Venini
Italian
Beginning in the 1930s — and throughout the postwar years especially — Venini & Co. played a leading role in the revival of Italy’s high-end glass industry, pairing innovative modernist designers with the skilled artisans in the centuries-old glass workshops on the Venetian island of Murano. While the company’s founder, Paolo Venini (1895–1959), was himself a highly talented glassware designer, his true genius was to invite forward-thinking Italian and international designers to Murano’s hallowed workshops to create Venini pieces — among them Giò Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearnsof the United States and Fulvio Bianconi.
Paolo Venini trained and practiced as a lawyer for a time, though his family had been involved with glassmaking for generations. After initially buying a share in a Venetian glass firm, he took over the company as his own in 1925, and under his direction it produced mainly classical Baroque designs. In 1932, he hired the young Carlo Scarpa— who would later distinguish himself as an architect — as his lead designer. Scarpa, working in concert with practiced glass artisans, completely modernized Venini, introducing simple, pared-down forms; bright primary colors; and bold patterns such as stripes, banding and abstract compositions that utilized cross sections of murrine (glass rods).
Paolo Venini’s best designs are thought to be his two-color Clessidre hourglasses, produced from 1957 onward, and the Fazzoletto (“handkerchief”) vase, designed with Bianconi in 1949. Bianconi’s masterworks are considered by many to be his Pezzato works — colorful vases with patterns that resemble those of a patchwork quilt. Other noteworthy and highly collectible vintage Venini works include Ponti’s dual-tone stoppered bottles (circa 1948); rare glass sculptures from the Doge series by Stearns, the first American to design for the firm; Vignelli’s striped lanterns of the 1960s; the Occhi vases with eyelet-shaped patterns by Tobia Scarpa (son of Carlo); and, with their almost zen purity, the Bolle (“bubbles”) bottles designed by Wirkkala in 1968.
With these works — and many others by some of the creative titans of the 20th and 21st century — Venini has produced one of the truly great bodies of work in modern design.
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Creator: Venini
Vintage Red Murano Glass Vase by Tobia Scarpa for Venini, 1960
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
A particular vintage vase in Murano glass by Tobia Scarpa for Venini, designed in 1960. The vase was made with the techniques of blown glass and Murrina. The vase by Tobia Scarpa has...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Esprit XL Original Glass Flower Chandelier Toni Zuccheri, Italy 1970
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
Original vintage 39" iconic Esprit ball chandelier in wonderful refurbished condition, Venini 1960-1970
Early, very rare version of a giant Esprit chandelier designed by Toni Zucche...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Brass, Steel, Nickel
Simbiosi Artist Proof Glass and Marble Sculpture by Emmanuel Babled for Venini
By Emmanuel Babled, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Simbiosi is an edition of unique glass and marble pieces, marrying the two materials into vases It is in the border between manufactured products and one of sculptures. The functiona...
Category
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Venini
Materials
Carrara Marble
Pigmenti Large Vase in Glazed Grape Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With the Pigmenti collection, Venini aims to send out a sign of renewal through the development of a classic form as the expression of a contemporary interior design accessory. PIGME...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Glass
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in aquamarine designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1930. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room.
Dimensions: 26 cm diameter x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Murano Jade Green White Micro Ribbons Italian Art Glass Bowl Dish Set
By Fulvio Bianconi, Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Priced Per Set (3 sets available). Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown jade green and white micro thread Zanfirico ribbons Italian art glass bowl and dish set. Signed "Venini Italia"...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini
Materials
Art Glass, Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Italian Murano Glass Globe by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
1960s Italian Murano glass globe by Venini.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Murano Glass
Tina Marie Aufiero for Venini Pair of White and Blue Glass Wall Lights
By Venini
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Tina Marie Aufiero for Venini, pair of sconces, in glass, Italy 1985.
Elegant pair of wall-lights in white and blue colored glass by the Italian manufacturer Venini. These lights ...
