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
Three ashtray by Pierre Cardin for Venini
By Pierre Cardin, Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Pierre Cardin for Venini Murano Glass Ashtrays, Italy, 1970s
Rare and exquisite set of three small glass ashtrays designed by Pierre Cardin for Venini, one of the most renowned Ital...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Labuan Small Glass Vase in Indigo by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A classical form inspired by faraway places, magically projected in the contemporary world by the new colours.
It draws inspiration from faraway places, halfway between fantasy an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,155 / item
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.80 3-Light Wall Sconce in Multicolour
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.80 owes its undisputed modernity and originality to the boundless creativity of its creator, Gio Ponti. Its uniqueness lies in its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Set of three pendants by Massimo Vignelli for Venini in Murano Glass
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of Three pendants mod. 4041 in light blue etched Murano Glass designed by Massimo Vignelli and produced by Venini since 1954. Perfect condition, original electrical system and or...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Battery Lamp in Amber, Rechargeable, Dimmerable, Touch
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
21st Century Monofiori Balloton Medium Glass Vase in Apple Green by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by VENINI from 1970 lies in its name: Balloton, a special technique that lends a unique matelassé effect to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Carlo Scapa for Venini, corroso, signed, 1936
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scapa for Venini, signed
Small bowl from the corrosi series made of dipped glass, the surface of which has been completely treated with acid.
Venini Murano acid signature
Dim...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
$1,860 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Regina Large Glass Vase in Milk-White by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Venini, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in murano, IT
Classy and chic, she is the wife of a monarch; she is thinner than him, but is always the most elegant. Her feminine shapes are clad in a satin mantle recalling pure gold. To complem...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini “Filigrana “Chandelier 1950 Murano Glass, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
'Riccio' Vase by Gae Aulenti for Venini, Italy 2003
By Venini, Gae Aulenti
Located in Hellouw, NL
Some objects rely on contrast rather than complexity. The 'Riccio' vase by Gae Aulenti for Venini, designed in 2003, exemplifies this approach—merging sculptural form with refined te...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Post-Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Sconce 1940 Murano Glass Metal Crome Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconce 1940 Murano glass metal crome Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Fulvio Bianconi for Venini Murano Art Glass Fazzoletto or Handerchief Vase
By Venini
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art glass vase was designed by Fulvio Bianconi and made by Venini of Murano Italy in approximately 1950 and done in the period Mid-Century Modern style. The hankerchief or fazzo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Doge Shape 2 Short Chandeliers in Crystal by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From the Latin term "dux", meaning "duke" or "commander", the Doge was the chief magistrate and leader of La Serenissima. Today his authority is celebrated in glass, in hues of Cryst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Signed Venini Murano Blue Birds Doves Designed by Tyra Lundgren
By Venini
Located in Great Barrington, MA
Designed by Tyra Lundgren circa 1930s, this signed pair of whimsical full sized doves was made by Venini in Murano, Italy. The pair are well proportioned, each one unique in design i...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Idria Small Glass Vase in Indigo/Milk-White by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The Ancient Greek water vessel sheds its skin, as terracotta gives way to glass, thanks to VENINI. Its design speaks of bygone days and rhythms, bringing them back to life: timeless ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
"Démodé" Murano Glass Vase by Sergio Asti for Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Venini, Sergio Asti
Located in Milan, IT
"Démodé" vase by Sergio Asti for Venini.
Mould blown in a squared shape with a circular flared lip.
Caramel, white and clear marbled glass.
Hand signed on the base.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Satin Large Glass Vase in Tea/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Sheer glass is hand-blown and crafted by the master glassblowers using the sophisticated Satinatura technique, which lends it the exquisite opaque appearance to which it owes its nam...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
No. 4029 Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Blown glass, brass. Internally decorated blown glass shade. Brass mounts and 1 x E26 socket.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Murano Chandelier with 54 Discs
By Venini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Venini chandelier with 54 discs.
The chandelier has four sockets for small incandescent lamps with screw base or E14 type LEDs and one E27 . It is possible to install this fixture ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Tobia Scarpa Red and Black Crystal "Occhi" Bottle, 1960, Venini & C
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare shape 'Occhi' crystal bottle designed by Tobia Scarpa.
Design: 1959-1960. Executed by Venini & C.
Rectangular bottle shape with corresponding neck.
