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
Odalische Short Glass Vase in Grey/Milk White by Leonardo Ranucci
By Leonardo Ranucci, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sensual movements dance mysteriously in enchanted oriental nights.
Its feminine shapes widen at the top, as if draped in a turban: a symbol of the seductive grace of odalisques in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Fazzoletto Bicolore Large Vase in Cipria Pink Glass
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
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Large Vase in Opaline Amber Glass Milk White inside 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. PIGMENT is proposed in a rich colour palette and is created in two sizes.
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Opaline amber...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Rio Green Glass by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
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
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Large Vase in Opaline Ox Blood Red Milk White inside 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
Pigmenti Small Vase in Opaline Amber 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. Pigment is proposed in a rich colour palette and is created in two sizes.
Additional information:
Material: Glass
Color: Opaline amber...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Cipria Pink Glass by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
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
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Large Vase in Glazed Amethyst Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With the Pigmenti collection, Venini aims to send out a sign of renewal through the development of a classic form as the expression of a contemporary interior design accessory. PIGME...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Pigmenti Large Vase in Glazed Amber 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
Pigmenti Large Vase in Opaline Grape Milk White inside 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
Table lamp model Boletus by Mario Ticcò for Venini, 1970'
By Mario Ticcò, Venini
Located in Torino, IT
Table lamp model Boletus by Mario Ticcò for Venini.
Large and elegant lamp made of murano glass and reeds from the "Tessuti" series and chrome-plated metal base.
The lamp was desig...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Peter Marino Cilindro Large Pendant in Crystal and Black Murano Glass
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cilindro Murano glass large 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
Peter Marino Parallelo Large Pendant in Crystal, Tea and Black Murano Glass
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Parallelo Murano glass large pendant in crystal with black and tea bands by Peter Marino for Venini. Bold shades of black blend together with the hues of crystal or tea of the rectan...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Tiara Small Vase in Amber and Horizon Murano Glass
By Venini, Francesco Lucchese
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tiara small vase in amber and horizon Murano glass by Francesco Lucchese for Venini. The art of glassmaking meets the endless potential of light. A jewel-l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Peter Marino Rotondo Large Ceiling Lamp in Crystal, Tea and Black Murano Glass
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rotondo Murano glass large ceiling lamp in crystal with black and tea bands by Peter Marino for Venini. Bold shades of black blend together with the hues of crystal or tea of the sph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Peter Marino Cilindro Large Pendant in Crystal and Black Murano Glass
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cilindro Murano glass large 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
Peter Marino Cilindro Small Pendant in Crystal and Black Murano Glass
By Venini, Peter Marino
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
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Amber Horizon Thread Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monofiore Balloton medium vase in amber Murano glass by Venini. It looks soft, but it’s not; it’s glass. The optical illusion of Monofiori by Venini from 1970 lies in its name: Ballo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Satin Medium Vase in Horizon Crystal Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin medium vase in glazed horizon/crystal Murano glass by Venini. Sheer glass is hand blown and crafted by the master glassblowers using the sophisticated Satinatura technique, whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Satin Small Vase in Horizon Crystal Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin Small Vase in glazed Horizon/Crystal Murano Glass by Venini. Sheer glass is hand-blown and crafted by the master glassblowers using the sophisticated Satinatura technique, whic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini iridescent Murano vase series "A Macchie" by Fulvio Bianconi Italy 1950
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Milano, MI
Rare vase designed in the 1930s by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini.
The "spotted" series
The artist-designed blown glass vase with abstract pictorial inserts.
The 3-level etched signatur...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
"Membrane" Murano glass table lamp by Tony Zuccheri for Venini, italy
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
Venini is one of the most famous and luxurious brand of Murano glass lightings. It collaborated with Toni Zuccheri since the beginning of 1960's.
From this association came out the "...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Marble, Metal, Chrome
Venini Replicanti Table Light in Red 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
Venini Tiaraluce Large Table Light in Clear by Francesco Lucchese
By Francesco Lucchese, Venini
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 19 cm, H 48 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Monofiore Balaton Short Glass Vase in Grey with Red Thread Rim by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in red designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Monofiore Balaton Short Glass Vase in Red with Green Thread Rim by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in gold designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Monofiore Balloton Glass Vase in Aquamarine with Red Thread Rim by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in aquamarine designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Glass Vase in Red and 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
Monofiore Balaton Glass Vase in Grey with Red Thread Rim by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in grey designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Italian modern blue Murano glass pair of vases by Venini, 1990s
By Venini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern blue Murano glass pair of vases by Venini, 1990s
Pair of round base vases in blue Murano glass. The structure is curved and s...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Paolo Venini Rare Apothecary Jar Model 4742 in Red and Mauve Glass, Italy, 1959
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Paolo Venini for Venini rare apothecary jar or vessel in red and mauve blown glass. This classic and elegant vessel comes from a series designed by Paolo Venini in 1959 inspired by ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
A red Venini Murano glass box with "murrine" glass lid from the late 1960ties
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Aachen, DE
A Venini Murano glass box with a "murrine" glass lid from the late 1960ties. The vessels base is white "lattimo" glass, cased red to give it a nice opaque appearance and a strong red...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Murrine, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
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
Carlo Scarpa Venini acid stamped Murano glass "filigrane" tall vase circa 1950
By Venini
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible Carlo Scarpa VENINI Murano glass tall "filigrane" vase circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-century Venini Murano patchwork wall appliques 'Cheerio'-4x pieces available
By Venini
Located in SON EN BREUGEL, NL
A fabulous Venini Murano patchwork wall lamps 'Cheerio'.
