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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Creator: Venini
Venini 3-Piece Veliero Table Lamp in White & Clear by Tadao Ando
By Tadao Ando, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Veliero Tavolo Table lamp, designed by Tadao Ando and manufactured by Venini, is available in 2 different versions. "The strictly ruled geometry becomes a Wave with soul that gains c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Cilindro 893.67 Pendant Light in Black/Crystal by Peter Marino
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in murano, IT
Cilindro 893.67 H103 CR/NE
Additional information:
Material: Glass
Colour: Black/Crystal
Light Source: 1 x max 12W LED E27 - Dimmable
Finishes: Black nickel metal
Dimensions:...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Porpora 2-Light Wall Sconce in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Essential decorations and a sleek structure with simple arms and cups, for a minimalist design by VENINI. Born in 1924 yet timeless, it has stood the test of time. It is just as mode...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Rare table lamp by Paolo Venini inciso, sommerso, pesante Ed.Venini, Italy 1950
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Renens, CH
Rare Venini Table Lamp – Inciso, Sommerso, Pesante – Italy, 1950
This lamp is a beautiful example of Venini's signature elegance and sublime craftsmanship.
Designed directly by Pao...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
1970's Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Pendant
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Large 1970s modern Murano glass pendant with chrome hardware, newly professionally rewired and ready to use.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Unusual Multi Tiered Venini Crystal Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Round Venini ( Marked ) crystal prism chandelier. Elegant and modern, great quality, and condition. Total Drop with chain 30"
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal
1960s "Trilobi" by Venini Murano Glass Dolphin Italian Design Table Lamp
By Venini
Located in Brescia, IT
Table lamp
by Venini
1960s
Perfect working order.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Replicanti Table Light in Sapphire with Glasses
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Replicanti Table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade blown glass body wearing different types of accessories. Limited edition of 99 art pieces. Indoor use...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Sputnik Venini Murano Triedi Crystal Prism Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Vintage crystal Sputnik chandelier made from Triedi crystal rods attached to a polished nickel body, stem and canopy. Wired for use in the USA. Uses 10 candelabra type bulbs. Diamete...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Crystal Cascading Chandelier by Paolo Venini for Venini, 1970s
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Lisboa, PT
This pendant lamp was designed by Paolo Venini for Venini during the 1970s, in Italy. It features a brass plate were dozens of frosted glass drops fall creating a layering effect wit...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,658 Sale Price
20% Off
Cylinder Shaped Orange Murano Glass Pendant by Venini, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A cylinder shaped orange pendant designed and produced by Murano glass specialist Venini.
This model is designed in the 1950s. The lamp is in very good vintage condition.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Murano glass flush mount ceiling light
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murano glass flush mount ceiling light
Murano reticello glass, aluminum.
Made in Italy in 1940s.
Takes 3 Edison bulbs.
Complimen...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Venini 1960s Iridescent Murano Glass Cylinder Table Lamp Made in Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Venini 1960s Iridescent Murano glass cylinder table lamp.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Space Age Table Lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano Glass
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern one light table lamp by Toni Zuccheri in opalescent Murano Glass, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
hanging lamp Massimo Vignelli for Venini
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in DOORWERTH, NL
Massimo Vignelli for Venini - hanging Pendant. Excellent condition without chips or scratches.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Table Lamps “Triptych“ Murano Glass Metal, 1965, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini table lamps “Triptych“ Murano glass metal, 1965, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Abaco Shape 1, 5 Sphere Suspension Light in Muticolour
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Calculations, numbers, man’s endless attempt to rationalize an otherwise intuitive world. All this enclosed in a unique work by Monica Guggisberg and Philip Baldwin. Crafted with sph...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Trihedron Glass Vintage Wall Light Produced by Venini, 4 Available, 1960s
By Venini
Located in taranto, IT
Extraordinary batch of 4 huge appliques
These original Venini 1960s, composed of a metal structure, with inserts on the upper edge, and about 80 trihedron glasses, most of them 28 c...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Round Lantern Brass Gold and Murano Glass Venini Design, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Lantern brass gold and murano glass Venini design 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
VENINI Couple Sconces Murano Glass Brass 1949 italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Pair of Wall Lights VENINI Glass Murano Brass
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Massimo Vignelli Style Striped Murano Glass Pendant Lamp, Midcentury, Italy
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
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
$1,500 Sale Price
40% Off
Venini Abaco Ceiling Light in Milk White by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
By Venini, Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ceiling light in handmade-blown glass.
