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.
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Creator: Venini
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Red 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
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Art Glass
Italian Mid Century Brown Murano Glass Drops Chandelier by Paolo Venini, 1960s
By Paolo Venini, 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.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
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Metal
Signed Venini Three-Light Chandelier "Lattimo" Murano Glass, 1940 Model 960/12-3
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Small three-light chandelier signed by Venini in a dark, near-solid, amber/brown Lattimo Murano glass in Art deco style, circa 1930-1940.
Designed by the famous Italian Arquitect Gio...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Furniture
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Murano Glass
1970s Clear Venini Murano Glass Wall Lights Sconces by Camer, Italy
By Camer Glass, Venini, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Silvolde, Gelderland
Pair of wall sconces by Camer, Italy, 1970s. Featuring clear Venini Murano glass prisms , these sculptural lights are mounted on a chrome frame. The glass elements create a stunning ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
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Art Glass
Carlo Scarpa, 'Battuto' vase, 1940, signed
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa, 'Battuto' vase, 1940
Hand-blown glass, battuto surface
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
24 cm (height)
signed with two-line a...
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1940s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase Opulus, Brigitta Carlsson and Ove Thorssen for Venini, 1972
By Ove Thorssen, Venini, Karlsson Brigitta
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A vase of the opulus series designed by Brigitte Carlsson and Ove Thorssen for Venini, 1972. Ribbed blue glass fused in incalmo technic. Venini, Murano, circa 1970s. incised signatur...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Bolle Glass Vase in Apple Green/Straw-Yellow by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Perfection lies in the middle, striking the perfect balance. A vase turns into a bottle for Tapio Wirkkala. Straw Yellow and Apple Green. Two distinct spaces of colour that blend tog...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Large Italian Mid-century Murano Glass "Bambu" Wall Sconces by Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A Pair of Large, Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano / Venetian glass wall lights or sconces in a thick, opaque clear glass; and composed in an abstracted tree bark pattern, known as "...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Horizon Amber Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
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Murano Glass
VENINI - Round tourchon mirror - Model 69 - MURANO 1939
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI - a model 69, tourchon mirror original late 1930s , for hanging, in solid murano glass and brass trim with wooden back , all original , no modifications or restorations.
The b...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Glass Vase in Aquamarine & Crystal by Ron Arad
By Ron Arad, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with round body and glass glasses sculpture. Featured in red colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for any room.
Di...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
VENINI Pair of Murano Glass Table Lamps Gold Brass Inclusions
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
EXCEPTIONAL AND RARE COUPLE OF VENINI TABLE LAMPS IN MURANO GLASS AND GOLD GOLD GOLDEN BRACKET MEASURES WITHOUT PARALUME Height 41cm diametron14 cm.....1960 Italy
Provenance VILLA...
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
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Murano Glass
Venini Incisi Short Glass Vase in Steel Blue by Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Incisi glass vase collection, designed by Paolo Venini and manufactured by Venini, feature an engraved surface. Originally designed in 1956. Numb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Fantasmino Rechargeable, Dimmerable, Touch Table Lamp Aquamarine
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Skillful glasswork gives back this object a slight movement, as if it were suspended in space. Its iconic silhouette comes from an exclusive archival prototype and brings a playful t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Monofiore Balaton Short Glass Vase in Apple Green Red Thread Rim by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in gold designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Battuti Blue Glass Vase by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana & Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Battuti glass vase in crystal aquamarine by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa. Numbered edition for year.
Color: Crystal Aquamarine
Technique: Beaten
Dimens...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
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Crystal
Vase "Pianta Grassa" Agavacea Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini murano circa 1930
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Milano, MI
Murano artistic vase made by Napoleone Martinuzzi Piante Grasse collection for Venini around 1930s. Made of polished glass paste and gold leaf on the cup.
Venini acid-etched signatu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vintage Venini Murano Light Blue White & Clear Wine Cooler Ice Bucket Italy 1970
By Venini
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Venini Murano martini ice cube container in light blue, white & transparent wine cooler, ice bucket made in Italy 1970.
