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.
Venini Veronese Glass Vase in Straw and Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
By Vittorio Zecchin, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and crystal decorative base. Featured in straw and yellow colored class with crystal designed in 1921. Perfect for indoor home decor as contai...
Art Glass
Fuochi Boreali Glass Vase in Red and Crystal by Giorgio Vigna
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Explosions of colour casting thousands of different hues, in glass like in nature. Flowers, with their countless shapes and long stems, inspired Giorgio Vigna...
Glass
Venini Ritagli Glass Vase in Iridescent Green and Aquamarine by Fulvio Bianconi
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in iridescent green and aquamarine designed by Fulvio Bianconi in 1989. Perfect for indoor home decor as a flower vase or statement piece for any room. Numbered edi...
Art Glass
Venini Art Glass Vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Art Glass vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956 A vintage art glass vase in erba pesante (grass green) glass with layered...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Battuto A Nido D’ape Glass Vase in Horizon by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuto A Nido D’ape glass vase, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1940. Numbered edition per year. Indoor use only. Dimensions: Ø 23...
Glass
$1,507 / item
Opalino Sabbiato Glass Vase in Acquamarine 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 color...
Art Glass
VENINI Opachi Black Murano Glass Vase by Tobia Scarpa, Signed 2011, Italy
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Venezia, IT
Venini Opachi vase, model 513.04, in Black Murano opaline glass, designed by Tobia Scarpa in 1960 and produced in 2011. Part of Venini’s refined Opachi collection, these vases are a...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Laura de Santillana, Italy, Numeri Murrine Plate
By Laura de Santillana, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Hand welded and ground Murano glass plate with an arrangement of polychrome murrines depicting numbers from zero to nine and nine to zero. Designed in 1975 and awarded during exhi...
Art Glass
1980s Laura Diaz de Santillana for Venini Gold and Purple Murano Vase, signed
By Laura Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A wonderful deep purple and powdered gold hand-blown Murano glass vase designed in the1980s by Laura Diaz de Santillana and made for the renowned Venetian glass house, Venini. The co...
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Red by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in aquamarine designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1930. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Dimensions: 26 cm diameter x...
Art Glass
Monofiore Decorative Jar with Cap in Green Blown Glass by Laura de Santillana
By Venini, Laura de Santillana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Different shapes, different colours. But all bursting with energy. Their caps recall the shapes and patterns of nature. Every Monofiore by Laura de Santillana is unique: a small prec...
Blown Glass
Fuochi Boreali Glass Vase in Blue and Crystal by Giorgio Vigna
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Explosions of colour casting thousands of different hues, in glass like in nature. Flowers, with their countless shapes and long stems, inspired Giorgio Vigna...
Glass
$839Sale Price|20% Off
Minimal Venini Round Blu Bowl Glass Murano 1984 Signed Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Minimal Venini round blu bowl glass Murano 1984 signed Italian Design.
Murano Glass
$1,800
Venini "Piume" Vase
By Ove Thorssen, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Chalice-form vase, designed by Ove Thorssen and Birgitta Carlsson for Venini, Murano, 1974. Deep blue-green glass streaked with gray swirl-stripes. Unusual form, signed.
VENINI Veronese 90th Anniversary White Glass Limited Edition 13/90 year 2011
By Venini, Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Venezia, IT
Exceptional Venini Veronese vase, model 600.01, produced in 2011 as a limited edition of only 90 pieces on the occasion of the 90th anniversary. T...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
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...
Glass
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Double Lens Vase in Mint and Green by Ron Arad
By Ron Arad, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini double glass vase in mint green and grass green designed by Ron Arad in 2018. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in oth...
Art Glass
Paolo Venini Murano Label Blue Orange Inciso Technique Italian Art Glass Bottle
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, rare double color, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso navy blue and flame orange Italian art glass bottle with stopper. The piece is documented to designer Paolo Venini fo...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Venini Ritagli 552.00 Sand/Red Murano Glass Vase Fulvio Bianconi - Damiani
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Varedo, MB
Brand: Venini Designer: Fulvio Bianconi Model: Clippings 552.00 Collection: Clippings Made in: Italy Add an artistic and sophisticated touch to your interior with this iconic Murano...
Glass
$1,309 / item
Deco Medium Vase in Red 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"...
Glass
1960s Modern Purple and Black Murano Glass Vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1960s Murano glass vase designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, is a stunning example of Italian glass artistry, blending modernist aesthetics with traditional craftsmanship. Ha...
Murano Glass
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, "Pezzato" Vase, Murano, circa 1950–51
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A superb example of Fulvio Bianconi's iconic Pezzato series for Venini, executed in the polychrome tessere technique. Sections of colored glass — cobalt, teal, emerald, burgundy, and...
Murano Glass
20th Century, Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano Glass Vase from the Corrosi Series
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Torino, Piemonte
Carlo Scarpa (1906- 1978) was an Italian architect and designer heavily influenced by the history of Venetian culture, materials and landscape. in 1926 obtained his diploma of Profes...