Clear crystal glass with ches...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Square Venini Murano Flush Mount Wall lights from the Bambù series, Italy 1950
By Venini
Located in Almelo, NL
Square Venini Murano Flush Mount / Wall light from the Bambù series, made in Italy in the 1950s.
Midcentury Square Venini Murano Flush Mount / Wall light from the Bambù series, mad...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
21st Century Diamantei Extra Large Chandeliers in Améthyste/Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Exquisitely Baroque in style, regal in appearance, and available in a variety of sizes and colors, it is the undisputed star of any setting. A series of alternating soft and sharp cu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini murano glass floor lamp model n° 529 attributed to Carlo Scarpa 1942
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Renens, CH
Model n° 529 floor lamp attributed to Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1942.
A masterpiece of early 1940's Venetian glass craftsmanship.
Base and structure in transparent "Rigato tondo" mur...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini Water and Wine Bottles Murano Glass, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini water and wine bottles Murano glass, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Carlo Scarpa, 'Murrina del serpente' bowl, Venini 1940
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Zurich, CH
Carlo Scarpa, 'Murrina del serpente' bowl, 1940
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978), 'Murrina del serpente' bowl, 1940
stylised serpent design in black, white and red with opaque murrine, cut s...
Category
1940s Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Elegant Contemporary Suspended Murano Blown Glass Crystal Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
963.12 Crystal color glass.
Circular chandelier composed of handcrafted “Trilobi” modules in solid cristallo glass, hung from a chrome-plated structure suspended from steel cables.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vase #3315 by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Cased glass in dark brown & gold. 3-line acid etched stamp to bottom date the production of this vase somewhere between 1945-1966.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Murano Reticello Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Murano glass chandelier decorated in reticello glass, made by Venini Glass and Att. to be designed by Carlo Scarpa. An elegant spherical design with br...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
21st Century Ando Cosmos Vase in Aquamarine/Grape/Mint Green by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Three glass elements blend together to create the geometry of a sphere concealed by their conjunction. Have you ever seen the cosmos so close? Space in matter. Matter in space. Finit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Occhi Medium Glass Vase in Coral/Crystal by Tobia Scarpa
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Tobia Scarpa creates a fine exchange of glances: glass lenses with thin coloured rims form an interplay of softly rounded volumes. Tall or short, rounded or slender, this vase never ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Bottiglie Incise Glass Bottle in Cornelian Orange by Paolo Venini
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in murano, IT
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Doge Shape 1 Short Chandeliers in Crystal by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From the Latin term "dux", meaning "duke" or "commander", the Doge was the chief magistrate and leader of La Serenissima. Today his authority is celebrated in glass, in hues of Cryst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian 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...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi, 'Elefante', ca. 1933 for Venini
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977), rare 'Elefante', ca. 1933 for Venini
vetro lattimo with gold leaf application
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
20 x 30 x 20 cm
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1930s Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Vase Ventaglio by Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano, Italy
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Uccle, BE
On the occasion of the 8th Milan Triennale, Paolo Venini asked Fulvio Bianconi to imagine some exclusively decorative pieces. Bianconi presented a hat, shoes, hands and gloves, which...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Ceiling Light in Milk-White by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Art Nouveau, Charleston, the dawn of a new design era. The 1930s, celebrated by VENINI in 1997 and wistfully recalled with essential and innovative shapes like those that marked the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
rare italian wall lamp by massimo vignelli for venini 1954 Model 4040
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rare wall sconce created in 1954 by Italian designer Massimo Vignelli for Venini, model 4040. Metal structure and double shade in khaki Murano glass. Very fine vintage condition, wit...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
21st Century Clessidra Hourglass in Amber/Light Pink by Paolo Venini
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in murano, IT
Clessidra 420.10 Ø14 H30 AA/RS
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Amber/Light Pink
Dimensions: Ø 14 x H 30 cm
Available in other color options: Grape/light pink.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Murana Glass Vase in Wistaria by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From Venetian masks to glass, Fabio Novembre adds a tinge of irony to the Fornace (Kiln), creating a work that has a face and a soul. Classic yet eccentric.
Additional Information...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Table Lamp 'Boletus' by Mario Ticco for Venini, Italy 1970s
By Venini, Mario Ticcò
Located in Hellouw, NL
We are in love with this Table Lamp 'Boletus' by Mario Ticco for Venini; a striking piece that epitomizes Italian design excellence from the 1970s. This exquisite lamp is not merely ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Important Venini Table Lamp in Red, Form "Diamante", Murano by Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini, Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Halle, DE
A beautiful and important early 20th century Murano desk lamp in rare red colored "diamante"-form glas by Venini.
