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
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Milk White by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Muse Glass Sculpture Light in Grass Green by Fabio Novembre
By Fabio Novembre, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Musa glass sculpture table lamp, designed by Fabio Novembre and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade glass sculpture with a metal cage and a Carrara marble base. Available in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Indigo Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in horizon murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Grey Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Opalino Glass Vase in Indigo Milk White Inside by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in aquamarine colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Sapphire Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fazzoletto Opalino medium vase in Horizon Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. An exclusive new take on the Opalini technique from the 15th century makes its color uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Red by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes.
Rhythm"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Zoe Large Swing Light by Doriana e Massimiliano Fuksas
By Venini, Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Swing light in handmade-blown glass.
Available colors: Red – Violet – Gray
Alogene 1 x max 70W E27
Suitable for CFL
Measurements: Ø 11.81"" H 20.66""...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Centerpiece Murano Glass, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini centerpiece Murano glass, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Principe Vase in Grey Glass by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Venini, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Principe glass vase in Gray by Rodolfo Dordoni. Blown handmade glass vases. Upper part, the crown, is covered by metal leaves. The lower par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Zoe Small Swing Light by Doriana e Massimiliano Fuksas
By Venini, Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Swing light in handmade-blown glass.
Available colors: Red – Violet – Gray
Alogene 1 x max 70W E27
Suitable for CFL
Measurements: Ø 7.87"" H 13.97"" ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Gio Ponti Three-Light Wall Light in Multi-Color
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall light in multi-color handmade blown glass.
Numbered edition
Year of manufacture: 1946
Metal: Gold-plated with chain
Color: Multi-Color
Wall light: 3 lights x max 60W E14
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Table Lamp Murano Glass Brass Lampshade, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Lampada da tavolo Venini Misure solo della struttura vetro senza paralume. Height 38cm. Large 18 cm.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Peter Marino Cilindro Medium Pendant in Crystal and Black Murano Glass
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cilindro Murano glass medium pendant in crystal with black bands by Peter Marino for Venini. Bold shades of black blend together with the hues of crystal or tea of the cylindrical sh...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Zoe Large Pendant Light in Violet by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas
By Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zoe pendant lamp, designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas and manufactured by Venini, features a lantern shape. Available in two different sizes. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with pinched rim in aquamarine designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1948. Perfect for indoor home decor as container, vide-poche or statement piece for a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Soldato Di Vetro Glass and 18k Gold Sculpture by Alessandro Mendini for Venini
By Alessandro Mendini, Venini
Located in murano, IT
"The fine, elongated and ambiguos shape of their eyes on the colored background has them looking thoughtfully at our complicated world. The similar shape of their mounth hints at a w...
Category
2010s Italian Arts and Crafts Venini Furniture
Materials
Gold
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Glass Vase in Green & 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Port Vase in Coral & Milk-White Glass by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
By Venini, Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Port vase in coral/milk-white by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. Limited Edition in 30 art pieces
Color: Coral/Milk-White
Technique: Opal
Dimensions: Ø 30 cm, H 40 cm
Yea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Triedi White Gold Yellow Murano Glass Brass Chandelier, Italian, 1960
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Rafined Venini Triedi white gold yellow Murano glass brass chandelier, Italian, 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Blown Glass Neoclassic Chandelier Design by Carlo Scarpa Venini Official
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
Venini’s artistic director for more than a decade, Carlo Scarpa deeply influenced the company’s production, managing to merge his own intellectual vision with the highly refined tech...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Venini 1970s Esprit Ceiling Mount Fixture by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini
Located in Montclair, NY
Pair of designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini is this Esprit ceiling mount light. Venini describes the model “Esprit” as an explosion of flowers and stars in hand blown, handcrafted g...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
21st Century Clessidra Hourglass in Amber/Horizon by Fulvio Bianconi E Paolo
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1957, Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini captured time and shaped it into Clessidr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Odalische Small Glass Vase in Cipria Pink by Leonardo Ranucci
By Venini, Leonardo Ranucci
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sensual movements dance mysteriously in enchanted oriental nights.
Additional information:
Material: Blown opal
Color: Powder pink
Dimensions: Ø 18 x H 34 cm
Available in othe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Veronese Glass Vase in Blood Red/Rosa Cipria by Vittorio Zecchin
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in murano, IT
From «The Annunciation» by Paolo Veronese to the Fornace (Kiln): a wonderful journey for this fine vase by Vittorio Zecchin. A complex shape, curved beyond imagination: Veronese defi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier Glass Metal Crome, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier glass metal crome, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Small Vase in Opaline Grape Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With the Pigmenti collection, Venini aims to send out a sign of renewal through the development of a Classic form as the expression of a contemporary interior design accessory. Pigme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Giotto Sculpture in Black/Multicolour by Alessandro Mendini
By Venini, Alessandro Mendini
Located in murano, IT
An austere face, halfway between ancient and modern, strong and fragile. Giotto by Alessandro Mendini is a winged lord who is destined to hold our gaze. A psychic being whose narrow ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini “Toni Zuccheri” Ceilling Light Murano Glass Brass 1955 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini ceilling light.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Deco Small Vase in Red Glass by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Historic vase designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in opalino glass characterized by round horizontal ribs. The model is proposed in three shades of colour and in three sizes.