Glass, Murano Glass
Rare 1930s Venini Murano Bollicine Glass Birds by Tyra Lundgren - Pair
By Tyra Carolina Lundgren, Venini
Located in St. Louis, MO
An exceptionally rare, museum-quality pair of "Uccello" (Bird / Dove) sculptures, model 2601, designed by the pioneering Swedish artist Tyra Lundgren for the legendary Venini furnace...
Blown Glass
Venini Ruby Bullicante Bowl by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini
Located in Riverdale, NY
Venini Bullicante bowl in vibrant ruby orange with gold foil inclusions by Carlo Scarpa circa 1950. Measures: 4" x 4" x 2" high. 1950s Italy.
Blown Glass
Venini Bolle 503.01 Glass Vase, Adriatic & Talpa - Design Tapio Wirkkala
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Varedo, MB
Brand: Venini Design: Tapio Wirkkala Model: Bubbles 503.01 Collection: Bubbles Year: 1966 Made in: Italy Create a magical atmosphere with a unique piece of Murano glass. The Bolle c...
Glass
Murano Glass Egg by Venini for 50° Anniversary Confartigianato, Italy 1997
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing egg with white and grey twisted cane decorations by Venini for 50th anniversary of Confartigianato in 1997. A classic Murano manufacture, the egg remains a status symbol for...
Murano Glass, Art Glass
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
Venini, Mid-Century Latticino Handkerchief Vase, Unsigned, Italy, C.1950
By Venini
Located in Chatham, ON
VENINI - mid-century studio glass latticino 'handkerchief' vase - striking pink ribbons with copper aventurine edges - unsigned - Italy (Venice) - circa 1950. Excellent vintage co...
Art Glass
Murano Venini Bianconi Red Coral Flame Italian Art Glass Vintage Paperweight
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red coral flame or "Fiammati Corallo" Italian art glass egg shaped paperweight. The piece has been documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, for the...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
VENINI rare tall vase Dorici Avory Murano Glass, Signed 2007, handmade in Italy
By Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin, Venini
Located in Venezia, IT
Venini Dorici vase in Avory Murano Glass, model 793.16, produced in 2007 and accompanied by its original Venini box and paperwork. Refined Dorici vase by Venini, designed by Monica ...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Piatto Di Tapio Plate in Gray and Aquamarine by Tapio Wirkkala
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Piatto Di Tapio in gray/aquamarine by Tapio Wirkkala. Numbered Edition for year. “Piatto di Tapio” blown plate with thick handmade center, realized with the “incalmo” techniqu...
Glass
A rare Venini Murano "Filigrana a Retice" glass and brass frame by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in London, GB
A rare 1930s Venini & Co Murano "Filigrana a Reticello" glass frame by Carlo Scarpa, The Murano glass frame has a brass, etched inner solid brass frame, with central etched coll...
Brass
Venini Opalino Large Apple Green Milk White Inside Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Satin glass vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, features the same shape of the iconic opalino vase with a frosted finish. Indoor use only. Dimensions: Ø 20 cm, H 42 cm.
Glass
$840Sale Price|30% Off
Venini, Small Mid Century Murano Handkerchief Glass Vase, Italy, circa 1960's
By Venini
Located in Chatham, ON
Mid Century handkerchief glass vase - twisted yellow canes with copper aventurine and white latticino - rare small size - smooth polished base ...
Art Glass
“Informale” Vase, Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi.
By Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
“Informale” Vase, Murano glass by Fulvio Bianconi. Blown Murano glass vase with a free and organic silhouette, characteristic of the Informale series developed by Bianconi in the lat...
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Fazzoletto Vase by Venini, Murano Glass, 1980
By Venini
Located in Austin, TX
Vase by iconic glass manufacturer Venini in Murano, Italy outside of Venice. This hand-blown piece features the famous “fazzoletto” or handkerchief design. The layered glass showcase...
Murano Glass
$2,800Sale Price|25% Off
Venini 1980's Italian Glass "A Canne" Bottle Vase Sculpture Limited Edition
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous red, blue and clear glass striped "A Canne" bottle vase limited edition sculpture. Engraved signature to bottom Venini '88 for Iveco. Numbered 95/250. Iveco is one of the world’s largest commercial vehicles manufacturers, and is a member of the FIAT group. Iveco ordered these Venini decanters...
Blown Glass
“Inciso” – Murano glass vase by Paolo Venini - Venini Murano Italy
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
“Inciso” – Murano glass vase by Paolo Venini. Large oval-section vase in “pesante” midnight blue glass with a darker layer. The exterior body completely incised with a wheel. Referen...
Blown Glass
Fulvio Bianconi Venini Zanfirico Latticino Fazzoletto Vase
By Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi, Venini
Located in New Windsor, NY
The famous handkerchief designed Venini, Murano glass vase. Crimped, creased, nipped and pulled into a one of a kind work of art in glass. Zanfirico is the method of assembling glass...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Venini Murrine Romane Multi-Color Vase by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murrine Romane vase in multi-color by Carlo Scarpa. Numbered Edition. These Murrine are called “roman” due to their graphic signs and because the...
