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
Large Membrana Pendant by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Unique hand-blown glass pendant by Italian glass artist Toni Zuccheri. The pendant is part of the Membrana series from circa 1966-1968. This extra large globe from Murano glass is su...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Venini 'Tronchi" Round Ballroom Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Hanover, MA
Monumental round flush mount "tronchi" tube chandelier by Venini. Three tiers.
52 inches diameter, 30 inch drop.
6 inch polished brass banded mounting pan, mirror polished stainles...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Stainless Steel
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.81 2-Light Wall Sconce in Green/Opalin Mole
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.81 owes its undisputed modernity and originality to the boundless creativity of its creator, Gio Ponti. Its uniqueness lies in its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Toni Zuccheri Membrana Ceiling Lamp in Murano Glass by Venini 1960s Italy
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Montecatini Terme, IT
Ceiling or Hanging lamp from the 'Membrane' series, designed by Toni Zuccheri and created between 1966 and 1968 by the famous Italian company Venini.
The lamp presents a round sha...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Original Tronchi and Gold Triedi Chandelier or Lantern, Murano, 1960
By Venini
Located in Rome, IT
Stunning Italian Mid-Century Modern chandelier by Venini with long Ice color hand blown "Tronchi "and shiny gold "trilobi"
The original metal structure with chain and canopy.
Three...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Clear Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous Italian chrome and clear Murano “Tronchi” chandelier design by Venini in the 1970s. Newly rewired. Dimensions are for just the chandelier, not the chain. Let us know the ...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
1950-1970, Clandestic Murano Cristal and Gold Inclusion
By Venini
Located in Paris, FR
Clandestic crystal with inclusion of gold, good condition, circa on 1950-1970, three leaves up, three leaves down and three flowers up.
Category
1950s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal
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
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
$3,348 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Reticello Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Murano glass chandelier decorated in reticello glass, made by Venini Glass and Att. to be designed by Carlo Scarpa. An elegant spherical design with br...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Orange Murano Glass Pendant Light by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1960
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rijssen, NL
A beautiful and unique orange and white glass pendant light, made in the 1960s by Massimo Vignelli for Venini.
The lampshade is made of orange and white opaline glass with an inner w...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
21st Century Rotondo Large Pendant Light in Black/Crystal by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Bold shades of Black blend together with the hues of Crystal or Tea of the sphere. They enclose it, surrounding it with thin and thick lines, alternating in a seemingly random fashio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Trizebao Suspension Lamp in Aqua Marine / Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Modular elements skilfully handcrafted from sheer glass. A three-dimensional vertical light flows through its core. Trizebao is the utmost expression of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Murano Glass and Brass Flush Mount by Ludovico Diaz de Sant, Italy, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Elegant set of 2 wall sphere sconces by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, Series -Tessuto-, Italy, 1970s. The Murano glasses are set on a bras...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century, Rhythm Medium Chandeliers in Milk-White by Alessandro Isola
By Venini, I M Lab
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
21st Century Sultani Small Table Lamp in Milk-White by Leonardo Ranucci
By Venini, Leonardo Ranucci
Located in murano, IT
Fine shapes and materials brighten up the dark Arabian nights with their warm glow, creating a mysterious and fascinating atmosphere, intriguing like the idea of ancient sultans. Cre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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 Porpora 9-Light Chandeliers 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Chandelier by Venini, 1960s from the Alga Series
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
A timeless beauty of Murano glass. This opulent chandelier, a masterpiece, was artfully crafted by Venini in 1960. Its grandeur is composed of 60 meticulously handcrafted Murano glas...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
21st Century Sultani Small Table Lamp in Grey by Leonardo Ranucci
By Venini, Leonardo Ranucci
Located in murano, IT
Fine shapes and materials brighten up the dark Arabian nights with their warm glow, creating a mysterious and fascinating atmosphere, intriguing like the idea of ancient sultans. Cre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Pair of Mid Century Modern Venini "Tree Bark" Pattern Wall Sconces
By Venini
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous Venini Murano wall sconces in a clear thick ribbed pattern, Tree Bark. Stainless steel back plate with a double socket, incandesce...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Stainless Steel
21st Century Argea Small Table Lamp in Straw-Yellow by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Through the power of fire, glass encloses silver or golden leaves, glowing brightly and creating unique optical illusions that evoke the sea. Argea shines its inner light, and become...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Nastri Wall Light in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Nastri is an orderly arranged path of glass that gives meaning to its own complexity. Regardless of its size, small or large, the structure is monumental in appearance, just as the l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
$5,357 / item
21st Century Diamantei Large Chandeliers in Gold Leaf Crystal/Crystal 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
21st Century Stelle Filanti Pendant Light in Grey by Atelier Oï
By Atelier Oï 1, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Atelier OÏ wishes to convey its quest for a genuine interactive dialogue through lightness, its search for an aesthetics that defies emptiness and sparks emotions through the encount...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
