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 2-Piece Veliero Table Lamp in White and 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Chandelier from the "Tessuto" series, design L. DIAZ DE SANTILLANA for VENINI. 1970s
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in Torino, IT
Glass Chandelier
of Murano from the
Cloth
ludovico design
DIAZ DE SANTILLANA
for VENINI.
ORIGIN
Italy
PERIOD
1970s
DESIGNER
Ludovico DIAZ DE SANTILLANA
(1931-1989) Graduated in ar...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier Murano Glass Iron 1940 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
VENINI Chandelier.
Category
1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Modernist Hand Blown Murano Glass Sputnik Chandelier with Brass Fittings
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This dramatic glass sputnik chandelier was hand blown in Murano, Italy, the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
One of Three Venini Style Murano Glass and Brass Sconces, Italy
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the three Murano glass wall sconces featuring five crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with brass details and back plate. Illuminates beautifully. High-end pieces.
Clean...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Space Age Table Lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 1960 in Murano Glass
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful Mid-Centrury Modern table lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1960 in blue Murano glass, from the "Membrana" series, The sphere is divided by a thin membrane in the mid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
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
Two Modern Murano Table Lamps by Ettore Sottsass for Venini, Signed ca. 1994
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Beautiful table lamp in white and blue swirl hand-blown Murano glass.
Designed by Ettore Sottsass for Venini and manufactured in 1994.
The glass shade is signed "Venini ".
Priced ...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini #Filigrana# Chandelier Murano Glass, 1930, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier #Filigrana# Murano glass, 1930, Italy.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Fascinating Venini Chandelier, Murano, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Budapest, HU
Venini chandelier in partly frosted clear glass with six lights emerging from scroll arms; linear stem, six leaves pointing upward. Piece of great refinement. In the background works...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Bhusanam Table Lamp in Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Bhusanam table lamp in Aquamarine by Ettore Sottsass.
Numbered Edition for year
Year of Manufacture: 1994 - 2017
Metal: Blue Painted
Color: Aquamarine
Measurements: Ø 1...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier, 1955 Murano Glass
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Chandelier, Murano glass 1955, brass and glass.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
20st Century Venini Murano Glass "Tolboi" Floor Lamp in Green
By Venini
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Floor lamp in blown and handmade glass, produced and signed by Venini. Lattimo diffuser, stem and decoration in crystal with green core. Base and supports in brass.
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Pair of Venini Style Triedroglass Glass and Brass Sconces, Italy, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Beautiful triangle shaped glass wall sconces featuring eight long crystal clear glass "triete" prism-rods, with brass details and back plate.
Illuminates beautifully. High-end pieces...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Chandelier “Calza” Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Murano Glass, 1970, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional Venini chandelier “Calza” Ludovico Diaz De Santillana Murano glass, 1970, Italy.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Other Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Curved Crystal Glass Gilt Brass Flush Mount Lamp, Italy, 1960
By Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
Venini curved crystal glass gilt brass flush mount lamp, Italy, 1960. Triete crystal glass chandelier with interlocking bended triete crystal ro...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Carlo Scarpa lattimo "a fasce" glass Ceiling Lamp by Venini, Murano 1938
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rome, IT
Carlo Scarpa ceiling lamp 1938
Ceiling lamp designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini Murano
Clear and Lattimo “ a fasce” gla...
Category
1930s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Toni Zuccheri Chandelier Murano Glass Brass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Tony Zuccheri chandelier Murano glass brass 1950 Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Mid-Century Pendant Lamp in Striped Glass and Brass by Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful small hanging lamp or lantern from Venini glass production in Italy in the 1950s.
The glass is handmade and has regular white-blue stripes and a very nice shape.
The color...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Abat-Jour Bedside Table Light in Light Pink Glass
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abat-Jour Bedside table lamp, designed and manufactured by Venini, features elliptical hand-blown elements crafted using the “balloton” technique.
