Venini Furniture
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 who created extraordinary chandeliers, sconces and other lighting in the centuries-old glass workshops on the Venetian island of Murano.
While the company’s co-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 Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns of 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 and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin established Vetri Soffiati Cappellin Venini & C. in 1921 — Venini took over the company as his own in 1925, and under his direction, it produced mainly classical Baroque designs.
In 1932, Venini 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 centuries — Venini has produced one of the truly great bodies of work in modern design.
Find antique and vintage Venini chandeliers, serveware, table lamps, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.
Color: Brown
Creator: Venini
Large "Triedi" Chandelier by Venini Clear and Gold Leaded Murano Glass Crystal
By Venini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large "Triedi" chandelier by Venini from Italy, circa 1960s, is comprised of easily over 100 alternating clear and light gold-tone leaded crystal prisms on a brushed steel armature...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Two Glass and Brass Chandeliers
By Venini
Located in Antwerp, BE
One brass chandelier with eight glass leaves.
Total height 67 cm.
Diameter:46 cm.
Height fixture:30 cm.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Two Tone Gold Yellow and Clear Camer Light Fixture
By Venini
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice gold and clear good condition all glass prisms Camer light fixture.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Round Italian Venini 1970s Polyhedron Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round Italian Venini glass chandelier from the 1970s with 169 polyhedron glass pieces.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Large Massimo Vignelli Pendant Lamp for Venini
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Largest size pendant in white, tan and orange fasce glass. Early example is in pristine condition.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Mid-Century Italian Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Italian chandelier by Venini. Each of the prisms is solid glass, measuring 11 inches and 4 inches. They hang from hooks onto a chrome frame, as pictured. Any amoun...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Venini Murrine Romane Multicolor Bowl by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murrine Romane bowl in multicolor by Carlo Scarpa. Numbered Edition. These Murrine are called “roman” due to their graphic signs and because they...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Occhi Vase by Tobia Scarpa, Model Referenced under Number 8524, Venini, Italy
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brussels, BE
"Occhi" vase (model referenced under number 8524)
Quadrangular shaped vase from the occhi series.
Made up of an arrangement of red and clear glass murrines and black and clear glas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Bolle Vase in Grass Green, Amber-Yellow and Violet by Tapio Wirkkala
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A vase turns into a bottle for Tapio Wirkkala. Apple green, yellow and purple. Three distinct spaces of colour that blend together thanks to the "Incalmo" technique, a process by whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Crome, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier Murano glass metal crome, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Set of Three Tangerines by Martinuzzi for Venini
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
These tangerines are made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass.
These items might show slight traces of use since they are vintage as a chip on t...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury Striped Italian Glass Vase from Venini, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Dating from the 1950s, this vase may have been designed by Fulvio Bianconi, but this exact design remains uncatalogued.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Clessidra Hourglass in Gray and Red Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Perfectly balanced between two different colours, the sand flows through the sleek glass chambers made using the Incalmo technique, taking on its colour and becoming a part of it. Grains of sand, impalpable and imperceptible as a whole, yet so real, like time passing. Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini sealed it in the Clessidra in 1957
Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. Clessidra – designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1957 – evolves in 2015, taking on a more sinuous, feminine appearance. Perfectly balanced between two different colors, sand flows through sleek glass, crafted using the Incalmo technique; as it flows, it gradually colors and becomes an integral part of the glass.
Additional Information:
Material: Glass, sand
Color: Gray/red
Dimensions: Ø 15 x H 28 cm
Available in other color options: Green river /Powder pink...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase by Alessandro Mendini for Venini, Italy
By Alessandro Mendini, Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Alessandro Mendini for Venini, Berito glass vase, with vertical pink stripes, incised mark and dated with applied circular label.
Exhibited at Tingo design gallery in 2008 for the ex...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Chandelier Glass Bark "Corteccia" Model Design Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1960s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in taranto, IT
splendid original Venini chandelier, design Toni Zuccheri, made with tri-lobed Murano glass bark-worked glass in transparent and caramel shades
composed of 16 glasses 25 cm long and 6 shorter, the latter positioned in the central part
measures just under 50...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of Vintage Boxed Wall Lights from Venini’s Hotel Collection, Signed
By Venini
Located in Westport, CT
Set of rectangular shaped brass wall lights with its original etched and frosted front glass panel and glass rods encasing its sides.
