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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Period: 1960s
Creator: Venini
Sputnik Chandelier Murano Glass & Chrome by Paolo Venini for VeArt, Italy, 1960s
By VeArt, Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large sputnik chandelier with sixty clear Murano glass flowers on a chromed frame. Designed by Paolo Venini. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light. Gem...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
J.T. Kalmar Floor Lamp, Brass Emerald Green Murano Glass, 1960
By J.T. Kalmar, Venini
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic and floor lamp 'Glasschaft' (engl. 'glass rod'), no. 2134 by J.T. Kalmar, Austria, Vienna, manufactured in midcentury, in 1960s.
The Stand is made of an emerald green twi...
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
Venini Murano Chandelier Amber and Emerald Handblown Glass, 1960
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
This magnificent chandelier features 12 arms. Excellent vintage condition.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Great Sconce Venini Cannucce Straws 1960 Transparent Glass 1960 Marked Italian
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Great sconce Venini Cannucce straws 1960 transparent glass 1960 marked Italian.
2 light bulbs E14 max 40 Watt each.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Venini Pendant Light Chandelier, Curved Crystal Glass and Gilt Brass, Italy
By Venini
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A wonderful Italian hollywood regency pendant light by Venini manufactured in Mid-Century in the 1960s. It is made of pairwise curved crystal Murano...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Pair of Round Venini Cascade Chandeliers Straws Violet Murano Glass Italian
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of round Venini Cascade Chandeliers Straws Violet Murano Glass Italian.
1 light bulb E27 Max 140 Watt.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Rare Globe Light Fixture by Venini in White Opaque Textured Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in East Hampton, NY
Moon-like vintage opaque Murano glass globe with exceptional textured swirls by Venini. Hand blown.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid-Century Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern sconces by Venini. Having a brass frame and beautiful glass prisms. Each of the prisms are solid glass, measuring 8 inches each. Three available.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Round Pair of Ceiling Lamp Venini Ice Glass 1960 Triangolar Tubes Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round pair of ceiling lamp Venini ice glass 1960 Triangolar tubes Italian design.
Each of them with 3-light bulb E14 max 40 watt each.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Venini Glass Paperweight
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This egg-shaped Venini glass paperweight has a purple spiral encased in an orange spiral. It still bears the original Venini label with the Veronese vase printed in silver on a yell...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Italian Mid-Century Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern sconces by Venini. Having a brass frame and beautiful glass prisms. Each of the prisms are solid glass, measuring 11 inches each. Three available.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Italian Murano Glass Vase Ninfea Model by Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Ninfea vase designed by Toni Zuccheri and produced by Venini in 1960. Exhibited at Tingo Design Gallery in 2008 for the exhibition "Murano a Go-Go". Signed...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Pair of Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A very dramatic, large and beautiful pair of Venini style sconces.
These are located in our warehouse in Italy and have a lead time for arrival of 8-10 weeks from time of purchase. ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal
Toni Zuccheri, Membrane Table Lamp, Venini, 1960s, Museum Piece
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
I believed Membrane were part of Toni Zuccheri collaboration with VeArt in the 1970s. This table lamp shows the Membrane sphere over a Classic Midcentury base...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
1960s by Pierre Cardin for Venini Murano Glass Ashtray
By Venini, Pierre Cardin
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare glass ashtray with flower
Perfect condition.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Tapio Wirkkala Style Wall Sconces
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Chicago, IL
Wirkkala "arcadia" wall sconces, monumental is size and stature. Made of multiple hand blown Venini art glass, shades hangs on steel frame with up and down lights...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Venini Centerpiece Murano Black Glass Layered Glass White
By Venini
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Modern Venini centerpiece Murano black glass, layered glass white the two little.
Big one measure cm: H 7 Diam. 47 thickness 6mm
Little one measure cm: H 3.8 Diam. ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Curved Crystal Glass Gilt Brass Flush Mount Lamp, Italy, 1960
By Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
Venini curved crystal glass gilt brass flush mount lamp, Italy, 1960. Triete crystal glass chandelier with interlocking bended triete crystal ro...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Coletti Blown Glass Vase by Ludovico Diaz De Santillana, circa 1961
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Ludovico Diaz de Santillana (1931-1989)
Vase Coletti, circa 1961, large model
Flask in blown glass with contrasting welded neck
Incalmo technique, fused glass
Engraved Venini Ita...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Pair of Venini Chandelier Tubes Murano Art Glass, 1960s Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair Venini chandelier tubes Murano Art glass, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal, Chrome
12-Arm Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Wien, AT
12-arm Venini chandelier
Brass silvered
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
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
One of Three Venini Curved Crystal Glass Gilt Brass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
One of Three Venini Curved Crystal Glass Gilt Brass Chandelier, priced per piece, discount available for multiple purchase
Pristine Triete crystal glass chandelier with interlocking...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Art Glass Chandelier Gino Vistosi for Venini
By Gino Vistosi, Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful and rare small chandelier with white and clear glass tear drop shaped art glass crystals.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Steel
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 ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Four-Tier Venini Tronchi Chandelier Glass Murano Tubes, 1960s, Italy
By Venini
Located in Miami, FL
Oversized large four-tier chandelier by Venini. Murano, Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
1960s "Trilobi" by Venini Murano Glass Dolphin Italian Design Table Lamp
By Venini
Located in Brescia, IT
Table lamp
by Venini
1960s
Perfect working order.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Mid Century Modern Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern chandelier by Venini which has multi-tier cascading prisms. Consisting of gold and clear crystals, circa 1960. Any amount of chain or rod can be added for ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Murano Art Glass Italian Design, Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Murano Art Glass Italian design, Venini, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Horizontal Italian Mid-Century Venini Sconce
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern 34.5 inch horizontal sconce by Venini. Having a brass frame with beautiful 6 inch glass prisms.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Glass Sculpture by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Milan, IT
Glass sculpture by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
Colored glass block used as sample to compose screens, large windows or as single sculptures...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Italian Mid-Century Two-Tier Venini Murano Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Stunning pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern sconces by Venini. Having a brass frame and two-tier of beautiful glass prisms.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
"Vetrate Grossa" Glass Sculpture by Gio Ponti, Italy, 1960s
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in Milan, IT
"Vetrata Grossa" glass sculpture by Gio Ponti for Venini.
