend and associate of Gio Ponti, and a partner of Il Labirinto, established a fruitful collaboration with the Venini glassware company, which would continue, albeit episodically, in later years. The architect’s creative contribution was evident both in the glass forms and in their innovative manufacturing technique. When Buzzi arrived at the Venini company in Murano, in 1932, he brought with him a remarkable cultural baggage and a thorough knowledge of ancient art, particularly the Etruscan period...

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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Gold Leaf

Green Cased Alga Glass Vase with Gold Leaf by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini

$3,267

Green Cased Alga Glass Vase with Gold Leaf by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini

By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Gold Leaf

Glass Vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini

$3,800

Glass Vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini

By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi

Located in New York, NY

"Incamiciato" Italian art glass vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini. Cased glass, clear, white and grey, deep purple foot. Marked: Venini itali...

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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Art Glass

"Incamiciato" Italian Art Glass Vase by Tomaso Buzzi

$3,800

"Incamiciato" Italian Art Glass Vase by Tomaso Buzzi

By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi

Located in New York, NY

"Incamiciato" Italian Art glass vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini. Clear, white and purple. With original label. Signed: Venini Italia '85.

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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Art Glass

Model 3321 Red and Black Glass Vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini, 1950s

$5,950

Model 3321 Red and Black Glass Vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini, 1950s

By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A rare Rosa e Negro model number 3321 glass vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini. 1950s or 1960s. Unsigned. (Likely originally bore a factory sticker.) Base has a rough pontil mark an...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Art Glass

Fasce Ritorte Red Blue Green Murano Glass Vase Fulvio Bianconi Attributed Venini

$7,000

H 8 in Dm 5.5 in

Fasce Ritorte Red Blue Green Murano Glass Vase Fulvio Bianconi Attributed Venini

By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi

Located in Topeka, KS

Fabulous hand blown Murano glass vase in the fasce ritorte model 4410 style and attributed to Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. This vase is, however, not signed. It is in fabulous condition without chip, crack, or chigger. It does have some shelf wear to bottom, circa 1950s. Holy cow...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Blown Glass

Modern Italian Murano Barovier Toso Art Glass Vase

$975

H 3.5 in W 3.5 in D 3.25 in

Modern Italian Murano Barovier Toso Art Glass Vase

By Barovier&Toso

Located in New York, NY

This beautiful attributed to Barovier e Toso, small and substantial Modern Italian Murano art glass vase with a controlled bubble design and a pink 'Ombre' coloring with shimmering g...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

Black and White Art Glass Vase in the Venini Style

$350

H 5.5 in Dm 6 in

Black and White Art Glass Vase in the Venini Style

By Venini

Located in New York, NY

A striking black and white 'handkerchief' art glass vase or vessel in the style of 20th century Italian designer, Venini. Very good condition as shown in images. No chips noted. Dimensions: 6" depth x 5.5" height. - Other white art glass vases shown available separately. - Black cocktail table shown search 1stDibs ref. #: LU1314224058842 - Italian glass...

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Early 2000s Modern Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Art Glass

Venini Style Italian Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase

$475

H 3.75 in Dm 4.19 in

Venini Style Italian Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase

By Venini

Located in New York, NY

A beautiful Italian Murano fazzoletto (handkerchief) vase in clear/transparent art glass with alternating stripes of white, light blue and light pink...

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Large Tessuto Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano

$4,325

H 12.72 in Dm 4.73 in

Large Tessuto Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano

By Venini, Carlo Scarpa

Located in Berghuelen, DE

Large Tessuto Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano Item e7111 A rare example of the 'Tessuto' series designed by Carlo Scarpa ca. 1940. Manufactured by Venini Murano Venice. Thin v...

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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

"Pezzato" Vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini

$8,227

H 9.45 in Dm 5.12 in

"Pezzato" Vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini

By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi

Located in Milan, IT

Remarkable "Pezzato" vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini. Signed with three-line acid stamp to underside.

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1950s Italian Vintage Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Murano Glass

Italian Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase Venini Style

$750Sale Price|40% Off

H 6.5 in Dm 6.5 in

Italian Murano Art Glass Handkerchief Vase Venini Style

By Venini

Located in New York, NY

An Italian Murano art glass 'handkerchief' vase in the style of Venini, circa mid to late-20th century, Italy. This is a finely handcrafted Murano art glass vase in clear/transparent...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

"Tessuto Velato", Iconic Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini

$5,614Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.85 in Dm 4.73 in

"Tessuto Velato", Iconic Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini

By Venini, Carlo Scarpa

Located in Bochum, NRW

A "tessuto velato" iconic piece by Carlo Scarpa for Venini. Clear glass with green and black or green and white, vertically fused threads.(essuto). Opaque surface matt finish, horiz...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Handblown Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi & Venini

$5,790

H 14 in W 9.5 in D 4.25 in

Handblown Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi & Venini

By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini

Located in New York, NY

Elegant, Italian Mid-century, hand blown Murano Amphora form, glass vase in the Modern Neoclassical style designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini, c...

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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Murano Glass

Vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini, Italy, 1985

$1,548

H 11.42 in W 9.45 in D 3.55 in

Vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini, Italy, 1985

By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi

Located in Milan, IT

Vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini. Part of the Blue Catalog production, this piece was originally designed in 1933.

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1980s Italian Vintage Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Murano Glass

Venini Bolle Glass Vase in Pink and White by Tapio Wirkkala

$2,464 / item

H 8.27 in Dm 5.12 in

Venini Bolle Glass Vase in Pink and White by Tapio Wirkkala

By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Bolle Glass vase series, designed by Tapio Wirkkala and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1966. Iconic masterpieces available in 5 different shapes. Indoor use only....

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Glass

Murano Glass Vase by Venini and Co Italian, Mid century circa 1940

$340

H 8.07 in Dm 3.44 in

Murano Glass Vase by Venini and Co Italian, Mid century circa 1940

By Venini

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very good mid-20th century Murano Italian art glass cylinder vase that we attribute to Venini and Co. made circa 1940. The vase is c...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Glass

Previously Available Items

Italian Mid Century Modern Venini White Glass Vase by Tomaso Buzzi, 1983

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H 35.56 in Dm 16.51 in

Italian Mid Century Modern Venini White Glass Vase by Tomaso Buzzi, 1983

By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi

Located in Byron Bay, NSW

"Incamiciato" Italian art glass vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini. Stunning white glass in original Venini box and with "Certificate of Authenticity."

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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Tomaso Buzzi for Venini Laguna Vase

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H 10.75 in Dm 4.75 in

Tomaso Buzzi for Venini Laguna Vase

By Tomaso Buzzi

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Amazing Tomaso Buzzi Laguna Vase signed with three line acid stamp "Venini murano Italia"

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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Tomaso Buzzi Glass

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Glass

Tomaso Buzzi glass for sale on 1stDibs.

Tomaso Buzzi glass 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 Tomaso Buzzi glass, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original glass by Tomaso Buzzi were created in the modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider glass by Tobia Scarpa, Marina Angelin, and Alberto Donà. Prices for Tomaso Buzzi glass can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,953 and can go as high as $5,950, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,800.