Dimensions: Ø 33 cm, H 60 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
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 the practical, chunky chain and canopy, underneath we get to a spectacular arrangement of 82 Quadriedri Murano gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century Marcello Chandeliers in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
It brings to mind orderly rows of bell-shaped flowers, as fine as glass. But it also evokes the exotic beauty of the Far East and the ornate Baroque sty...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
rare italian wall lamp by massimo vignelli for venini 1954 Model 4040
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Rare wall sconce created in 1954 by Italian designer Massimo Vignelli for Venini, model 4040. Metal structure and double shade in khaki Murano glass. Very fine vintage condition, wit...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Delicate Murano Glass and gilded Brass Tear Drop Chandelier, 1970
By Venini
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful multi-tiered tear drop chandelier composed of a multitude of handblown smooth Murano glass drops hanging from a delicate gilt brass hardware. It's in excellent condition wi...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Gio Ponti model 5557 chandelier for Venini, Italy 1946-1948
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in Renens, CH
Model 5557 Murano glass chandelier by Gio Ponti for Venini, Italy 1946-1948
This absolutely stunning chandelier is an early production, probably around 1950.
The quality of the gla...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Venini Zoe Large Pendant Light in Gray by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas
By Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Zoe pendant lamp, designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas and manufactured by Venini, features a lantern shape. Available in two different sizes. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Sconces Smoke Murano Glass by Pierre Cardin for Venini, Italy, 1970s
By Pierre Cardin, Venini
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
Rare Pair of wall lights lamps sconces or ceiling flush mount in smoke Murano glass, white lacquered metal and mirror wall back plate by the french designer Pierre Cardin for the ita...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
21st Century Parallelo 893.76 Pendant Light in Black/Crystal by Peter Marino
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Parallelo 893.76 H77,5 CR/NE
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Colour: Black/Crystal
Light Source: 1 x max 8W LED E14 - Dimmable
Finishes: Black nickel metal
Dimensions...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Late Art Deco Venini Lantern in "Filigrana" Murano Glass Carlo Scarpa Attributed
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Mid-Century Modern chandelier by Venini in "Filigrana" Murano glass and brass in clear Art Deco style, circa 1930-1940 and attributed to Carlo Scarpa.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
1950's Brass and Glass 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 yellow lines that...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Art Glass Italian Design, Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Murano Art Glass Italian design, Venini, 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
21st Century Doge Shape 1 Short Chandeliers in Crystal by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in murano, IT
From the Latin term "dux", meaning "duke" or "commander", the Doge was the chief magistrate and leader of La Serenissima. Today his authority is celebrated in glass, in hues of Cryst...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
12-Arm Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Wien, AT
12-arm Venini chandelier
Brass silvered
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Unusual Venini Glass and Chrome Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This chandelier has both triangular glass and chrome hanging elements making it highly reflective and bright. Some glass shades have internal cracks, common for this type of chandeli...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Venini “Triloba” Murano Glass Brass Model 963, 1965, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Flush Mount by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, 2 Available
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Murano flush mount or wall light with blue details / Made in Italy by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, circa 1960s
Measures: width 8 inches, length 8 inches, height 5.5 inch...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Toni Zuccheri Chandelier Murano Glass Brass 1950 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Toni Zuccheri chandelier Murano glass brass 1950 Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Steel
Carlo Scarpa for Venini Reticello Murano Glass Globe, Italy, circa 1940
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in New York, NY
A hand blown glass globe / sphere with stunning reticello glass design, wiith brass stem and canopy. Designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, circa 1940. A c...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Mid Century Brown Murano Glass Drops Chandelier by Paolo Venini, 1960s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This large Murano brown glass drops and caramel colour crystals chandelier was made and designed by Venini in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century modern XL Venini chandelier
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Mid-Century modern XL Venini chandelier. It can be mounted straight to ceeling like a plafond or hanging down like shown in the pictures. The light consists 199 original Murano glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Poliedri Chandeliers by Venini - 2 Available
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Italian chandelier with clear and amethyst polyhedron/polyhedral shaped Murano glasses, mounted on white metal frames / Made in Italy by Venini, circa 1960s
6 lights / E12 or E14 typ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini "Anemone" Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in Naples, IT
Anemone blown glass table lamp designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Murano glass specialist Venini in the 1970s.
