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
Pair Pendant Lights by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano Glass, circa 1960
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Pair of Space Age pendant lights by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in hand blown Murano glass, circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Madonna with Child Murano Glass Torchon Frame by Venini, 50s
By Venini
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Murano glass torchon frame Venini production, inside Madonna with child in plaster on a xylonite base, dating back to the early 1950s.
Patented Model.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Plastic, Plaster
20thC Italian Venetian Glass Photograph Frame, Attributable To Venini c.1970
By Venini
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A beautiful glass mounted photograph frame attributable to the world renowned Venini in Venice, Italy. The twisted glass rope picture frame was manufactured around the middle of the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Kukinto Vases Collection by Timo Sarpaneva for Venini 1991
By Venini, Timo Sarpaneva
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The skirt of a dancer. A Nordic blossom moving in the wind. The colours of these works chase, touch and sometimes merge on the waves created by the breath of a master glassmiths. Wit...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Murano glass flush mount ceiling light
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murano glass flush mount ceiling light
Murano reticello glass, aluminum.
Made in Italy in 1940s.
Takes 3 Edison bulbs.
Complimen...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Italian Chandelier with Murano Glass by Venini, c. 1960s
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier with clear Murano glass tubes made in Rostrato technique hanging from silver painted metal frame. Made by Venini, Italy, circa 1960s.
Dimensions:
32"H x...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Huge Rectangular Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini, circa 1980s
By Venini
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Huge rectangular five - tiered Murano glass chandelier by Venini, Italy, circa 1980s.
This heavy height- quality light fixture is made of 160 Murano glass elements hanging on nickel...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Tobia Scarpa Vase Occhi Cristalo Zolfo, Venini, Murano, Italy 1960s
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Bochum, NRW
Tobia Scarpa Occhi Vase, Venini, Murano, Italy 1960s.
An Occhi Zolfo vase, made of colorless, sulfur yellow, and olive-edged glass, Tobia Scarpa for ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murrine
Pair Mid Century Venini Handles Brass Satin and Murano Glass 1950s Made in Italy
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair Mid Century Venini Handles Brass Satin and Murano Glass 1950s Made in Italy
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paolo Venini Murano Italy Midcentury Glass Vase “Incisi” Serie, 1956
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Truncated cone vase from the “Incisi” series designed by Paolo Venini for Venini Murano, heavy blown glass with overlapping colors of amethyst, crystal and carnelian, etched on the o...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano 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
Tomaso Buzzi for Venini Vase
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Bicolore Large Vase in Ox Blood Red & Cipria Pink
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo 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
Monofiore Balloton Collection by Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
It looks soft, yet it's glass. The optical illusion signed by Venini is called Ballotona unique technique that recreates the quilted effect with glass. The Monofiori are handcrafted,...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Satin Vase Collection By Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The transparent coloured glass is handblown and decorated at the base by a sword-shaped foot, applied hot free-hand with the addition of gold leaf. The model is enriched by the cold ...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Bottle with Stopper
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Venini glass bottle with stopper in composite glass with finely wheel-engraved finish of delicate creases, incised on bottom "Venini Italia".
P...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini “ Filigrana “ Murano Glass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Vase.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Large Wall Light in Straw-Yellow 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
Venini Bianconi Murano Red White Ribbons Italian Art Glass Fazzoletto Vase
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Filigrana stripes Italian art glass mini decorative fazzoletto handkerchief vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, for the Venini Company, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Multicolour glass pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Hand-blown multicolour Model 4035 pendant designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and produced by Murano glass specialist Venini. The model is al...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair of Venini wall lights, Triedri glass, Murano, Italy 1970
By Venini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful pair of Venini wall lights produced in Italy in the 70s. Cut glass and gilded metal structure. Unique object that will illuminate wonderfully and bring a real design t...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Rara coppia di lampade da tavolo mod. "Fungo", Massimo Vignelli, Venini 1955
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rivoli, IT
Rara coppia di lampade da tavolo in vetro opalino bianco a canne larghe in vetro verde
Il manufatto, noto anche come "Fungo" o "Zaffiro", fu segnalato al Compasso d'Oro del 1956
La l...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Outstanding three tiered rippled Murano glass chandelier by Venini.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Apple Green Murano Glass
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino small vase in Amber Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color unique. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Trio of Wall Lamps Barovier Style. Murano, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Set consisting of 3 wall sconces made of pure Murano glass In the style of Ercole Barovier's “Bolle.”