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
21st Century Ettore Sottsass Collection Ratrih Floor Lamp in Black/Milk-White
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in murano, IT
Light clad in Milk White glass, then surrounded by Black glass and metal. This work is a tribute to the night. Elegant, mysterious. Night is its name, in ancient Sanskrit: ratri?. Ra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Amber Glass Venini Pendant, Italy, 1960s
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A classic simple glass pendant light with a wonderfully warm color.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
21st Century Ettore Sottsass Collection Bhusanam Table Lamp in Multicolor
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in murano, IT
In the hands of Ettore Sottsass, glass and metal take on new shapes that nod to India. They give a new visual meaning to the Sanskrit term that inspires the name of this piece: bhu?a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Tobia Scarpa for Venini 802.1 Pendant
By Tobia Scarpa, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown frosted glass, chromed metal.. *2nd matching pendant available.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
Big Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Floor Lamp / Side Table
By Venini
Located in Weesp, NL
Artù, the stunning Mid-Century Modern crystal floor lamp/side table designed by the legendary Ettore Fantasia for Sothis Italy. This exquisite piece combines both form and function, ...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Chrome
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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
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
$2,100 / item
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
$6,816 Sale Price
20% Off
21st Century Esprit Large Chandeliers 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
$191,702 / item
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 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
VENINI Chandelier Filigrana Murano Glass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Chandelier
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
VeArt 1960s Italian Pair of Copper Silver Speckles Black Murano Glass Urn Lamps
By Venini, VeArt
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Italian vintage lamps commissioned to VeArt by Pauly & C. (VeArt-Venini and Pauly & C. labels), in black blown murano glass worked with the highest quality of technique cal...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Silver, Copper
21st Century Diamantei 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
21st Century 2 Level Veliero Table Lamp in Crystal/Milk-White by Tadao Ando
By Venini, Tadao Ando
Located in murano, IT
Veliero comprises 6 modular elements; the simplicity of the original square remains unchanged, and is actually enhanced by the encounter with the other elements, expressing itself in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Crome 1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Chandelier. Measure only glass diameter 40 cm.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal
21st Century Balloton Ceiling Lamp Shape 3 in Grey by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The latest re-edition features bright new elements, complex shapes and different uses. But it stays true to the Balloton technique, which lends a unique texture – pleasant to the eye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
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
$8,969 / item
Large set Venini Wall Chandeliers with Murano Ice Glass, Italy 1960s.
By Venini
Located in Almelo, NL
Large set Venini Wall Chandeliers with Murano Ice Glass, Italy 1960s.
We have beautiful Venini Wall chandeliers from the 1960s for sale, each featuring hand-blown Murano glass in i...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini “Toni Zuccheri “Sconces Murano Glass Brass, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini "Toni Zuccheri" sconces Murano glass brass, 1950, Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.81 2-Light Wall Sconce in Coral / Crystal
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.81 owes its undisputed modernity and originality to the boundless creativity of its creator, Gio Ponti. Its uniqueness lies in its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
'Poliedri' Chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Poliedri' Chandelier by Carlo Scarpa for Venini. Designed and manufactured in 1958.
Murano glass 'Poliedri' pieces form a gorgeously elegant form as they cascade through a tiered ...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Steel
21st Century Fungo Pendant Light in Grey/Milk-White by Massimo Vignelli
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in murano, IT
How can such a complex and sophisticated technique like "Canne" (canes) give life to such a natural and spontaneous shape? Only Massimo Vignelli knows. Designed in 1956, this unique ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier Glass Metal Crome, 1940, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier glass metal crome, 1940, Italy.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
VENINI Chandelier Murano Glass Iron 1940 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Milk Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Eclectic Glass and Iron Applique
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Italian eclectic wall sconce designed by the great master glassmaker Venini, from the 1960s, of fine Italian manufacture.
It has the supporting structure made of durable iron, which...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Iron
$1,435 Sale Price / item
20% Off
21st Century Trilobi Chandeliers in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
They recall ice stalactites or pendant quartz formations unusually shaped in the form of long triangular strips of glass with rounded corners. All hud...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
$21,011 / item
VENINI Carlo Scarpa Chandelier Murano Glass Metal Crome 1930 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier VENINI
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Other Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Modern Murano Glass Ratrih Floor Lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini 1994
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern steel, marble and Murano glass Ratrih floor lamp by Ettore Sottsass for Venini in 1994.
Ratrih model floor lamp, with round marble base...
Category
1990s Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Marble, Steel
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.