The elegant design that seems to have been inspired by sea an...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
1950's Brass and Glass Pendant in style of Venini
By Venini
Located in Schoorl, NL
This elegant piece consisting of a brass frame and two glass reflectors/dishes.
The lower round curved glass reflectors is decorated with white lines that create swirl effect. Where...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
21st Century Fantasmino Rechargeable, Dimmerable, Touch Table Lamp Aquamarine
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Skillful glasswork gives back this object a slight movement, as if it were suspended in space. Its iconic silhouette comes from an exclusive archival prototype and brings a playful t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Venini Two-Tone Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Venini glass prism chandelier with two-tone amber and clear drops.
In original, working and complete condition. The drops come in two lengths, the longer 15"- L x 1.25"- W. ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Table Lamp Murano Glass Metal Crome 1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini table lamp.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Albrici 6-Arm Chandelier in Gold and Red
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Albrici chandelier, designed and manufactured by Venini, features an handmade and blown glass body and arms. Available in three different versions, with 6 (99.32.01.06), 10 (99.32.01...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
1 of the 2 Gold-Plated Piramide Venini Flush Mounts, 1970s, Italy
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
One of the two gold-plated Venini flush mounts with faceted clear crystal tubes of Murano glass. Modellated in the form of a piramide. The flush mounts are designed and produced by ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Gold Plate, Chrome
Large "Fungo" table lamp by Massimo Vignelli, Venini 1950's
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in Renens, CH
Large "Fungo" table lamp by Massimo Vignelli, Venini 1950's
Iconic Fungo table lamp designed by Massimo Vignelli for Venini also called Zefiro in the Venini catalogue.
This is the ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass, Blown Glass
Venini Zoe Small Table Lamp in Red by Doriana & Massimiliano Fuksas
By Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“A lantern, a shelter of desires. The magic of glass that at the same time reflects, embodies and reveals, partially.
A signal and a sign of events. A paradigm of meetings that emit aromas and remote flavors. Remembrance of a Venice suspended between East and West, a door to knowledge and oblivion…
A memory of desert crossing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Modernist Hand Blown Murano Glass Sputnik Chandelier with Brass Fittings
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This dramatic glass sputnik chandelier was hand blown in Murano, Italy- the island off the coast of Venice renowned for centuries for its superlative glass production. It features an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
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
Venini Ratrih Floor Lamp by Ettore Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass, Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Ratrih floor lamp by Ettore Sottsass.
Numbered edition for year
Year of manufacture: 1994-2017
Marble base
Color: Milk-white/black
Measurements: Ø 18.11", H 66.92"
1 x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Carlo Scarpa for Venini Filigrana Murano Glass pendant, Italy, 1930s
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Intricate Carlo Scarpa for Venini Filigrana murano glass pendant,
Italy, 1930s.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Triedri Curvati Murano Glass Flush Mount Chandelier by Carlo Nason, Venini Italy
By Carlo Nason, Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Amazing flush mount chandelier crafted in curved molded Murano Glass on a gilded brass frame. Chandelier illuminates beautifully and offers a lot of light. Gem from the time.
With t...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
1 of 2 Venini Ceiling Lights Attributed to Carlo Scarpa for Venini, 1950s
By Venini
Located in Aachen, NRW
Venini ceiling lights attributed to Carlo Scarpa for Venini, 1950s.
Wonderful light effect.
The heavily textured and slightly iridescent glass dome is held in place by 4 brass knob...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern 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.