Venini Lighting
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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Item Ships From: Continental Europe
Creator: Venini
Venini 1940, Chandelier, Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Large chandelier Venini Murano glass. Structure iron. The difference in color is to have deliberately put different light bulbs.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass Chandelier Designed by Venini, Murano, 1940s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Murano glass chandelier designed by Venini, Murano, 1940s.
It is made from Murano art glass and is composed of 3 glass cones set on a brass base.
The glass is made using the techni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
VENINI Chandelier Filigrana Brass Murano Glass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional chandelier VENINI Filigrana 1930
Category
1930s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Round Venini Cascade Chandeliers Straws Violet Murano Glass Italian
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair of round Venini Cascade Chandeliers Straws Violet Murano Glass Italian.
1 light bulb E27 Max 140 Watt.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Massimo Vignelli Style Striped Murano Glass Pendant Lamp, Midcentury, Italy
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Vienna, AT
Large glass tear-drop pendant light, Italy, probably circa 1960's
Well-sized glass pendant fixture consisting of a beautiful blown glass shade with white on white stripes which al...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Table Lamp Murano Glass Metal Crome 1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Table lamps.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Trilobo Ceiling Lamp by Venini, Italy 1970s
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Trilobo ceiling lamp by Venini, Italy 1970s.
Metal and Murano Glass.
Cm 67,00 x 78,50.
Very good condition.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Belboi Table Lamp in Milk White, Crystal, and Red with Gold Hardware
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp in handmade-blown glass. Shade realized in milk-white glass. Arm in crystal color glass with colored inner part.
Year of Manufacture: 1985
Metal: Gold-plated
Light so...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Flush Mount / Sconce by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian flush mount or wall light with a single milky white Murano glass shade with brown border / Made in Italy by Venini, circa 1960s
Original mark on the frame
Measures:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass chandelier
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Mid-Century Modern chandelier by Venini. 42 Murano glasses set on a metal base consisting of 2 tiers.
The light has 7 bulbs.
Details
Creator: Venini, Murano
Dimensions: Height...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Round Pair of Ceiling Lamp Venini Ice Glass 1960 Triangolar Tubes Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round pair of ceiling lamp Venini ice glass 1960 Triangolar tubes Italian design.
Each of them with 3-light bulb E14 max 40 watt each.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
21st Century Esprit Extra Small Chandeliers in Amber Yellow/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Viewers feel compelled to touch every single petal of its flowers and every single point of its stars, to make sure they’re real. Esprit conveys the power of nature and of light. Esp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
1960s Venini Pendant Chandelier Diameter 75, H 80cm
By Venini
Located in IT
Suspension chandelier with gilded metal rosette produced by Venini in the 1960s.
The chandelier is made of 'triedri' shaped glass worked in Murano, Venice. The chandelier has a fre...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Tronchi Chandelier by Toni Zucchini with 2-Tone Murano Glass Tubes, Italy
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Delft, NL
Venini Tronchi chandelier by Toni Zucchini with 2-tone Murano glass tubes
2 tone hand blown in amber yellow and clear textured glass, by Murano, It...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Tree of Chandeliers Murano Glass Brass, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Refined tree chandeliers Venini Murano glass and brass, 1940.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Anni Trenta Luce Chandelier by Venini in White Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Oud Beijerland, NL
Beautiful "Anni Trenta" Chandelier in white Murano glass.
This very nice shaped lamp is designed and by Venini 1997.
This particular chandelier is manufactured in 1999.
The 1930s, c...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Midcentury pair of Murano chandeliers attributed to Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant pair of Murano glass chandeliers attributed to Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
Its metallic structure mounts exceptionally refined Murano glass diffusers in clear and orange that c...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Venini Chandelier Tubes Murano Art Glass, 1960s Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Pair Venini chandelier tubes Murano Art glass, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Venini Abaco Five-Light Suspension Light by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
By Venini, Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Abaco five light suspension light by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin.
Suspension: Ø 7.48” H 231.89”
5 x max 40W E14 – dimmer
Year of manuf...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
1950's Brass and Glass Swirl Pendant by Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
This elegant piece consisting of a brass frame and 2 unique decorated glass reflectors/dishes
The lower and upper round curved glass reflectors are decorated with Blue lines that c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Amazing Venini "Reticello" Chandelier, Murano, 1940
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Six-arm chandelier by Venini, Italy. Handblown glass using the ‘Reticello’ technique.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century Esprit Ceiling Light in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Viewers feel compelled to touch every single petal of its flowers and every single point of its stars, to make sure they’re real. Esprit conveys the power of nature and of light. Esp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier 1940 Murano Glass 12 Lights
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional chandelier Venini Murano glass 12 lights color Ambra.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Floor lamp by Laura De Santillana for Venini
By Venini, Laura de Santillana
Located in Lugo, IT
Floor lamp 847
Design by Laura De Santillana for Venini
Very good condition.
Thank you
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Steel
Venini Chandelier, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Venini chandelier, 1950s.
Dimensions: H= 96 cm; D=50 cm.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Large and rare white Murano glass pendant lamp by Massimo Vignelli for Venini
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Steenwijk, NL
This large white blown glass pendant lamp was designed by Massimo Vignelli for Venini in the 1960's. It was made in 2 sizes with a height of 35 cm and 51 cm. This lamp is the large a...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass
Chandelier of Brass and Murano Glass Venini 1950.
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier Venini model Tony Zuccheri Murano glass, 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier Filigrana Murano Glass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier Venini.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Venini Brass and Red Murano Glass Italian Sconses 1930
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Excepitional pair of appliques, 1930, Venini. Brass and glass... special color Red.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Darpanah Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Darpanah table lamp by Ettore Sottsass.