Glass
A rare signed Venini Murano glass picture frame
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in London, GB
A very rare Pulegoso Murano glass picture frame designed and produced by the world famous glass house Venini C1938 . Impressed Venini Murano to easle support.
Brass
Tapio Wirkkala Polipo Venini Plate Murano Sculpture, 1990
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare beautiful Tapio Wirkkala “Polipo” plate for Venini, from the serie “Piatti di Tapio” signed and dated Venini TW 90 on the back, made of Murano glass using Incalmo technique. The...
Murano Glass
Venini Fazzoletto Opalino Small Vase in Amber/Milk White 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 15th century makes its color unique. ...
Murano Glass
$264 / item
Gemme Short Glass Vase in Violet by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in violet designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on ...
Art Glass
VENINI vase Monofiore Mint Green and Red Murano glass, Limited Edition 127/199
By Venini, Laura de Santillana
Located in Venezia, IT
Limited edition 127/199 VENINI vase Monofiore 100.14 Mint Green and Red colors, handmade in Italy, 2017, Signed with original box e certificate. Condition: Excellent vintage conditio...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Tobia Scarpa Red and Black Crystal "Occhi" Bottle, 1960, Venini & C
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa
Located in Bochum, NRW
Rare shape 'Occhi' crystal bottle designed by Tobia Scarpa. Design: 1959-1960. Executed by Venini & C. Rectangular bottle shape with corresponding neck. Clear crystal glass with ...
Crystal
Large Venini Plate 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966
By Tapio Wirkkala, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Plate 'Coreano', Designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966 A blue and green a fasce a spirale plate from the Coreani series. Designed in 1966 by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini. Pro...
Art Glass
VENINI Idria Vase Turquoise color Murano Glass, Signed 2016, Made in Italy
By Venini
Located in Venezia, IT
Venini Idria vase, Turquoise color, model 706.41, accompanied by its original Venini box and paperwork. Part of Venini’s historic Idria collection, this vase is characterized by its...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
VENINI Fazzoletto Zanfirico Murano Glass, Limited Edition 16/199, 2016
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Venezia, IT
Timeless Venini Fazzoletto vase, model 034.78, in Zanfirico Amethyst and Black, Limited Edition 16/199, Signed 2016 with box and certificate A perfect gift for design lovers — an aut...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$6,655 / item
Venini Tessuti Battuti Vase in Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tessuti Battuti vases, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, feature a blown handmade glass body with bicolored “Filigrana” stripes then...
Blown Glass
Carlo Scarpa, La Mina Vase, Corroso Glass, Venini, Murano, Italy 1940s
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Bochum, NRW
Murano Glass Vase 'La Mina' Vase designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini in 1936. Corroded iridized surface glass vase with protuberances "bugne". Venini Murano two lines acid signature...
Murano Glass
1960s by Pierre Cardin for Venini Murano Glass Ashtray
By Venini, Pierre Cardin
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare glass ashtray with flower Perfect condition.
Murano Glass
VENINI rare tall vase Dorici Black Murano Glass, Signed 2001, handmade in Italy
By Venini, Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in Venezia, IT
Venini Dorici vase in Black Murano Glass, model 793.16, produced in 2001 and accompanied by its original Venini box and paperwork. Refined Dorici vase by Venini, designed by Monica ...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$2,750Sale Price|26% Off
Venini Red, Blue and Clear Stripe "A Canne" Glass Bottle 1989 Limited Edition
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Venini red, blue and clear caned "a canne" glass bottle vase, c, 1989, Murano, Italy. Limited edition. Engraved signature on bottom : Venini '89 for Iveco 69/250. Iveco is one of the world’s largest commercial vehicles manufacturers, and is a member of the FIAT group. Iveco custom ordered these Venini decanters...
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Art Glass Vase 'Bolle ' by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, Murano 1966
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Art Glass Vase 'Bolle ' by Tapio Wirkkala for Venini, Murano 1966 A vintage art glass vase of the 'Bolle' series. Thin mouthblown grey and amethyst glass fused in incalmo technique....
Art Glass
Purple & green Murano Glass Flasks by Venini, 1980s
By Venini, Laura Diaz de Santillana
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 small decorative Murano flasks designed by Laura de Santillana and manufactured by Venini in the 1980s. the green flask shows a visible small chip at the neck as stated in p...
Murano Glass
21st Century Veronese Glass Vase in Crystal/Red 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...
Glass
$264 / item
Gemme Oval Glass Vase in Sapphire by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in sapphire designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors o...
Art Glass
Venini Art Glass Vase 'Batutto' by Tobia Scarpa, Murano 1960
By Afra & Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Art Glass Vase 'Batutto' by Tobia Scarpa, Murano 1960 A vintage art glass vase from the 'Batutti' series. Made of light green glass with a solid cylindrical base, the entire ...
Art Glass
Deco Small Vase in Red 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"...
Glass