Year of manufacture: 1998
Metal: Chromium-plated
Light source: 6 x max 60W E14
Color: Shade: Milk white
Spheres: Crystal “Filigrana” mil...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Large J.T. Kalmar Textured Glass Pendant, circa 1950
By Venini, J.T. Kalmar
Located in Vienna, AT
Large textured glass and brass pendant by J.T. Kalmar, circa 1950. Made from a single sheet of textured glass which is 'curled' into a large, slightly organic, cylinder. One original...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Orange Murano glass pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Hand-blown glass orange pendant designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and produced by Murano glass specialist Venini.
This model was made in t...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Pendant Light by Venini
By Venini
Located in London, GB
A pendant light made in 'zanfirico' Murano glass by Venini, circa 1960.
Suspended by a brass chain with circular links and domed ceiling rose.
In excellent condition. Can be wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Large Table Lamp 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
Italian Mid-Century Murano Pair of Wall Sconces by Zuccheri for Venini, 1970s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Badajoz, Badajoz
Stunning and beauty Italian Pair of Murano glasses Wall Sconces by Toni Zuccheri. These fixtures were designed and manufactured during the 1970s in Italy by Venini.
Venini is one of ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Large Venini Sigaro Pendant Fixture by Massimo Vignelli
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Venini sigaro pendant in lemon yellow with colored ban striped bottom, designed by Massimo Vignelli. Rare extra large (20") size. Perfect condition, curr...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of Sconces Swan Murano Glass by Tina Aufiero for Venini, Italy, 1990s
By Venini, Tina Aufiero
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Pair of wall lights lamps sconces model Swan in white and clear Murano glass, by the designer Tina Aufiero for the italian design manufacture Venini. engraved signed and dated 1995. ...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
21st Century Rhythm Small Chandeliers in Milk-White by Alessandro Isola
By I M Lab, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Like notes breaking through the silence and creating rhythm, glass flows through metal structures, turning into lanterns. Rhythm, designed by I M Lab, is the quintessence of the art ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Modern Murano Chandelier, Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy 1960s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
Vintage Murano glass chandelier, Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy 1960s
This stunning vintage Murano chandelier, designed by the renowned Toni Zuccheri and produced in Venice, Italy,...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$3,553 Sale Price
40% Off
Abat Jour Table Lamp in Violet, Amethyst and Wisteria by Venini
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abat Jour table lamp with white fabric shade, chromium-plated stand and hand-made blown glass elliptical elements. Its combination of white and color make it a subtle yet playful add...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Applique Brass Murano Glass 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Applique.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Balloton Globe Table Light in Grey
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Balloton Table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, is available in three different colors. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: Ø 25 cm, H 26 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
$1,595 / item
Large Original 'CALZA' Glass Chandelier by Venini, Italy 1960's
By Venini
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Original large Venini glass chandelier. Italy, Murano, 1960.
A large chandelier with hand-blown "CALZA" amber and clear glass tubes. Made in Murano Italy. Metal frames with glass ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
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
Pair of Venini Tronchi Sconces or Wall Lights by Toni Zuccheri, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this remarkable pair of Venini Tronchi wall lights, expertly crafted by the talented Toni Zuccheri during the 1970s. These captivating sconces fea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Pair Pendant Lights by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano Glass, circa 1960
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Pair of Space Age pendant lights by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in hand blown Murano glass, circa 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
12 Light Chandelier Designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, Signed Venini 2009/16
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Merida, Yucatan
12 Light chandelier designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini , Model 99.37 in Murano Italy.
This Chandelier originally designed in 1940 was manufactured in 2009.