Venini's masterful craftsmanship! Beautifully textured glass in various colors.
Mounted on a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Tapio Wirkkala for Venini 'Coreani' Vases, circa 1970s
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Parma, IT
Pair of Venini vases "Coreani" design Tapio Wirkkala, circa 1970s.
In two-tone blown glass with overlapping spirals.
Signature engraved on bottom and Venini label...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
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
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
Italian modern Decorative bottle with cap in red Murano glass by Venini, 1990s
By Venini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Decorative bottle with cap in red Murano glass by Venini, 1990s
Decorative bottle with a round base in matt bright red Murano glass. The round base cap has a tapered s...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Simira Model by Alessandro Mendini for Venini.
By Alessandro Mendini, Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Vase model Simira filigree glass and solid glass base molded to the wheel, circa 1987- 1988. Signed.
Biography
Alessandro Mendini was born in Milan in 1931. After a long experience...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Trilobi Chandelier 60s'
By Venini
Located in Torino, IT
Trilobi series chandelier produced by Venini glassworks.
Elegant chandelier designed in the 1960s.
Composed of a white lacquered metal frame with 4 lights.
Pendants in the shape c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Metal
"Membrane" table lamp by Tony Zuccheri for Venini circa 1960
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
Venini is one of the most famous and luxurious brand of Murano glass lightings. It collaborated with Toni Zuccheri since the beginning of 1960's.
From this association came out the "...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Membrane series lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Torino, IT
Table lamp from the Membrane series by Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
Wonderful lamp with chrome-plated metal base and boccia-shaped murano glass shade, worked with a special technique t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Applique Murano Glass Corteccia Model by Venini, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
A pair of Corteccia model wall lamps designed and produced by Venini in 1940.
Category
1940s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian modern Squared ashtray in transparent Murano glass by Venini, 1990s
By Venini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Squared ashtray in transparent Murano glass by Venini, 1990s
Square base ashtray with rounded corners in transparent Murano glass. In the center it has a white glass p...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
"Morandiane" Glass Bottle by Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
"Morandiane" glass bottle by Venini, Italy, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Venini Chandelier, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Venini Chandelier, Italy, 1970s
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Glass
Italian modern Decorative bottle with cap in gray Murano glass by Venini, 1990s
By Venini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Decorative bottle with cap in gray Murano glass by Venini, 1990s
Decorative bottle with a square base, in matt gray and transparent Murano glass. The round-based cap h...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Tiara Table Lamp in Murano Glass by Francesco Lucchese for Venini
By Venini, Francesco Lucchese
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Tiara Luce, table lamp designed in 2018 by designer Francesco Lucchese.
It has been completely redesigned using the latest developments in lighting technology while maintaining intac...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Gonzaga Model by Emmanuel Babled for Venini
By Emmanuel Babled, Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Glass vase designed by Emmanuel Babled and produced by Venini, 1994s. Signed. With original label.
Biography
Born in France in 1967, Emmanuel Babled graduated in 1989 from Industria...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini large floor lamp ‘Petrolione’, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Parma, IT
Venini large floor lamp model Petrolione in incamiciato opaline Murano glass.
In two colors, one element in white glass and one in amethyst glass.
Central part in bronze, original el...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Italian Murano Low Bowl by Charles Lin Tissot for Venini
By Charles Lin Tissot, Venini
Located in Milan, Italy
Low bowl with inclined walls in zanfirico glass designed by Charles Lin Tissot and produced by Venini in 1980. Signed.
Biography
Charles Lin Tissot (1904-1994), the American designe...
Category
1880s Italian Modern Antique Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Chambord bottle by Alessandro Menidini for Venini 1992
By Alessandro Mendini, Venini
Located in Torino, IT
Chambord bottle designed by Alessandro Mendini for Venini.
Rare spherical-shaped blown glass bottle with verdemare murrine and sapphire decoration with black glass neck and truncate...
Category
1990s Italian Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian modern Decorative bowl in transparent yellow Murano glass by Venini 1990
By Venini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern Decorative bowl in transparent yellow Murano glass by Venini, 1990s
Decorative bowl with a round base in transparent yellow Murano glass. Perfect as a centerpiece or p...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Vase Model Medusa by Ettore Sottsass for Venini.
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Milan, Italy
A beautiful Murano vase designed by Ettore Sottsass and produced by Venini in 1997. Limited edition 99 piece. Signed and numbered 71/99. Original label. Model out production. Exposed...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano 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
Vintage Pair of Sconces w/ Milky White Murano Glass Designed by Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage pair of sconces with milky white Murano rectangular glasses with textured contortions / Designed by Venini circa 1960’s / Marked "VENINI" on the frame / Made in Italy
Can be...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Octagonal Solid Blue Glass Obelisk by Venini
By Venini
Located in London, by appointment only
An Italian 1970s glass octagonal obelisk, of a bluish black almost anthracite color.
Signed underneath Venini Italy,
circa 1975.
Height 14 in (35.5cm).
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern 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.
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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.