Colored glass block used as sample to compose screens, large windows or as single sculpture...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Horizontal Italian Mid-Century Venini Sconce
By Venini
Located in North Bergen, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern 52 inch horizontal sconce by Venini. Having a brass frame with beautiful 6 inch glass prisms.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Large Space Pendant Lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1960 in Murano Glass
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Large and rare Mid-Century Modern, Space Age chandelier in hand blown Murano glass by Toni Zuccheri, manufactured by Venini, circa 1960 in Murano, Italy,
Measures: Diameter 35 cm.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Venini Glass Spiral Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful cascading handblown amber and clear glass tube chandelier by the Murano firm, Venini. Signed.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Vintage 1960s Murano Glass Chandeliers in Amber
By Venini
Located in Berlin, BE
Pair of 1960s chandelier in clear and amber tinted Murano glass. Three E14 fittings.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate
Gorgeous Italian Venini Murano Tronchi Tube Chandelier Camer
By Venini
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Gorgeous Italian Venini Murano tronchi tube chandelier. I love the Smaller scale of this lovely piece
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Steel
Important Large Chandelier Venini, Model Triedro, Murano, 1960
By Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
A beatiful and important chandelier with triedri element glass pendants (about 1000 pieces). Signed and stamped Venini in the metal structure.
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini 1960
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
A beautiful Murano glass chandelier with painted metal structure designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and produced by Venini in circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Murano Poliedri Chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini
By Venini
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful vintage Murano glass Poliedri Chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini .
Italy c.1965
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Stunning Italian Spiral Chandelier with Glass Prisms 1960s
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Stunning spiral chandelier with cut-glass rods sold by Camer and made in Murano Italy, 1960s. The shimmering crystal makes this chandelier a show stopper.
Height measurement is for ...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pair of Sconces by Toni Zuccheri, Italy, Venini, circa 1960
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Transparent gray glass, cast in a heavily textured square shape and held with two copper mounts to the enameled metal backplate.
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Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
Large Pair of Hand Blown Murano Glass Sconces by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
we have over three thousand antique sconces and over one thousand antique lights, if you need a specific pair of sconces or lights, use the contact dealer button to ask us, we might ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Chandelier by Venini, circa 1960
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Clear glass elements in the shape of canes hung upside down on a nickel-plated rod.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Nickel
Pair of Large Venini Smoked and Clear Triedri Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Large Venini glass prisms in a combination of clear and smoked. The glass triedri prisms alternate in height to create a Cascade effect. The sconces are lit by three newly wired candelabra...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Unusual Multi Tiered Venini Crystal Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Round Venini ( Marked ) crystal prism chandelier. Elegant and modern, great quality, and condition. Total Drop with chain 30"
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Italian Glass with Brass Torchiere by Venini, Murano
By Venini
Located in Ferndale, MI
Italian glass with brass torchiere by Venini, Murano glass, green center.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Grande lampadario Venini, Trilobo.
By Venini
Located in Palermo, IT
Grande lampadario in vetro soffiato, Venini Trilobi. Produzione anni '60 circa.
Vetri disposti a spirale, trasparenti con striature color ambra
Ottime c...
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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mid century table lamp by Toni Zuccheri, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in HEVERLEE, BE
Mid century table lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
Chromed metal base and a hand made clear and white glass lamp shade.
Tested and ready for...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Tiered Chartreuse Cylindrical Form Murano Glass Chandelier, 1960s
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
handcrafted tiered chandelier in mottled, cylindrical form vibrant chartreuse colored Murano glass by Venini. Italy, 1960s.
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Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini, 1960 ca.
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
These two chandelier features a metallic strucuture and magnificent light diffusers in Murano glass with a unique star shape. Manufactured by Venini in the 60s, these items are a tru...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Original Pendant Lamp in Bark Glass Design Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid small original venini chandelier designed by Toni sugeri and made with seven elements in white bark glass
Excellent condition, with no cracks or...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Charming Venini "Reticello" Chandelier, Murano, 1960
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Pendant chandelier by Venini, Italy. Handblown glass using the ‘Reticello’ technique.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Brass
Rare Pair of Chandeliers by Venini
By Venini
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Extraordinary pair of chandeliers signed Venini. Eight lights each.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Italian Murano Square Chandelier by Tobia Scarpa for Venini
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful original 1960s Murano glass pendant chandelier designed by Tobia Scarpa for Venini. Rewired. The glass is mostly straw color with a...
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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Two Massimo Vignelli Pendant Lights for Venini
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Striped cased glass pendants.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
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.