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Venini Gio Ponti Chandelier in Grey by Giò Ponti
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass chandelier with gold-plated metal finishes and chain. An understated and elegant chandelier option particularly suitable to an entrance or living room environment. Also availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
VENINI Monofiore red vase, Balloton blown glass. Murano, 2015
By Venini
Located in Torino, IT
VENINI vase
Monofloral
(red, large)
blown glass
balloton processing.
ORIGIN
Murano
PERIOD
2015
MARK
VENINI
MODEL
Monofloral
(red, large)
MATERI...
Category
2010s Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Applique Combination Venini Tony Zuccheri 1960s Murano Art Glass
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Applique combination Venini Tony Zuccheri 1960s Murano art glass, made of Murano glass, lacquered metal frame, large solid brass aesthetic screws, you can ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Of of the Three Gold-Plated Piramide Venini Style Flush Mounts, 3 sizes
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
An exceptional set of three gold-plated Venini flush mounts with faceted clear crystal tubes of Murano glass. Modulated in the form of a pyramid. The flush mounts are designed and pr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Chrome
Fermalibri Venini Italia Anni '70s '80s
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Thick colorless glass bookends with gold leaf inclusions. Metal base. Bottom engraved signature of the manufactory.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
1960-1970 Pair of Venini Murano Doria Lechten Chandeliers 6 Levels 194 Crystal
By Venini
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of chandeliers Venini Murano Doria Lechten with 194 pieces for each.
Height without stem 50 cm
22 vials
6 rows of crystals 53 + 45 +36 + 28 + 20 + 12 + 4
Good condition, cir...
Category
1970s European Art Deco Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Pair of Venini wall lights, Triedri glass, Murano, Italy 1970
By Venini
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful pair of Venini wall lights produced in Italy in the 70s. Cut glass and gilded metal structure. Unique object that will illuminate wonderfully and bring a real design t...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Trilobo Ceiling Lamp by Venini, Italy 1970s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Trilobo ceiling lamp by Venini, Italy 1970s.
Metal and Murano Glass.
Cm 67,00 x 78,50.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
1960's Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
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 Furniture
Materials
Brass
One of Three Venini Style Murano Glass and Brass Sconces, Italy
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three Murano glass wall sconces featuring five crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with brass details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end pieces.
Clean...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Glass Pendant Milky White Pattern, Style of Venini, c 1970's
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian murano glass globe pendant blown with milky white pattern on chrome hardware, style of Venini, c 1970's.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Mexico Vase by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1970s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Mexico Vase by Toni Zuccheri for Venini 1970s
A rare vase of the Mexico series. Designed by Toni Zuccheri, manufactured by Venini, Venice in the 1970s. Thick 'pasta vitrea' glass in...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Vintage Italian Table Lamps in Striped Pink Murano Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian table lamps in striped pink Murano glass blown in Incamiciato technique. Designed by Venini, c. 1960's.
Made in Italy.
Dimensions:
9.5"H x 14"W x 7"D.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid Century Venini Italian Crystal Sconces
By Venini
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mid Century Venini Italian Crystal Sconces
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Mosaici blown glass vase by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Rodolfo Dordoni, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Mosaici blown glass vase by Rodolfo Dordoni, Venini Murano.
“Mosaici” vase in transparent blown glass with a quadrangular shape. Composed of an arrangement of green, blue, and white ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.80 12-Light Chandeliers in Multicolor
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
Murano Glass obelisk by Paolo Venini, Venini Murano Italy
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Murano Glass obelisk by Paolo Venini, Venini Murano Italy (Founded in 1921).
Clear glass obelisk.