No Makers Logo, Venini ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Monofiore Apple Green Glass Vase by Laura de Santillana
By Laura de Santillana, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Monofiori glass vase in apple green by Laura de Santillana. “Monofiori” blown handmade glass with stoppers in various forms and colors. Item ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Idria Medium Vase in Amber Milk White Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Idria medium vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Ancient Greek water vessel sheds its skin, as terracotta gives way to glass, thanks to Venini. Its design speaks of bygone days...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Idria Large Round Glass Vase in Mint Green by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with round body and angular shaped neck in mint green designed in 2016. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for any room. Also avai...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Pigmenti Small Vase in Glazed 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Apple Green 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of figurines Arlecchino and Arlecchina by Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Pair of figurines Arlecchino and Arlecchina by Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano Italy (Founded in 1921).
The pair of figurines Arlecchino and Arlecchin...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Midcentury wall light model "802" by Tobia Scarpa for Venini, Italy 1970
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare single Midcentury wall light model "802" by Tobia Scarpa for Venini, Italy 1970
Stunning hand blown glass and metal structure.
This light can be re-oriented to point up as wel...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Centerpiece Murano Glass Gold 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Centerpiece.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Re Vase in Grey Glass by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Venini, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Re glass vase in gray by Rodolfo Dordoni. Blown handmade glass vases. Upper part, the crown, is covered by metal leaves. The lower part is glazed...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Opalino Large Glass Vase in Blood Red/Rosa Cipria by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Opalino technique. This method was first introduced in the 15th century to make gl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Sommerso Urn Shape Pastel Color & Frosted Blown Murano Glass Vase, Italy
By Venini, Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Miami, FL
Venini best pastel colors and frosted Murano Glass vase made by Murano Glass Sommerso.
Blown mellow pastel colored glass and ultimately surroun...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Incise Glass Bottle in Blue Iron by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
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20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Bulgarov 1970 Blue & Green Color Striped Blown Murano Glass Vase, Italy
By Venini
Located in Miami, FL
Venini Bulgarov 1970 engraved blown blue & green striped Murano art glass vase.
Opening measures: 2 inches diameter.
Italian Art Glass par excellence.
A-843-335
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Green Cased Alga Glass Vase with Gold Leaf by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
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 Venini Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
1930s Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This late 1930s Venini chandelier has two rings of curved-glass elements suspended from a brass frame. It appears to glow magically from within because the glass elements are infuse...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Large Venini Glass Rod Spiral Chandelier, 1980
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Mid-Century modern XL spiral chandelier by Venini – a masterpiece of design and craftsmanship. This stunning light fixture is a true jewel for your home.
The chandelier consists of...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
VENINI Ceilling Light Murano Glass Brass 1930 ITALY
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Ceilling Light
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Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Incise Glass Bottle in Grass Green by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity of the viewers, who just can’t refrain from taking the lid off to peek inside and find out the truth.
Additional information:
Material: Blown, engraved
Color: Grass green...
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20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Large "Fungo" table lamp by Massimo Vignelli, Venini 1950's
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Renens, CH
Large "Fungo" table lamp by Massimo Vignelli, Venini 1950's
Iconic Fungo table lamp designed by Massimo Vignelli for Venini also called Zefiro in the Venini catalogue.
This is the ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Venini Opalino Small Vase in Apple Green Milk White Inside Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opalino small vase in Amber Murano glass by Venini. The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional Op...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Firenze Flush Light in Crystal & Sapphire by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Firenze flush light in handmade blown glass with decorative elements in opaline and transparent glass and white painted metal finishes. Fun and colorful ceiling light...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Small Bolle Glass Vase in White and Red by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in white and red designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room.
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Chicago, IL
Tobia Scarpa Battuto Vase for Venini, model no. 8067, blown glass with acid frosted surface, engraved 'venini italia'
Dimensions:
12.25" high
7.2...