Illuminated with one candelabra light bulb u...
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Fazzoletto Bicolore Small Vase in Amber and Horizon Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Bicolore Small Vase in Amber and Horizon Murano Glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Tyra Lundgren - VENINI - murano glass leaf - 1950s - 20th century
By Venini, Tyra Lundgren Carolina
Located in Milano, IT
This object is a piece of extreme quality and design made of murano glass by designer TYRA LUNDGREN for VENINI, a collector's item for a connoisseur.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Monofiore Carnevale Short Glass Vase in Tea
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Carnevale glass vase collection, designed and manufactured by Venini, features two different shaped vases. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 13 cm, H 12 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Small Clessidra Hourglass in Grey & Red
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Clessidre glass vase in Gray/red. Limited edition in 199 art pieces for each color.
Color: Gray/Red
Technique: Incalmo
Dimensions: Ø 13.5 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Coletto by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana – Centerpiece blown Murano glass
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Brussels, BE
Coletto by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana – Centerpiece blown Murano glass
Coletto by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, centerpiece blown Murano glass.
Large centerpiece in blown Murano glas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Opalino Glass Vase in Tea and Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in tea and crystal colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini “Triedri” Spiral Pink Murano Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Austin, TX
Pink Murano glass Venini “triedri” spiral chandelier. This piece by Venini is in the iconic “spirale triedri” shape and features beautiful hand-blown gl...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Vase 'Fazzoletto Opalino', by Fulvio Bianconi, 1950s
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Vase 'Fazzoletto Opalino', by Fulvio Bianconi 1950s
A Fazzoletto vase in opaline and rose glass with clear glass overlay. It was manufactured in the 1950s by Venini, Venice a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Midcentury Double Murano Glass, Etched Pendant / Flush Mount by Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern double Murano / Venetian glass pendant / flush mount by Venini
The piece is composed of 2 hand blown Murano glass shades with inserted 1 inside the othe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
A large 1960s Italian Venini Murano glass shaded brass arc lamp
By Venini
Located in London, GB
A large 1960s Italian Venini Murano glass shaded brass arc lamp, with barley twist brass stem mounted on a black lacquer base. Re wired with antique gold cord flex, switch and PAT te...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Cylinder Shaped Amber Murano Glass Pendant by Venini, 1980s
By Venini
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A cylinder shaped amber coloured pendant designed and produced by glass specialist Venini.
This model is designed in the 1950s, but this is a more recent production.
The lamp i...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Chandelier Murano 12 Lights 1940, Color Ambra Red Profiles, Round Shape, Glass
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional 1940 chandelier. Murano Venini. Amber red borders.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vintage Italian Chandelier with Clear & Gold Trilobo Glasses by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier with clear and gold Trilobo glasses suspended from white metal ceiling plate. Made by Venini, Italy, c. 1960's.
Dimensions:
61"H x 10"D
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Venini Couple Chandeliers Murano Glass Iron Brass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandes.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Applique Murano Glass by Venini, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Wall lamp in Murano glass by Venini, 1940.The applique is made up of several glass modules to be inserted inside a brass structure.There is no electrical system which can be made on ...
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Applique Murano Glass by Venini, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Wall lamp in Murano glass by Venini, 1940.The applique is made up of several glass modules to be inserted inside a brass structure.There is no electrical system which can be made on ...
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Ruby Bullicante Bowl by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini
Located in Riverdale, NY
Venini Bullicante bowl in vibrant ruby orange with gold foil inclusions by Carlo Scarpa circa 1950. Measures: 4" x 4" x 2" high. 1950s Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Cascade Flush Mount Murano Glass Triedri Midcentury Italian Chandelier
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Escalona, Toledo
Spectacular, dazzling, elegant, beautiful.
All is little for this flush mount chandelier.
Piece by Venini made up of a brass-plated base with chains from which hang 48 Venetian Tri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Indigo/Orange by Fulvio Bianconi & 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
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Small Vase in Opaline Amethyst 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 Furniture
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Kelo Model by Timo Sarpeneva for Venini, Italy
By Timo Sarpaneva, Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Murano glass vase designed by Timo Sarpeneva for Venini in 1988. Exhibited at Tingo design gallery in 2008 for the exhibition Murano a go-go. Out production. Original label and signed.