Category
1980s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Glass
Venini Vintage Green Pair of Table Lamps with White Frosted Murano Glass Shades
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Do you want elegance and emerald green highlights in your room accents? Not just a pair of lamps, this is sculptural and ornamental lighting. A rare Italian Minimalist pair of lamps ...
Category
1990s Italian Organic Modern Venini
Materials
Brass
Tobia Scarpa Vase "Occhi" for Venini, circa 1960
By Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A white "occhi" murrine vase designed by Tobia Scarpa in 1960, manufactured by Venini, Venice, circa 1960. Acid stamped signature "Venini Murano Italia" on the base (almost not visib...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini
Materials
Art Glass
Petit Midcentury Venini Murano Blown Glass Table Lamp, 1950s, Italy
By Venini
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Elegant table lamp manufactured in Murano by Venini, Italy. Made of mouth-blown clear glass. The lamp provides smooth and wonderful light. The lamp is in excellent condition - fully ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Midcentury Wall Sconces by Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Bridgewater, CT
Midcentury wall sconces by Toni Zuccheri
Brass structure with Murano glass diffusers.
Produced by Venini Italy in 1960s.
Measures: Height 14", width 8", depth 4.5".
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Glass
Riccardo Licata for Venini Murano Doppio Incalmo Murrine Italian Art Glass Vase
By Riccardo Licata, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Exceptional, rare vintage Murano hand blown white and yellow murrines Italian art glass flower vase. Documented to designer and painter Riccardo Licata for Venini, 1955-1956, in the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa Mezza Filigrana Vanity Mirror for Venini, circa 1935
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Englewood, NJ
A fine Italian Mid Century Modern glass "Mezza Filigrana" vanity mirror designed by, Carlo Scarpa for Venini. The mirror frame is internally decorated with pink lattice decoration an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Venini
Materials
Brass
Venini 'Torciglione' Murano Glass Photo Frame with Gold Flakes
By Venini
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
A signed Venini twisted rope or Torciglione glass photo/picture frame with gold flakes.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Simira Model by Alessandro Mendini for Venini.
By Alessandro Mendini, Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Vase model Simira filigree glass and solid glass base molded to the wheel, circa 1987- 1988. Signed.
Biography
Alessandro Mendini was born in Milan in 1931. After a long experience...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Glass
Vintage Venini Murano Fulvio Bianconi Incalmo Mouth Blown Glass Vase
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brussels, BE
Among the many designs and different techniques he experimented within his collaboration with Venini, Fulvio Bianconi used the "A incalmo" technique which requires great mastery from...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Toni Zuccheri Wall Lights for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Rare pair of Murano glass wall lamps by Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
Thick molded crystal shaded are hinged to the wall plate.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini
Materials
Metal
Monofiore Carnevale Tall Glass Vase in Sapphire by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and thin funneled neck with textured hexagonal shaped pattern atop surface of glass in sapphire. Featured in sapphire colored glass and designed in 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Art Glass
Blue Murano Glass Pair of Sconces by Venini
By Venini
Located in Dallas, TX
Pair of colored Polihedral Mid-Century Modern Murano glass wall sconces, by Venini, Italy 1970s.
This Venini design was first shown in the 1958 Brussels Exhibition, in the Italian Pa...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Metal
Venini Fungo Pendant Light in Gray and White by Massimo Vignelli
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass hanging pendant or suspension light with an interesting shape and two-tone coloring. Its sleek design and muted color pallette make it a modern, simple and understated lighting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Art Glass
Night in Venice Candleholder in Tea Balloton Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The warm glow of candles meets glass etched using the special Balloton technique. Its light flickers and dances, casting a multitude of reflections on the refined tea, red, grape or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Glass
Gemme Short Glass Vase in Grass Green by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in grass green designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Art Glass
Murano, Venini "Puzzle" Mouth Blown Glass Centerpiece by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
Puzzle is a piece arising from a series of vases and centerpieces imagined by Ettore Sottsass for Venini at the end of the 2000s.