All the pieces are in ...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
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 Sconces Murano Glass Brass Metal 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces Murano glass brass metal 1930 Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Massimo Vignelli for Venini Murano Pendant Glass Lamp, 1960s
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Milan, IT
This mid-century pendant lamp was designed by Massimo Vignelli for Venini in the 1960s and features 3 exceptionally refined Murano glass diffusers mounted on a brass structure.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
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
Trio of Wall Lamps Barovier Style. Murano, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Set consisting of 3 wall sconces made of pure Murano glass In the style of Ercole Barovier's “Bolle.”
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
$3,197 / set
Poliedri Chandelier by Venini
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier with hand blown polyhedron/polyhedral shaped Murano glasses in clear, light pink, and light green colors, designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, made in Ital...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
$4,200 Sale Price
30% Off
Applique Combination Venini Tony Zuccheri 1960s Murano Art Glass
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Applique combination Venini Tony Zuccheri 1960s Murano art glass, made of Murano glass, lacquered metal frame, large solid brass aesthetic screws, you can ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Abaco Three-Light Suspension Light by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
By Venini, Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Abaco three light suspension light by Monica Guggisberg & Philip Baldwin.
Measurements suspension: Ø 7.48 ""H 217.72""
3 x max 40W E14 - dimme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Esprit Medium Suspension Swing Lamp in Crystal
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Esprit” is an explosion of flowers and stars in handblown, handcrafted glass. Designed to illuminate, shine, sparkle and excite, “Esprit” is
ideal for all type of interior.
Year of Manufacture: 1970
Suspension: Swing lamp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
$80,619 / item
Chandelier in Trefoil Glass Produced by Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in taranto, IT
Splendid original venini 60s chandelier, a cascade of trefoil glass of mixed shades of amber and white arranged on several levels, elegant, harmonious, timeless
overall height just under 70 centimeters, carefully and scrupulously preserved, in excellent storage conditions, all pendants are without damage
there are 43 glasses in all 28 pieces of 24cm and 15 pieces of 12cm
diameter of the chandelier 40...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Balloton Table Light in Aquamarine with Shade
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Balloton table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, is available in three different colors and features an handmade blown glass body with fabric shade. Indoor use only.
Dime...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
$1,408 / item
Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning glass chandelier by Venini. 19 rows of translucent glass with 108 polyhedral shaped pieces fused or placed together. Newly rewired. Illuminates beautifully and looks amazing...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
$6,000
Pair of Large Venini Smoked and Clear Triedri Glass Sconces
By Venini
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Large Venini glass prisms in a combination of clear and smoked. The glass triedri prisms alternate in height to create a Cascade effect. The sconces are lit by three newly wired candelabra...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Mid-Century Modern Chandelier Designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern chandelier designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in Murano glass, circa 1950-1960.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Ceiling Ball Chandelier Venini Yellow Brass Chain, Italy, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian ceiling ball chandelier venini yellow brass chain, Italy, 1950s.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Boletus Table Lamp by Mario Ticcò for Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Venini, Mario Ticcò
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 Chandelier Murano Glass 1930 Iron Structure and Wood Italia
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional Venini chandelier Murano glass, 1930. The height of the body can be adjusted.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of "Patchwork" wall sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini c1970s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Firenze, FI
Wall or ceiling lighting system composed of 2 Murano glass elements, model "Patchwork," designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. The frame is made of white painted metal, on which trans...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Mid Century Modern Chrome Glass Table Lamp Sciolari Venini Murano 1960
By Venini, Sciolari Lighting
Located in Portland, OR
A sleek Mid Century Modern Italian chrome & glass table lamp by Sciolari with Venini glass, circa 1960.
The lamp having ten 'cracked ice' glass shades in a circle surrounding one lar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Venini Ceiling Light/Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini ceiling light/sconce Murano glass brass, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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.