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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 Murano 1930s  "Vetro Soffiato" Wall Sconce Lamp
Venini Murano 1930s  "Vetro Soffiato" Wall Sconce Lamp

Venini Murano 1930s "Vetro Soffiato" Wall Sconce Lamp

By Venini

Located in London, GB

“Vetro Soffiato”. Smoke coloured glass two-branched wall lamp with prisms. Model 2191. This example made approx. 1930–1940s by Venini, Murano, stamped...

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1930s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

A wonderful orignal 1960S Italian Murano glass ceiling light by Venini
A wonderful orignal 1960S Italian Murano glass ceiling light by Venini

A wonderful orignal 1960S Italian Murano glass ceiling light by Venini

By Venini

Located in London, GB

A wonderful orignal Italian Murano glass ceiling light by Venini with hanging Murano glass spheres around a central 5 light fitting. All suspended on chrome chains from a circular ch...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Chrome

Iconic Venini Esprit Chandelier, 1970
Iconic Venini Esprit Chandelier, 1970

Iconic Venini Esprit Chandelier, 1970

By Venini

Located in Rome, IT

This striking esprit chandelier was produced by Venini during the 1970s. Explosion of flowers, made with amber and clear precious Murano glasses. Chrome frame and hardware. Available...

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1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Glass

1960s Venini Chandelier from Trilobo Series
1960s Venini Chandelier from Trilobo Series

1960s Venini Chandelier from Trilobo Series

By Venini

Located in New York, NY

Exquisite Italian original 1960s Venini five-tiered chandelier from the 'Trilobo' series with 85 alternating crystal elements of amber and clear color in different sizes and suspende...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Crystal

VENINI - Toni ZUCCHERI -  Pair Sconces - Gold Murano glass - Italy 1950.
VENINI - Toni ZUCCHERI -  Pair Sconces - Gold Murano glass - Italy 1950.

VENINI - Toni ZUCCHERI - Pair Sconces - Gold Murano glass - Italy 1950.

By Venini

Located in Milano, IT

Pair of appliques Murano glass with gold leaf, 1950. Murano glass.

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Metal

Murano Glass pendant lamp by Venini
Murano Glass pendant lamp by Venini

Murano Glass pendant lamp by Venini

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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...

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Metal

VENINI - Coppia di apliques a 2 luci in vetro di murano - ITALIA 1930.
VENINI - Coppia di apliques a 2 luci in vetro di murano - ITALIA 1930.

VENINI - Coppia di apliques a 2 luci in vetro di murano - ITALIA 1930.

By Venini

Located in Milano, IT

VENINI - coppia di appliques con 2 luci cada uno, in vetro di murano degli anni 30. Sono in perfetto stato di conservazione e funzionanti.

Category

1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

A Ceiling Light with Reticello Glass by Venini
A Ceiling Light with Reticello Glass by Venini

A Ceiling Light with Reticello Glass by Venini

By Venini

Located in New York, NY

Italy, 1950s An elegant round ceiling light with reticello glass by Venini, polished brass mounts. Rewired for use in the U.S.A. with two standard base...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

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Brass

An Italian 1970s Venini Murano glass swirl ball lamp on brass base
An Italian 1970s Venini Murano glass swirl ball lamp on brass base

An Italian 1970s Venini Murano glass swirl ball lamp on brass base

By Venini

Located in London, GB

An Italian 1970s Venini Murano glass swirl ball lamp on brass base, re wired with new fittings, antique gold cord flex and switch.

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1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Brass

Venini Ice Blue Triedri Murano Glass Chandelier
Venini Ice Blue Triedri Murano Glass Chandelier

Venini Ice Blue Triedri Murano Glass Chandelier

By Venini

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A Venini Murano glass chandelier. Cascading “triedri” prisms in both ice blue and clear glass dangle from chains attached to the flush mount canopy. Several extra prisms included. Fl...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Anni Trenta Luce Large Wall Applique by Venini in White Murano Glass
Anni Trenta Luce Large Wall Applique by Venini in White Murano Glass

Anni Trenta Luce Large Wall Applique by Venini in White Murano Glass

By Venini

Located in Oud Beijerland, NL

Beautiful and large "Anni Trenta" wall applique in white Murano glass. This very nice shaped lamp is designed and manufactured by Venini 1997. These particular appliques are manufact...