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Tronchi Murano Glass Flush mount light Design Venini for Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
By Kalmar Lighting, Venini
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Murano glass chandelier designed by Venini for Kalmar, 1960s
Two tiers gather many structured glasses, beautifully refracting the light very heavy quality.
High quality and...
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Wall Lamp Bark Glass Design Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1968
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in taranto, IT
splendid original Venini applique, signed at the base, made up of 10 bark glasses designed with sugar tones
Measures: height about 35 centimeters, excell...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Crome, 1955, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier “Triedi” Murano Glass Metal Crome Iron, 1960, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier “Triedi” Murano glass metal crome iron, 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri “ Sconces Metal Crome Murano Glass, 1970, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces.
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Picture Frame Brass Murano Glass Gold 1940 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini frame.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Metal Crome, Italia, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Sconces Venini.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini “Murrine “ Chandelier Murano Glass, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Vase by Venini
By Venini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Striking art glass vase ice bucket by Venini for Disaronno. Beautiful amber glass with a white striped drizzle.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Carlo Scarpa Venini Murano Signed Bollicine Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Ashtray
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Sommerso clear bubbles in champagne or caramel color with gold flecks Italian art glass ashtray. Documented to Venini company, and created by mast...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Venini, MCM Murano Fazzoletto Filigrana Glass Vase / Bowl, Italy, C.1960's
By Venini
Located in Chatham, ON
VENINI - mid century Murano Fazzoletto Filigrana glass vase - yellow, white and clear canes - rare large size - smooth polished ground pontil mark...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Sommersi Oro Vase, Italy, 1990
By Venini, Laura Diaz de Santillana
Located in New York, NY
Laura Diaz de Santillana (b. 1955) for Venini rare Sommersi Oro vase from "Laura" series, Italy, 1980. This elegant hand-blown Murano glass vase is an exquisite celadon green color w...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Geacolor Glass Vase in Multicolour by Gae Aulenti
By Emmanuel Babled, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Apparently casual silhouettes with irregular protrusions meet sleek surfaces to admire with the eye and caress with the hand. They stem from special techniques – "Mano Volante" and "...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century, Battuti / Canoe Vase in Amber by Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
It evokes a lily standing tall. Its translucent appearance is the result of the skill and hard work of the master glassblowers, who skilfully grind the glass to lend it a unique slig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini, Murano Glass Paperweight / Abstract Sculpture, Signed
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful Venini paperweight / abstract sculpture with a traditional swirl ribbon design. This is signed and is shown with circle marker in last picture, very faded, but is (Venini I...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Centerpiece Murano Glass Gold 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Centerpiece.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of Cherries by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
These cherries are made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass.
This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage as a chip on the top t...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Gemme Glass Vase in Violet by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
In the expert hands of the blowers, glass turns into precious gemstones of various colours – Green, Grass Green, Purple, Red, Aquamarine, Sapphire, Tea and Grey. Unique and sparkling...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Night in Venice Glass Candleholder in Tea by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
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 Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Fazzoletto Large Glass Vase in Indigo/Orange
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in murano, IT
An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its colour unique. The creative genius of Fulvio Bianconi makes its shape inimitable, recalling skirts swaying in the breeze. Every Fazzoletto Opalini is truly unique: there's not another one like it anywhere.
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Indigo/orange
Dimensions: Ø 23 x H 31 cm
Available in other color options: Black, sapphire, orange, indigo, Green rio, rosa cipria, blood red/rosa cipria, Amber, grey/indigo, opaque pink/red grey, apple green, aquamarine/horizon, horizon, apple green/red, red, milk-white...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Zoe Wall Light in Grey by Doriana E Massimiliano Fuksas
By Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From the ancient tracks of desert rocks to present-day Venice. Zoe – designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas in 2014 – is a paradigm, a place where different times and spaces com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Venini furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini furniture 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 Venini furniture, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 1,141 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 1,298 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original furniture by Venini were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider furniture by Ettore Sottsass, Artemide, and Vistosi. Prices for Venini furniture can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $11 and can go as high as $377,941, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $2,694.