Venini Decorative Objects
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
Venini Large Murano Glass Spherical Vase 1907s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Signed Venini vase
A true testament to Italian craftsmanship. Handblown by skilled artisans, this unique piece features a mesmerizing blend of earthy tones, deep blues, and vibrant ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Monofiore Balaton Short Glass Vase in Horizon 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 gold designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Soldato Di Vetro Glass and 18k Gold Sculpture by Alessandro Mendini for Venini
By Venini, Alessandro Mendini
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold
Venini Ando Cosmos Vase in Crystal by Tadao Ando
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando Cosmos vase, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is made of three vases that create a sphere when united. Crystal version is available ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Lele Candleholder in Transparent Red Balloton Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Catfish candleholder in transparent red balloton glass by venini, 2020
Additional information:
Material: Glass
Color: Transparent red
Dimension: Ø 8 x H 18 cm
Candle provided.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Incise Glass Bottle in Cornelian Orange by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A multitude of shapes and colours. Every bottle has its own, chosen with care by Paolo Venini in 1956. Skilfully etched to conceal their imaginary content, they pique the curiosity o...
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20th Century Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Black Belt Square Glass Vase in Crystal and Black by Peter Marino
By Venini, Peter Marino
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. Limited e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Opalino Sabbiato Glass Vase in Amber by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck.
Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for any room.
It appears in refined colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Tobia Scarpa, Italy Murano Blown Glass Large "Occhi" Murrine Vase
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Uccle, BE
A large "occhi" vase with quadranglular base in "talpa" (mole grey) murrine with a clear centre.
Known as model 8526 in venini archives.
We are located in Belgium, we present Po...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Grey Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, 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 15t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Black Belt Otto Tall Glass Vase in Crystal and Green by Peter Marino
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in crystal and grass green with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Opalino Medium Vase in Amber Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Opalino Medium Vase in Amber Murano Glass by Venini. The Opalino vase is all about sophisticated and unique colors, thanks to the use of the traditional O...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Quattro Stagioni Estate Glass Sculpture in Apple Green/Orange/Red
By Venini, Laura de Santillana
Located in murano, IT
Summer impressed in glass by Laura De Santillana. Murrina glass in hues of Red, Orange and Crystal brings to mind the warmest season of the year, and its breathtaking sunsets over th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Geodi Vase in Horizon and Pink Murano Glass by Sonia Pedrazzini
By Sonia Pedrazzini, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Geodi vase in Horizon and pink Murano glass by Sonia Pedrazzini for Venini. Limited edition in 99 art pieces each.
Additional information:
Material: Murano glass
Color: Horizon ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Pyros Vase in Multicolour by Emmanuel Babled
By Venini, Emmanuel Babled
Located in murano, IT
Limited edition - 1 of XX
The master glassmaker removes the object from the fire using a rotating rod, while other workers place thinner pieces of glass in the exact spot indicated ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Deco Medium Vase in Acquamarine 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Square Occhi Vase in Red by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Occhi glass vase in coral red by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa. Blown handmade glass vases with the “Murrine” technique.
Color: Cor...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Apple Green 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Signed Venini Turquoise, Sapphire Blue, Orange Green Rare Glass Sculpture
By Venini
Located in North Miami, FL
This unbelievable rare vintage glass Italian Murano object or sculpture or glass sword has the most gorgeous colors, signed Venini Murano Itlalia". A piece de resistance. It looks even more amazing in person; the color saturation and brilliance is exquisite. The range of colors are: sapphire blue from the middle to the tip turquoise, emerald green, red, amber/orange, black with gold aventurine, white, etc. Most likely one of a kind. It is fantastic! This could be great displayed in a custom lucite box...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Single Lens Glass Vase in Green by Ron Arad
By Venini, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim shaped neck and black glass glasses sculpture. Featured in grass green colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pigmenti Small Vase in Opaline Ox Blood Red 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
An early Folto Vase by Mary Ann "Toots" Zynsky, made by Venini on Murano in 1989
By Venini, Toots Zynsky
Located in Aachen, DE
Designed by Toots Zynsky in 1984 for Venini, this particular example was executed in 1989. The vessel was set "incamiciato" with an outer lattimo layer and a mint inner layer. Polych...