Numbered Edition for year
Year of Manufacture: 1994-2017
Metal White Painted
Color: Milk-White/Sapphire/Pink
Measurements: Ø 12....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Argea Wall Light in Milk White with Chrome Hardware
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wall light in handmade blown glass.
Year of manufacture: 2000
Metal: Chromium-plated
Light source: 1 x max 100W E27
Color: Milk white/crystal silver leaves
Measurements: 9” 4....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Murano Glass pendant lamp by Venini
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
This stunning pendant lamp, crafted in the 1970s by Venini, embodies the excellence of Murano glass artistry. Its design is pure and essential-a perfect glass globe that encapsulates...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair of Orange Murano Glass Pendants by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Pair of hand-blown glass orange pendants designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and produced by Murano glass specialist Venini.
This model was ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
1960s Glass 'Triedri' Wall Light Attributed to Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
Iconic Italian wall light attributed to Venini. It holds five "Triedri" glass prisms and one E14 lights bulb.
There are three clear prisms with a white line and 2 amber prisms.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Amazing Venini "Reticello" Chandelier, Murano, 1940
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Six-arm chandelier by Venini, Italy. Handblown glass using the ‘Reticello’ technique.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century Vittoriale 6-Light Chandeliers in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Construction of Gabriele D’Annunzio’s Vittoriale degli Italiani started in the 1920s. In the same decade, Napoleone Martinuzzi designed a unique work that draws inspiration and owes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
1970's Murano Glass and Chrome Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
Looking for lighting that makes an impression? From the chrome chain and canopy, underneath we get to a spectacular combination of hanging crystal-glass bars 117 Quadriedri- shaped a...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
VENINI - Ludovico Diaz de Santillana - Calze model chandelier - MURANO 1970
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI - Ludovico Diaz de Santillana - Murano 1970 -
Original LAMP from the 1970s of the 20th century.
SOCKS model original and made in a few copies.
Quality and perfect stasti of pr...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini “Filigrana “Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Brass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Chandelier.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Diamantei Twenty-One-Light Chandelier in Amethyst and Red
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Diamantei six-light chandelier in Amethyst red.
Measurements: Ø 39.37” H 43.30”
6 x max 60W E14
Metal: Gold-plated
Colors: Amethyst Red
Code: 99.29.01.06.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Boletus Table Lamp by Mario Ticcò for Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Mario Ticcò, Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Table Lamp Model Boletus realized by Mario Ticcò for Venini in 1960s.
First Edition.
Very good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
VENINI - TONI ZUCCHERI - Mode table lamp. Membrane - Murano 1970
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Murano - A beautiful table lamp designed by TONI ZUCCHERI and produced by VENINI in MURANO, in the 1970s.
Series model MEMBRANE, steel frame , original.
Working order.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Steel
Venini Chandelier Metal Crome Murano 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Chandelier.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Murano Big Blown Striped Glass Table Lamp, 1960s, Italy
By Venini
Located in Biebergemund, Hessen
Huge elegant table lamp manufactured in Murano by Venini, Italy. Made of mouth-blown white and clear striped art glass with very fine brass elements. The lamp provides smooth large a...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Chandelier 8 Lights Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier 8 lights Murano glass 1940 Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Hand Blown Glass Sconce by Carlo Scarpa for Venini
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Schoorl, NL
If you like vintage lighting then you will love this glass sconces by Carlo Scarpa for Venini. Designed with four vertical tubes and metal centre with on...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
VENINI Table Lamp Brass Murano Glass Lampshade Fabric 1950s Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI table lamp
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Toni Zuccheri for Venini Chandelier Bark, 1960s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Baranzate, IT
Corteccia chandelier in Murano glass by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Anni 60
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Coppia di applique Venini attribuite a Toni Zuccheri
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini, Barovier
Located in Lugo, IT
Coppia di applique di Venini, attribuite a Toni Zuccheri.
73,5 cm per 20,5 cm
37,5 cm per 37,5 cm
Lavorazione non perfetta come da foto
Buone condizioni.
Grazie
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Pair of Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini pair of sconces Murano glass brass, 1940.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
1970's Quadriedri Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
Looking for lighting that makes an impression? This is the one. From round brass plate, underneath we get to a spectacular arrangement of 121 Quadriedri Murano glass bars. This light...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Ceiling Light in Straw-Yellow by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Art Nouveau, Charleston, the dawn of a new design era. The 1930s, celebrated by VENINI in 1997 and wistfully recalled with essential and innovative shapes like those that marked the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Stripped Glass Table Lamp, circa 1960, Italy.
By Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
Venini glass table lamp, circa 1960, Italy.
Stripped white and clear Venini glass sphere on a black lacquered base.
Rewired, ready for use.
Dimensions: 56 cm H, 34 cm diameter.
Good...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Table Lamp Signed Venini Murano Glass 1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini table lamp.
Category
1960s Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Sconce.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Zoe Wall Light in Violet by Doriana E Massimiliano Fuksas
By Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From the ancient tracks of desert rocks to present-day Venice. Zoe – designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas in 2014 – is a paradigm, a place where different times and spaces com...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Venini Oval Murano Glass Chandelier 12-Light, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Rare and exceptional Venini oval Murano glass chandelier 12-light, 1930, Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini 20" Nastri Chandelier Wave-Shaped Murano Glass & Gold-Plated Brass, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant 'Nastri' chandelier from Venini with clear wave-shaped Murano glass ribbons on a gold-plated brass fitting. This wonderful and very elegant mid-century ceiling light has an i...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Venini lighting for sale on 1stDibs.
Venini lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of silver and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Venini lighting, although beige editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Venini were created in the mid-century modern style in europe during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Stilnovo, Fabio Ltd, and Gaetano Sciolari. Prices for Venini lighting 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 $4,552.
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Questions About Venini Lighting
- 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.