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini Ceiling Light/Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy
Venini Ceiling Light/Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy

Venini Ceiling Light/Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy

By Venini

Located in Milano, IT

Venini ceiling light /sconces murano glass 1940 Italy.

Category

1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Ludovico Diaz de Santilla Venini Calza chandeliers Italy 1960
Ludovico Diaz de Santilla Venini Calza chandeliers Italy 1960

Ludovico Diaz de Santilla Venini Calza chandeliers Italy 1960

By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana

Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant

This stunning and rare pair of large VENINI glass chandeliers, designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santilla crafted in Murano, Italy, during the 1960s, showcases the exceptional artistry of...

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1960s Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian Mid-Century Murano Ball Glass Pendant Lamp by Toni Zuccheri, 1960s
Italian Mid-Century Murano Ball Glass Pendant Lamp by Toni Zuccheri, 1960s

Italian Mid-Century Murano Ball Glass Pendant Lamp by Toni Zuccheri, 1960s

By Toni Zuccheri, Venini

Located in Traversetolo, IT

Stylish Italian mid-century blown Murano glass, ball shape pendant lamp designed by Toni Zuccheri in the 1960s per Venini fashion house and named th...

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Brass, Steel

Pair of Sconces Swan Murano Glass by Tina Aufiero for Venini, Italy, 1990s
Pair of Sconces Swan Murano Glass by Tina Aufiero for Venini, Italy, 1990s

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. ...

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Metal

Three Large "Quilt" Sconces/Flush Mount by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy 1960s
Three Large "Quilt" Sconces/Flush Mount by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy 1960s

Three Large "Quilt" Sconces/Flush Mount by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy 1960s

By Venini, Toni Zuccheri

Located in Los Angeles, CA

A rare and impressive set of three large "Quilt" sconces designed by Toni Zuccheri for Venini in the 1960's. Each wall light features a square-shaped, heavily textured clear Murano g...

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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

VENINI - TONI ZUCCHERI - Table lamp model   Membrane - Murano 1970
VENINI - TONI ZUCCHERI - Table lamp model   Membrane - Murano 1970

VENINI - TONI ZUCCHERI - Table lamp model 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.

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Steel

Elegant Contemporary Suspended Murano Blown Glass Crystal Chandelier by Venini
Elegant Contemporary Suspended Murano Blown Glass Crystal Chandelier by Venini

Elegant Contemporary Suspended Murano Blown Glass Crystal Chandelier by Venini

By Venini

Located in murano, IT

964.10 Triedri Crystal/Amber color glass. Chandelier composed of “Triedri“ elements in solid cristallo- and amber-coloured glass that when curved take on a hemispherical shape. The structure and chain are in chrome-plated metal. The Triedri, conceived between 1958 and 1960, are solid cristallo glass elements that, used as vertical modules for lighting fixtures, can be assembled to form various shapes. The trihedron, as a crystalline prism with a triangular section...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Boletus Table Lamp by  Mario Ticcò for Venini, Italy, 1970s
Boletus Table Lamp by  Mario Ticcò for Venini, Italy, 1970s

Boletus Table Lamp by Mario Ticcò for Venini, Italy, 1970s

By Venini, Mario Ticcò

Located in Roma, IT

Table lamp from the series Boletus realized by Mario Ticcò for Venini, Murano, in 1970s. Chromed metal and blown and engraved glass. Fully working and in very good condition.

Category

1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Metal

Venini Three-Tier Wall Sconces with Clear Glass Tubes
Venini Three-Tier Wall Sconces with Clear Glass Tubes

Venini Three-Tier Wall Sconces with Clear Glass Tubes

By Venini

Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF

Elegant and architectural wall sconces by Venini, crafted in Italy during the 1970s. These fixtures are composed of three cascading tiers of hand-blown Murano glass tubes, each piece...

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Metal

Venini Tree. of Chandeliers Murano Glass Brass, 1940
Venini Tree. of Chandeliers Murano Glass Brass, 1940

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

Venini Sconces Murano Glass Metal, 1955, Italy
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Metal, 1955, Italy

Venini Sconces Murano Glass Metal, 1955, Italy

By Venini

Located in Milano, IT

Venini sconces Murano glass metal, 1955, Italy.