Inclusion of “ballottino multicolore” decoration. (decoration of twisted multicolore...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown 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
Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Wall Mounted Cup signed Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This chic Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Wall Mounted Container signed Venini originates from Italy, Circa 1970. Features a chrome cyllindircal attachment which holds ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Venini Sigaro Pendant Fixture by Massimo Vignelli
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Venini sigaro pendant in lemon yellow with colored ban striped bottom, designed by Massimo Vignelli. Rare extra large (20") size. Perfect condition, curr...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Opalino Large White Milk White Inside Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin glass vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the same shape of the iconic opalino vase with a frosted finish.
Indoor use only.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Battuti Canoa in Green by Tobia Scarpa and Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Battuti glass series by Tobia Scarpa and Ludovico Diaz de Santillana. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: W 60 cm x D 12 cm x H 6 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
1950 Tyra Lundgren Venini Murano Glass White Filigrana Leaf Bowl
By Tyra Lundgren Carolina, Venini
Located in Brescia, IT
"Leaf" Bowl
Tyra Lundgren
Venini, 1950
White Glass "Mezza Filigrana"
Showed at Biennale of Venice 1938
Excellent Condiction
No cracks
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Occhi Vase in Red by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Occhi vase collection, designed by Tobia Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, consists of three different vases made of crystal murrine and coral glass.
Indo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Modernist Smoked Amber Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase by Venini
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful and striking Mid-Century Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Vase in Smoked Amber by Venini originates from Italy during the latter half of the 20th Century. Features a ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Murano Italian Dark Red Glass Bottle Incisi Serie, 1980
By Venini
Located in Reggio Emilia, IT
Italian glass bottle with stopper, “Incisi” series, in two-color submerged glass with surface entirely worked by grinding produced by Venini Murano.
Venini 80 engraved signature unde...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
White Murano Glass Mushroom Table Lamp by Venini
By Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
A captivating example of 1970s Italian lighting design, this vintage mushroom table lamp is attributed to Venini and showcases the impeccable artistry of Murano glasswork. Hand-blown...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Signed Italian Venini Murano White Ribbon Paperweight
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano Paperweight by Venini Italy. This piece is a stunning compliment to any desk or work station. Hand Crafted with White Ribbons and of a good weight. Could actually serve as...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Style Venini Murano Glass Red Chandelier, Made in Italy, 1980s
By Venini
Located in Pambio Noranco, CH
Majestic suspension lamp from Venini, original handmade production from the 1940s
Murano glass, made in Italy
Lead-colored glass.
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Midcentury "Tessuto" White and Crystal Murano Glass Chandelier, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid Century White and Crystal "Tessuto" Murano Glass Chandelier. This beautiful object was produced in Italy in the 70s by Venini.
Woven Glass created by Carlo Scarpa for Venini in the 1930s; similar to filigree but obtained using very thin reeds joined with alternating colors and flattened to form strips similar to fabric ribbons, joined and manipulated to obtain the desired design.
This is an exceptionally beautiful chandelier due to the state of the piece, the size of the light but above all the subtlety of the Tessuto Murano Glass.
A stunning piece of lighting with infinite elegance that will complement an art deco or mid-century living room or entryway perfectly.
The Chandelier uses a single E26/27 light bulb.
Scarpa was born in Venice. Much of his early childhood was spent in Vicenza, where his family moved when he was 2 years old. After his mother's death at the age of 13, he moved with his father and brother to Venice. Carlo attended the Academy of Fine Arts where he concentrated on architectural studies. Graduated from the Academy of Venice, with the title of Professor of Architecture, he was apprenticed to the architect Francesco Rinaldo. Scarpa married Rinaldo's niece, Nini Lazzari (Onorina Lazzari).
However, Scarpa refused to take the pro forma...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Tobia Scarpa Battuti Vase in Amber Murano Glass
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuti vase in Amber Murano glass by Tobia Scarpa and Ludovico Diaz De Santillana for Venini. It evokes a lily standing tall, in tones of Amber and Grape. Its translucent appearance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Set of 2 Poliedri wall sconces, Venini, 1950s
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Set of 2 Poliedri wall sconces, design by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Italy, 1950. Elegant wall sconces composed of Poliedri elements made of blown crystal glass, arranged on several le...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
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.