Category
1980s Italian Other Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Clessidra Hourglass in Amber/Horizon by Fulvio Bianconi E Paolo
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Veronese Glass Vase in Blood Red/Rosa Cipria by Vittorio Zecchin
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
21st Century Happy Pills Feniletilamina in Black/Orange by Fabio Novembre
By Venini, Fabio Novembre
Located in murano, IT
The love molecule found in chocolate is now contained in glass. A design placebo created by Fabio Novembre in VENINI’s workshop. Indications and dosage: admire it in small doses, dai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Milk White Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Giotto Sculpture in Black/Multicolour by Alessandro Mendini
By Alessandro Mendini, Venini
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Marito E Moglie Vase in Glass and Marble by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Marito E Moglie vase in tea/black/milk-white with marble base by Ettore Sottsass. Limited edition 99 art pieces. Composition of portoro-marble base and blown glasses finished ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Fazzoletto Sabbiato Large Glass Vase in Orange by Fulvio Bianconi and Venini
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
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.
A light summer breeze leads us to discover the iconic Venini collection...
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Sogni Infranti Bowl by Mario Bellini for Venini Murano, 1992
By Mario Bellini, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Sogni infranti bowl by Mario Bellini for Venini Murano 1992
A large bowl "Alzata" of the "Sogni infranti" (broken dreams) series. Designed by Mario Bellini and manufactured by Venini Murano Venice in 1992. Clear iridescent glass with applications of remnants in polycrome glass. With company lable and incised signature "venini Mario Bellini 1992 / 39" on the base. This is one of the rare examples without any defect.
In 1921 Paolo Venini and Giacomo Cappellin founded a company that would become world famous. Under the artistic directions of Vittorio Zecchin the Vetri Soffiati Cappellin Venini & C. become the whiz kid of the golden 1920s. Over the decades, countless world-renowned artists like Napoleone Martinuzzi, Carlo Scarpa, Tomaso Buzzi, Fulvio Bianconi, Tuni Zuccheri, Thomas Stearns, Toots Zynski or Ettore Sottsass have enthusiastically worked for Venini, designing something very special with each of their new techniques and designs. The creations of Venini were honored with several awards. Till today Venini is one of the leading art glass manufacturies on Murano.
Measures:
Height: 10.63" (27 cm)
Diameter: 20.87" (53 cm)
Literature reference:
Franco Deboni, Venini Glass Volume 2, Turin 2007, platr 361
Fondatione Musei Civici Venetia, Mario Bellini A Murano, Milano 2018, page 25...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Black Belt Otto Short Glass Vase in Crystal and Green by Peter Marino
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in crystal and grass green with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Opalino Sabbiato Glass Vase in Lattimo by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck.
Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for any room.
It appears in refined colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Orange Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Grape Red 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Small Black Belt Oval Glass Vase in Crystal and Green by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in crystal and grass green with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Pigmenti Large Vase in Opaline 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. PIGMENT is proposed in a rich colour palette and is created in two sizes.
Additional information:
Material: Glass
Color: Opaline red...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Clessidra Hourglass in Bamboo and Aquamarine Glass by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Perfectly balanced between two different colours, the sand flows through the sleek glass chambers made using the Incalmo technique, taking on its colour an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini Regina Vase in Gray Glass by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Venini, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Regina glass vase in gray by Rodolfo Dordoni. Blown handmade glass vases. Upper part, the crown, is covered by metal leaves. The lower part is gla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Dama Glass Vase W & Milk-White & Black Murrine Geometric Pattern
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Dama glass vase in milk-white/black. Handmade blown glass with “Murrine” technique.