Category

1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1930, Italy
Venini Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1930, Italy

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

Pair of Large Mid-Century Venetian / Murano Glass 'Waterfall' Sconces by Venini
Pair of Large Mid-Century Venetian / Murano Glass 'Waterfall' Sconces by Venini

Pair of Large Mid-Century Venetian / Murano Glass 'Waterfall' Sconces by Venini

By Venini

Located in New York, NY

An Elegant and Timeless Pair of Italian Mid-Century Modern Neoclassical wall lights or sconces by Venini in a classic, modern "Waterfall" configuration. The pieces consist of handblo...

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Chrome, 1960, Italy
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Chrome, 1960, Italy

Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Chrome, 1960, Italy

By Venini

Located in Milano, IT

Venini chandelier Murano glass metal chrome, 1960, Italy.

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Steel

Replacement Glass for Venini "Tessuto Lamp", Italy, 1960s
Replacement Glass for Venini "Tessuto Lamp", Italy, 1960s

Replacement Glass for Venini "Tessuto Lamp", Italy, 1960s

By Venini

Located in Roma, IT

Replacement Glass for Venini "Tessuto Lamp" is an original decorative object realized in the 1960s. The item is the spare part for the ceiling light realized by Venini.

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1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Glass

Tow Modern White & aqua Murano Table Lamps by E.Sottsass for Venini, Signed 1994
Tow Modern White & aqua Murano Table Lamps by E.Sottsass for Venini, Signed 1994

Tow Modern White & aqua Murano Table Lamps by E.Sottsass for Venini, Signed 1994

By Venini, Ettore Sottsass

Located in Merida, Yucatan

Beautiful table lamps in white and aqua swirl hand-blown Murano glass. Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994. The glass shade is signed "Venini ". Ettore So...

Category

1990s Italian Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Modern Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994
Modern Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994

Modern Murano Table Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994

By Ettore Sottsass, Venini

Located in Merida, Yucatan

Beautiful table lamp in white hand-blown murano glass. Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994. The glass shade is signed "Venini ". Ettore Sottsass (1917-201...

Category

1990s Italian Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Two Modern Table Lamps in white & aqua by E.Sottsass for Venini, signed ca. 1994
Two Modern Table Lamps in white & aqua by E.Sottsass for Venini, signed ca. 1994

Two Modern Table Lamps in white & aqua by E.Sottsass for Venini, signed ca. 1994

By Ettore Sottsass, Venini

Located in Merida, Yucatan

Beautiful table lamp in white and aqua-green hand-blown Murano glass. Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994. The glass shade is signed "Venini ". The lamps ...

Category

1990s Italian Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Square Venini Oval Shaped Gilt-Plated Flush Mount, Italy
Square Venini Oval Shaped Gilt-Plated Flush Mount, Italy

Square Venini Oval Shaped Gilt-Plated Flush Mount, Italy

By Venini

Located in Rijssen, NL

This stylish three-tiered faceted Murano flush mount with 58 clear crystal glass prisms was designed and produced by Venini in Italy from the 1970s. The Venin Murano prisms are suspe...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Venini Ceiling Light/Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy
Venini Ceiling Light/Sconce Murano Glass Brass, 1940, Italy

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 Chandelier Murano Glass 1930 Iron Structure and Wood Italia
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass 1930 Iron Structure and Wood Italia

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

Boletus Table Lamp by  Mario Ticcò for Venini, Italy, 1960s
Boletus Table Lamp by  Mario Ticcò for Venini, Italy, 1960s

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 Green Dome Pendant Light by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Venini Green Dome Pendant Light by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana

Venini Green Dome Pendant Light by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana

By Venini

Located in New York, NY

A documented pendant light by designed Ludovico Diaz de Santillana. Santillana was the director and a designer for the famed glass house Venini from 1959-1985. Dome shade is hand blo...

Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Brass

Venini Chandelier Yellow Glass Iron Brass, 1955, Italy
Venini Chandelier Yellow Glass Iron Brass, 1955, Italy

Venini Chandelier Yellow Glass Iron Brass, 1955, Italy

By Venini

Located in Milano, IT

Chandelier Venini yellow glass iron brass, 1955, Italy.