The Diamante serie was invented c...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
21st Century Doge Shape 1 Short Chandeliers in Grey by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
DOGE 839.10 H.80 TP
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Grey
Light Source: 1 x max 12W LED E27
Finishes: Gold plated metal
Dimensions: Ø 50 x H 80 cm
Available in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.80 2-Light Wall Sconce in Multicolor
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.80 owes its undisputed modernity and originality to the boundless creativity of its creator, Gio Ponti. Its uniqueness lies in its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Opalino Large Glass Vase in Milk-White 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
21st Century Murrine Romane Glass Vase in Multicolour by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in murano, IT
In these murrineworks, purity of form and essential geometry blend together to create rare, precious and timeless objects, just like the art of ancient Rome. In his quest for new gla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Metal Crome, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces Murano glass metal crome, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
“Luna” Blown glass vase resting on a marble base by Ettore Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Uccle, BE
Luna by Ettore Sottsass
“Luna” Blown glass vase resting on a marble base by Ettore Sottsass.
Very pale green glass vase resting on a gray veined white marble base.
From a limited edition of 29 copies.
Our example designed and manufactured in 1997 and bearing the number 1/29.
Lit. : Marino Barovier, Sottsass: Glass works, 1998, p.108.
Our example designed and manufactured in 1997 and bearing number 1/29.
Signed with diamond point “venini 97 Ettore Sottsass 1/29”.
Original transparent plastic label holder...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Marble
21st Century Triedri Medium Chandeliers in Amber Yellow/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
From 1958 to 1960, the Fornace has witnessed the encounter between geometry and art with Triedri. Structures designed based on clear rules trap light inside thin strips of glass with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Large set Venini Wall Chandeliers with Murano Ice Glass, Italy 1960s.
By Venini
Located in Almelo, NL
Large set Venini Wall Chandeliers with Murano Ice Glass, Italy 1960s.
We have beautiful Venini Wall chandeliers from the 1960s for sale, each featuring hand-blown Murano glass in i...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Large Venini Style Glass Sconces with Triedi Crystals, 1969
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of Venini style glass sconces with triedi crystals, manufactured in circa 1970 (late 1960s and early 1970s) featuring seven crystals clear glass "triete" prism-rods, each en-gir...
Category
1770s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
21st Century Opachi Large Vase with Lid in Coral by Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
In the 1940s, Carlo looked to the eastern traditions for his inspiration in creating his objects, borrowing some of his forms from East Asian porcelain ware. In the 1960s, Tobia Scar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Tomaso Buzzi for Venini Vase
By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in New York, NY
“Incamiciato” vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini, 1933-1984. Designed in the 1930s this example was executed in 1984. Cased-glass vase of mauve exterior ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Balloton Lamp Wall Light in Grey by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The latest re-edition features bright new elements, complex shapes and different uses. But it stays true to the Balloton technique, which lends a unique ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Doge Shape 2 Short Chandeliers in Améthyste by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
From the Latin term "dux", meaning "duke" or "commander", the Doge was the chief magistrate and leader of La Serenissima. Today his authority is celebrated in glass, in hues of Cryst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Murano Glass Chrome Plated Brass Chandelier a Light, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Murano glass chrome-plated brass chandelier a light, 1940.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier in the Style of Venini
By Venini
Located in Austin, TX
Spectacular vintage Italian Venini Murano glass chandelier made of hand blown opaline and cream glass with 23 carat "polvero d'oro" throughout (gold leaf flecks). Exceptional quality...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Acqua Glass Bowl in Crystal/Mint Green by Michela Cattai
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Doesn’t it look like it was eroded by water? Doesn’t it recall stones or flowing ice on a glacial mountain stream? Like pebbles shaped in glass, their forms evoke breath-taking lands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Balloton Ceiling Lamp Shape 2 in Grey by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The latest re-edition features bright new elements, complex shapes and different uses. But it stays true to the Balloton technique, which lends a unique texture – pleasant to the eye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Early "Tessuto" Table Lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, Italy 1981
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
"Tessuto" table lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini.
Rare 1981 edition with Tessuto shade and milky glass base.
Signed and dated on side of the base,
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
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.