Rhythm"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Gray by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Anelli Crystal Glass with Mint Green & Red Bands by Venini Riedizione
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“The master skilfully plays with sheer glass: four red rings alternating with four light blue or blue ones, running its full length. A new glass star is born in 2019: Anelli. Color is hot-applied before blowing the glass, thanks to the exclusive Fasce (bands) technique.”
Additional Information:
Material: Crystal glass
Color: Crystal with mint green & red bands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Bicolore Large Vase in Powder Pink & Green River
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Created from the collaboration between Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini, characterized by a soft shape with a graceful wavy lip, always unique, obtained using the free-hand technique...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Odalische Small Glass Vase in Rio Green by Leonardo Ranucci
By Venini, Leonardo Ranucci
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sensual movements dance mysteriously in enchanted oriental nights.
Additional information:
Material: Blown opal
Color: Green river
Dimensions: Ø 18 x H 34 cm
Available in othe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Palpito Glass Vase in Clear with Bronze Flakes
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palpito glass bowl and vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, feature a crystal body with metal decoration. Limited edition of 49 art pieces (per version). Indoor use only.
Di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Crome 1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Chandelier. Measure only glass diameter 40 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Venini Sphere in Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern Venini semi-sphere in Murano glass with a rose-golden tone.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Medium Black Belt Triangular Glass in Crystal and Black by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in transparent crystal with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Gemme Triangular Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in aquamarine designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Chandelier 1960 Murano Glass Brass Italia
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier 1960 Murano glass brass Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Tolboi-Belboi-Stilboi Floor Lamp in Milk-White/Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Tall, slender and elegant, it’s Tolboi. Light passes through Milk White glass, spreading its soft yet strong glow, and revealing the tones of Red and Tea that enliven the core of its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Muse Glass Sculpture Table Lamp in Milk-White by Fabio Novembre
By Venini, Fabio Novembre
Located in murano, IT
Just like the Metaphysical artists from the early 1900s, Fabio Novembre depicts his muses as faceless figures, intent on not seeing nor hearing the tragic events that dominated the e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Zoe Small Table Lamp 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 Ceiling Light/Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini ceiling light/sconce Murano glass brass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Brass 1940 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier VENINI.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Paolo Venini Inciso Vase
By Venini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very nice example of an underrated series of glass.
Acid stamp on the bottom.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Peter Marino Cilindro Small Pendant in Crystal and Black Murano Glass
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cilindro Murano glass small pendant in crystal with black bands by Peter Marino for Venini. Bold shades of black blend together with the hues of crystal or tea of the cylindrical sha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Green Apple Glass Sculpture, Italy, 1926, signed
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano Art Glass Green Apple Sculpture, Italy, c. 1926. acid-etched signature; Murano green cased glass with app...
Category
1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Venini Tiaraluce Small Table Light in Grey by Francesco Lucchese
By Venini, Francesco Lucchese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tiaraluce Table lamp, designed by Francesco Lucchese and manufactured by Venini, is available in two different sizes and colors. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 18 cm, H 35 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Paolo Venini and Riccardo Licata Banded Murrine Vase
By Venini
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Incalmo vase is a rare collaboration between Paolo Venini
and Riccardo Licatta.
Presented at the XXVII Biennial of Venice in 1956.
Provenance: collecti...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Stelle Filanti Pendant Light in Grey by Atelier Oï
By Atelier Oï 1, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Atelier OÏ wishes to convey its quest for a genuine interactive dialogue through lightness, its search for an aesthetics that defies emptiness and sparks emotions through the encount...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
21st Century Monofiore Glass Vase in Green by Laura De Santillana
By Venini, Laura de Santillana
Located in murano, IT
Different shapes, different colors. But all bursting with energy. Their caps recall the shapes and patterns of nature. Every Monofiore by Laura De Santillana is unique: a small preci...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Small Black Belt Triangular Glass in Crystal and Black by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in transparent crystal with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Replicanti Table Light in Sapphire with Glasses
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Replicanti Table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade blown glass body wearing different types of accessories. Limited edition of 99 art pieces. Indoor use...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Ritagli Blown Glass Vase in Iridescent Sand/Red by Fulvio Bianconi
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in murano, IT
This work by Fulvio Bianconi stems from the most innovative glassmaking technique in the 1900s: thin rectangular strips of glass are placed one on top of the other and then hand-appl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Port Vase in Black Glass by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
By Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Port vase in black by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. Limited Edition in 30 art pieces
Color: Black
Technique: Opal
Dimensions: Ø 30 cm, H 40 cm
Year of Manufacture: 201...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Abaco Applique Wall Light in White by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
By Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall light in handmade-blown glass.
Year of manufacture: 1998
Metal: White painted
Color: Milk-white, sphere gray-milk-white
Measurements: 15.75” 8.27” H 13.78""
Code: 823.02
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Apple Green by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in apple green designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1930. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art 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.