Category

1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Early "Tessuto" Table Lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, Italy 1981
Early "Tessuto" Table Lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, Italy 1981

Early "Tessuto" Table Lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, Italy 1981

By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini

Located in Milan, IT

"Tessuto" table lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini. Rare 1981 edition with Tessuto shade and milky glass base. Signed and dated on side of the base,

Category

1980s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Venini Mid-Century Modern Glass and Chrome Ceiling Lamp
Venini Mid-Century Modern Glass and Chrome Ceiling Lamp

Venini Mid-Century Modern Glass and Chrome Ceiling Lamp

By Venini

Located in Weesp, NL

Rare and beautiful Mid-Century Modern ceiling lamp "Membrane" by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Murano, Italy. In the 1970s, Zuccheri designed Membrane, a series in which a glass skin on...

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Chrome

21st Century Diamantei Extra Large Chandeliers in Améthyste/Red by Venini

21st Century Diamantei Extra Large Chandeliers in Améthyste/Red by Venini

By Venini

Located in murano, IT

Exquisitely Baroque in style, regal in appearance, and available in a variety of sizes and colors, it is the undisputed star of any setting. A series of alternating soft and sharp cu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting

Materials

Glass

Model 2778 Table Lamp by Venini
Model 2778 Table Lamp by Venini

Model 2778 Table Lamp by Venini

By Venini

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Table lamp by Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa 1950. Table lamp with cylindrical frosted glass shade, and deep royal blue stoneware ba...

Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Brass

Italian Mid-Century Venini Murano Glass Sconces
Italian Mid-Century Venini Murano Glass Sconces

Italian Mid-Century Venini Murano Glass Sconces

By Venini

Located in North Bergen, NJ

Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern sconces by Venini. Having a brass frame and beautiful glass prisms. Each of the prisms are solid glass, measuring 11 inches each. Three available.

Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

"Striade" Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, Italy, 1950s
"Striade" Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, Italy, 1950s

"Striade" Murano Glass Floor Lamp by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, Italy, 1950s

By Massimo Vignelli, Venini

Located in Milan, IT

"Striade" standard lamp by Massimo Vignelli for Venini. A large hand blown milky glass shade with red, green and blue stripes on crystal top edge.

Category

1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Metal

Italian Murano Art Glass Dish/Bell Shape Swirl Chandelier Pendant Light
Italian Murano Art Glass Dish/Bell Shape Swirl Chandelier Pendant Light

Italian Murano Art Glass Dish/Bell Shape Swirl Chandelier Pendant Light

By Venini

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Stunning vintage single light bell shaped Murano art glass pendant light with black swirl design and great modernist form. The glass shade hangs from a brass mount.

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Brass

Anni Trenta Luce Chandelier by Venini in White Murano Glass
Anni Trenta Luce Chandelier by Venini in White 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...

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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Murano Glass

Alessandro Diaz de Santillana Chandelier for Venini, 1960s
Alessandro Diaz de Santillana Chandelier for Venini, 1960s

Alessandro Diaz de Santillana Chandelier for Venini, 1960s

By Venini, Alessandro Diaz de Santillana

Located in bari, IT

Italian midcentury suspension chandelier Venini from the 1960s by Alessandro Diaz De Santillana. After graduating in architecture in Venice, he immediately devoted himself to univers...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Opaline Glass

Italian Glass with Brass Torchiere by Venini, Murano
Italian Glass with Brass Torchiere by Venini, Murano

Italian Glass with Brass Torchiere by Venini, Murano

By Venini

Located in Ferndale, MI

Italian glass with brass torchiere by Venini, Murano glass, green center.

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Brass

Venini Zoe Large Swing Light by Doriana e Massimiliano Fuksas

Venini Zoe Large Swing Light by Doriana e Massimiliano Fuksas

By Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Venini

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Swing light in handmade-blown glass. Available colors: Red – Violet – Gray Alogene 1 x max 70W E27 Suitable for CFL Measurements: Ø 11.81"" H 20.66""...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting

Materials

Blown Glass

Toni Zuccheri “Corteccia” Murano Clear Glass Chandelier for Venini, Italy, 1960s
Toni Zuccheri “Corteccia” Murano Clear Glass Chandelier for Venini, Italy, 1960s

Toni Zuccheri “Corteccia” Murano Clear Glass Chandelier for Venini, Italy, 1960s

By Toni Zuccheri, Venini

Located in Milano, IT

An exceptional six-tier chandelier designed by the great Toni Zuccheri (one of the most famous designers for glass) for Venini in the 1960s. This sculptural lighting piece is compos...

Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting

Materials

Glass, Blown 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.
Questions About Venini Lighting
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To 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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 10, 2025
    Venini 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.