The base is made of glass and has a coral colour. ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Venini
Materials
Art Glass
One Venini Massimo Vignelli Pendant Lamp, 1960
By Venini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Very nice shaped glass pendant lamp designed by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, Murano, 1960.
This heavy and thick glass lamp has a very nice unusual shape. The lamp gives very nice wa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Two Massimo Vignelli Pendant Lights for Venini
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striped cased glass pendants.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini
Materials
Glass
1950s Venini Vintage Italian Blue & Cream White Pate De Verre Murano Glass Bowl
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century organic modern round bowl in thick Murano glass, custom made for the Hotel des Bains in Venice, a pair is available, realized in ivory cream white glass paste, decorated ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Fulvio Bianconi Murano Pink Incamiciato Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Gorgeous and very large, vintage Murano hand blown pink, opaline white and gold flecks Italian art glass sculptural handkerchief Fazzoletto flower vase. Documented to designer Fulvio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini
Materials
Gold Leaf
Venini Murana Face Glass Vase in Wistaria by Fabio
By Fabio, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with oval body and neck and engraved facial expression designed by Fabio in 2016. Featured in wistaria colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Blue & Gray Incalmo Glass Bolle Vase by Tapio Wirkkala - 503.01
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine blue & gray Incalmo glass vase.
By Tapio Wirkkala for Venini.
Designed in 1966, this vase was issued in 1985.
Model code 503.01.
Simply amazing Venini design!
...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini
Materials
Blown Glass, Art Glass
1960's Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Amsterdam, NH
Looking for lighting that makes an impression? This is the one. From the practical, chunky chain and canopy, underneath we get to a spectacular arrangement of hanging crystal-glass c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini
Materials
Brass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Indigo by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Glass
Acqua Small Vase in Crystal and Grape Murano Glass by Michela Cattai
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Its shapes take their cue from nature in Japan, nodding to the pebbles and water flowing in mountain streams. A vase holding just one flower is the quintessence of simplicity; thus,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Extra Large Vase in Amber Horizon Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton extra large vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Suspension Lights by Tobia Scarpa for Venini
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of suspension lights by Tobia Scarpa for Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, 1965. Satin glass diffuser with brushed glass incalmo strip and nickel-plated brass hardware...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Ando Set of Vases in Hand Blown Glass by Tadao Ando for Venini
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in murano, IT
The object made to commemorate Venini’s 90th anniversary symbolizes Venini’s esteemed creative spirit as an encounter between the 500 year old traditional Venetian glass blowing tech...
Category
2010s Italian Venini
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Murano Pencil Table Lamp
By Venini
Located in Mexico City, MX
A Venini Murano "lattimo" glass table lamp with black tip in shape of a pencil. The lamp has the "Vetri Murano" sticker with number 022.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid 20th Century Italian Art Glass Picture Frame for Venini by, Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Englewood, NJ
A fine Italian Mid Century Modern glass "Mezza Filigrana" picture frame designed by, Carlo Scarpa for Venini. The mirror frame is internally decorated with pink lattice decoration an...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini
Materials
Brass
Venini Belboi Table Light in Milk White with Tea Detail
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Belboi Tavolo Table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade blown glass top with gold-plated metal finishes. Adds a pop of a color to any desk or table. Light...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Lattimo by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in aquamarine designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1930. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room.
Dimensions: 26 cm diameter x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Art Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Ox Blood Red Glass by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes.
Rhythm"...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi Smoked Glass and Red Glass for Venini Italian Carafe, 1930s
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury smoked glass and red glass paste carafe. This wonderful piece was designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Italy during the 1930s.
This piece is astonishi...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
A Venini Murano Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Manchester, MA
This traditional elegant five-arm chandelier was manufactured in Venice by the Venini Family in the 1950s. It is made of clear glass with 24-karat gold inclusions.