Color: Milk-White/Black
Technique: Murrine
Dimensions: Ø 20...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Kukinto Short Glass Vase in Multicolor by Timo Sarpaneva
By Timo Sarpaneva, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
With grace and harmony, glass appears as if floating in the air. It comes to life and starts to move. It moves from tones of Red to Apple Green and Sapphire blue, before ending on cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Fasce Orizzontale Bottle with Stopper by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown incalmo glass decanter in red and green with stopper. Unsigned. Bottle top appears to have been neatly ground down at some point. Provenance: ...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
XL Glass Bullicante "Red" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Venini Murano, Italy, 1970
By Alessandro Mandruzzato, Venini, Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Producer: Venini glass, murano
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass shell bowl was produce...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi, a 'Pianta Grassa' sculpture, ca. 1930
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi, a 'Pianta Grassa' sculpture, ca. 1930
green pulegoso glass, iridescent surface
executed by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
18 cm (height)
signed with two-line acid ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Fulvio Bianconi Murano Gray Opalino Italian Art Glass Sculptural Vase
By Paolo Venini, Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown blue gray, opaline Italian art glass handkerchief sculptural vase. Documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini. The piece is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Clessidra Glass Hourglass in Grey and Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass hourglass in grey and red. Perfect for indoor home decor or as a statement piece for any room. Limited edition of 199 pieces. Also availab...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Medium Vase in Acquamarine 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Alla Morandi set of 3 by Venini in Wisteria, Sand, and Grape (limited Edition)
By Venini, Matteo Thun
Located in Vancouver, BC
Alla Morandi, a collaboration with Venini with artist Matteo Thun, is the atemporal atmosphere of Morandi paintings in glass works. The blown glass bottle...
Category
2010s Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Ando Time Hourglass in Grape and Red by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ando Time hourglass, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is a limited edition of 49 art pieces (per color) plus an additional 20 P.d.A. a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Venini 分子 in Indaco and Crystals by Mantas Petruškevičius
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The ?? vase by artist Mantas Petruškevicius, the name of which is given by the Chinese ideogram indicating the concept of the molecule – seems to suggest the parallel worlds inhabite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Narciso Cup in Red and Gray Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Narciso glass cup in red/Gray. “Handblown glass cups with two overlapping colors. Its hand making is shown by the fold of the upper edge and its colors shade. Its name, Narcis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Orange Indigo Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Red Straw Yellow Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Monofiore Balloton Medium Vase in Grey Ox Blood 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Murano Glass
Giade Bowl by Tony Zuccheri for Venini, Murano, 1964
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A bowl of the Giade series designed by Tony Zuccheri in 1964 and manufactured by Venini, Venice, Italy ca. 1960s. Multilayered glass with copper inclusions against a dark blue opaque background. The artglass is with incised signature 'venini italia' on the base. Venini model number 8667. Inside there is an open air bubble caused during production - see pictures.
Measures:
Height: 1.97" (5cm)
Diameter: 4.72" (12cm)
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier with Carla Sonego, Toni Zuccheri at Venini, Milano 2021, page 98.
Toni Zuccheri (1936 – 2008) was the artist with the special spirit for birds and nature. His passion is reflected in many of his glass artworks. During his education he had the chance to work with Carlo Scarpa, Franco Albini and Ignazio Gardella. Animals and especially birds (such as hens...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Fazzoletto Opalino Large Glass Vase in Red 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
20th Century Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Glass
Monofiore Balaton Short Glass Vase in Red Apple 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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Regina Vase in Milk-White Glass by Rodolfo Dordoni
By Rodolfo Dordoni, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Regina glass vase in milk-white by Rodolfo Dordoni. Blown handmade glass vases. Upper part, the crown, is covered by metal leaves. The lower part ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Decorative Objects
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini decorative objects for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini decorative objects 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 decorative objects, although blue editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 364 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 933 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original decorative objects by Venini were created in the modern style in europe during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider decorative objects by Fulvio Bianconi, Matteo Thun, and Napoleone Martinuzzi. Prices for Venini decorative objects can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $142 and can go as high as $125,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,499.
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- 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.
- 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.