Venini Vases
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: 21st Century and Contemporary
Creator: Venini
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Glass Vase in Red and Crystal by Ron Arad
By Venini, Ron Arad
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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Fuochi Iridati, Blown Glass Sculpture/Vase, Giorgio Vigna, Venini Murano
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
This blown-glass sculpture is made up of a slightly iridescent clear glass vase decorated with two flowers of different shape placed on copper stems. Each flower can be removed of the vase and arranged differently.
Giorgio Vigna...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Venini Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Tobia Scarpa Battuti Vase in Amber Murano Glass
By Venini, Tobia Scarpa, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuti vase in Amber Murano glass by Tobia Scarpa and Ludovico Diaz De Santillana for Venini. It evokes a lily standing tall, in tones of Amber and Grape. Its translucent appearance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
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 Vases
Materials
Art 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 Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Glass Vase in Aquamarine & Crystal by Ron Arad
By Venini, Ron Arad
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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Monofiore Carnevale Tall Glass Vase in Sapphire by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and thin funneled neck with textured hexagonal shaped pattern atop surface of glass in sapphire. Featured in sapphire colored glass and designed in 2...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Double Lens Vase in Mint and Green by Ron Arad
By Venini, Ron Arad
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Monofiori Acquamarine Glass Vase by Laura de Santillana
By Venini, Laura de Santillana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Monofiori glass vase in aquamarine by Laura de Santillana. “Monofiori” blown handmade glass with stoppers in various forms and colors. Item labeled as “01”, as shown in the im...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Geodi Vase in Horizon and Pink Murano Glass by Sonia Pedrazzini
By Venini, Sonia Pedrazzini
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 Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Battuto A Nido D’ape Glass Vase in Straw Yellow by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Black Belt Square Glass Vase in Crystal and Black by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in transparent crystal with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Limited e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Black Belt Otto Tall 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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Medium 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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Occhi Vase in White Glass by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Occhi glass vase in crystal by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa. Blown handmade glass vases with the “Murrine” technique.
Color: Cryst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Deco Glass Vase in Aquamarine by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Murana Face Glass Vase in Wistaria by Fabio
By Fabio, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with oval body and neck and engraved facial expression designed by Fabio in 2016. Featured in wistaria colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Tobia Scarpa Battuti Vase in Grape Murano Glass
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuti vase in grape Murano glass by Tobia Scarpa and Ludovico Diaz De Santillana for Venini. It evokes a lily standing tall, in tones of Grape and Amber. Its translucent appearance...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Large Geodi Glass Vase in Green, White and Aquamarine by Sonia Pedrazzini
By Venini, Sonia Pedrazzini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass geode vase with angular body in red, milk-white, amber and yellow designed in 2018 by Sonia Pedrazzini. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art 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 Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Large Black Belt Triangular Glass in Crystal and Black by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in transparent crystal with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Large 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 Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Large Black Belt Triangular Glass in Crystal and Tea by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in transparent crystal and tea with black decoration designed by Peter Marino in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. L...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Ando Cosmos Vase in Yellow, Green and Pink by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Single Lens Glass Vase in Blue by Ron Arad
By Ron Arad, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim shaped neck and black glass glasses sculpture. Featured in aquamarine colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Battuti Glass Vase in Blue by Tobia Scarpa & Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Battuti glass series by Tobia Scarpa and Ludovico Diaz de Santillana. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 35 cm, H 45 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Double Lens Vase in Red and Violet by Ron Arad
By Ron Arad, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini double glass vase in red and violet designed by Ron Arad in 2018. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Palpito Glass Vase in Clear with Bronze Flakes
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Palpito glass bowl and vase, designed and manufactured by Venini, feature a crystal body with metal decoration. Limited edition of 49 art pieces (per version). Indoor use only.
Di...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Port Vase in Coral & Milk-White Glass by Edward Barber & Jay Osgerby
By Venini, Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Port vase in coral/milk-white by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby. Limited Edition in 30 art pieces
Color: Coral/Milk-White
Technique: Opal
Dimensions: Ø 30 cm, H 40 cm
Yea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Battuti Blue Glass Vase by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana & Tobia Scarpa
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Battuti glass vase in crystal aquamarine by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa. Numbered edition for year.
Color: Crystal Aquamarine
Technique: Beaten
Dimens...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Crystal
Venini Square Occhi Vase in White 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 crystal by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Tobia Scarpa. Blown handmade glass vases with the “Murrine” technique.
Color: Cryst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Ando Cosmos Vase in Aquamarine, Grape and Mint 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Glass
Venini Small Geodi Glass Vase in Red, White and Yellow by Sonia Pedrazzini
By Venini, Sonia Pedrazzini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass geode vase with angular body in red, milk-white, amber and yellow designed in 2018 by Sonia Pedrazzini. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Double Lens Vase in Blue and Horizon by Ron Arad
By Venini, Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini double glass vase in aquamarine and horizon blue designed by Ron Arad in 2018. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in ot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Medium Black Belt Triangular Glass 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. Also avai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Vases
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Marito E Moglie Vase in Glass and Marble by Ettore Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
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 Vases
Materials
Blown Glass
Harri Koskinen 'Cosmos' vase, 2010 for Venini Italia
By Venini, Harri Koskinen
Located in Rivoli, IT
Bellissimo vaso della serie "Cosmos" firmato Harri Koskinen prodotto da Venini - Italia nel 2010.
Firmato e numerato sotto la base "Venini 2010 /6 / Harri Koskinen"
Realizzato nei to...
Category
2010s Italian Venini Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Venini vases for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini vases 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 vases, although blue editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 9 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 99 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original vases by Venini were created in the modern style in italy during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider vases by Fulvio Bianconi, Fabio Novembre, and Matteo Thun. Prices for Venini vases can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $220 and can go as high as $51,119, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,470.