Category
1950s Italian Rococo Vintage Venini
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Frame Brass Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini frame brass Murano glass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini
Materials
Glass
Venini Brass and Cased Glass Lantern
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cobolt blue and milk glass lantern-styled ceiling lamp with brass blade armature.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini
Materials
Glass
Odalische Small Glass Vase in Rio Green by Leonardo Ranucci
By Leonardo Ranucci, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sensual movements dance mysteriously in enchanted oriental nights.
Additional information:
Material: Blown opal
Color: Green river
Dimensions: Ø 18 x H 34 cm
Available in othe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Glass
Venini Oval Murano Glass Pendant, Italy, 1940s
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Stunning handblown Murano glass pendant made by Venini in the 1940s. Particularly attractive is the large nickel chain which gives the piece an imposing presence. Holds one regular s...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Martinengo Thirty-two-light Chandelier in Crystal
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Majestic chandeliers in handmade-blown glass.
Metal: Chromium Plated
Color: Crystal
32 lights x max 60W E14
Code: 99.50.01.32.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Blown Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi Attr. for Venini 'A Bolle' Vase, ca. 1927
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large 'soffiato a bolle' vase in amber glass with regular air bubbles. Attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi, manufactured by Venini, Murano Venezia ca. 1930. Model number 3142, acid ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Turquoise Glass Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Hand blown turquoise glass pendant no. 011.11 designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and executed by Murano glass specialist Venini.
One of ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Brass
Riflessi Large Vase in Multicolor Glass by Michela Catta
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Endless shades of lagoon water enliven, like strokes of paint, the glass surface in all its forms. These unique creations, blown and crafted free-hand with the skilful Canne techniq...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Glass
Sputnik Style Venini Chandelier in Chrome with Glass Rods, 1970s
By Venini, Camer Glass
Located in New York, NY
Sputnik style chandelier model N3001 in polished chrome with glass rods by Venini (Murano Italy) for Camer lighting, American, 1970s. A timeless chic design.
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Chrome
Italian Mid Century Brown Murano Glass Drops Chandelier by Paolo Venini, 1960s
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This large Murano brown glass drops and caramel colour crystals chandelier was made and designed by Venini in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Venini Sconces by Tomaso Buzzi in "Pulegoso" Glass
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Early pair of sconces by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini in Murano glass in the "Pulegoso" Technique and brass,
circa 1935
Similar if not identical models can be found in Buzzi´s literatur...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Brass
Deco Large Vase in Ox Blood Red Glass by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of color and in three sizes.
Rhythm" ...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Glass
Stunning Membrane Table Lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy, 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Aachen, NRW
Wonderful mushroom table lamp by Peill & Putzler, Germany, 1970s. Made of a single piece.
Great glass body and its edgy quality contrast nicely with the smooth surface and shape of ...
Category
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Glass
Elegant Venini Murano Twisted Glass Rope Picture Frame, Italy, 1940s
By Venini
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
A beautiful Venetian picture frame made of clear "twisted rope" Murano glass and nice brass detailing. Executed by Venini Murano, Italy in the 1940s, signed.
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini
Materials
Glass
Venini Tall Tessuti Battuti Vase in Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tessuti Battuti vases, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, feature a blown handmade glass body with bicolored “Filigrana” stripes then cut. Originally designed in 19...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini furniture for sale on 1stDibs
Venini furniture are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive objects are often made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options in our Venini collection of furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. In stock, we have 958 vintage editions of these items, while there are 481 modern editions to choose from as well. Many original furniture by Venini was created in Europe during the 20th century in the modern style. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Barovier & Toso, Gaetano Sciolari and Stilnovo. The prices for Venini furniture can vary depending upon size, time period and other attributes. 1stDibs's price starts at $115 and tops out at $266,000, while pieces like these can sell for $3,203 on average.
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