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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Fulvio Bianconi Blue Handkerchief Bowl from Venini, Murano Italy
By Venini
Located in Stockholm, SE
Handkerchief bowl/vase designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Murano. This fazzoletto bowl features zanfirico glass with lattimo white netted vertical cane and light blue ribbons, s...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
A wonderful orignal 1960S Italian Murano glass ceiling light by Venini
By Venini
Located in London, GB
A wonderful orignal Italian Murano glass ceiling light by Venini with hanging Murano glass spheres around a central 5 light fitting. All suspended on chrome chains from a circular ch...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Corteccia Glass Chandelier 1960s.
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in New York, NY
One of the three glass designs Toni Zuccheri created for Venini, corteccia or bark glass was impressed with a pattern resembling the gnarald surface of tree bark. Not only was the ...
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1960s European Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
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Chrome
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Sapphire Cipria Pink Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Glass vase "Battuto" designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Murano 1940s
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Bochum, NRW
Carlo Scarpa, 'Battuto' vase, 1940
Height 23 cm.
Model No. 3922. Gourd shape. Execution: Venini & C., Murano.
Deep violet, almost black glass, encased in clear glass, with a hammer-...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Red/Opaque Pink by Fulvio Bianconi
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Murano Signed Red Cocktail Pitcher
By Venini
Located in Topeka, KS
Wonderful Murano cocktail pitcher or carafe by Venini. It is cranberry red with an acid etched signature. Wonderful vintage condition with no chips, cracks, or chiggers. There is some shelf wear to the bottom. Please see photos. Circa 1960s.
If you want to serve your guests their cocktails in high style, you need this gorgeous carafe! This is a Venini carafe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Calo Scarpa "Corroso Vase" by Venini Murano Glass, Signed
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a very well-known piece by Carlo Scarpa, acid signed four lines underside, Murano Venini made in Italy. Mint condition.Rare piece .
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
20 Mid-Century Modern Murano 'Tessuto' Glass Sconces, Signed Venini, ca. 1950
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Set of 20 Mid-Century Modern sconces signed by Venini, with a glass globe in 'Tessuto' technique,
These where obtained from an old cinema theater in Milan...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Monofiori Acquamarine Glass Vase by Laura de Santillana
By Laura de Santillana, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Monofiori glass vase in aquamarine by Laura de Santillana. “Monofiori” blown handmade glass with stoppers in various forms and colors. Item l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Bottiglie Incise Glass Bottle in Violet by Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in murano, IT
A multitude of shapes and colors. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Anni Trenta Applique Large Wall Scone in Straw Yellow
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Anni Trenta applique wall sconce, designed and manufactured by Venini, features sinuous lines, clearly reminiscent of the 1930s.
Indoor use only.
Dimen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fulvio Bianconi Venini A Fasce Orizzontali bottle vase with stopper model 4581
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A fine Fulvio Bianconi for Venini A Fasce Orizzontali bottle vase with stopper documented to model 4581. Handmade of the venetian island of murano out of the finest italian art glass...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Incisi Glass Vase in Bronze by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Apparently, Paolo Venini had a knack for experimenting with Incisi. They are countless. The vase owes its name to the "Incisione a Freddo" glassmak...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Venini Style Murano Glass and Gilt Brass Sconces, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of beautiful Murano wall sconces, each wall sconce features four crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with brass details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end pi...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate
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.
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Questions About Venini Furniture
- Where is Venini glass made?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025Venini glass is made in Italy. Specifically, its workshop is on the Venetian island of Murano. 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 skilled artisans who created extraordinary chandeliers, sconces and other lighting in the centuries-old glass workshops. 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, Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns and Fulvio Bianconi. Shop a variety of Venini glass on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024To identify Venini glass, first look for markings, usually found on the base or interior of glassware. Over its long history, Venini used dozens of labels and acid-stamped marks on its pieces. You can find images of these marks on the pages of trusted online resources to compare to your piece. Keep in mind that Venini's foil labels tend to come off over the years, so a lack of a marking or label doesn't necessarily mean that your piece is not a Venini. However, there are many convincing replicas of Venini glassware. As a result, experts recommend consulting a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer for assistance with the identification process, especially if you can't locate a label or acid mark. On 1stDibs, shop a range of Venini glass.