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 '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
Venini Triedi White Gold Yellow Murano Glass Brass Chandelier, Italian, 1960
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Rafined Venini Triedi white gold yellow Murano glass brass chandelier, Italian, 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
$6,195 Sale Price
20% Off
Monumental Italian Murano Glass "Tronchi" Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Stunning monumental Italian Murano glass “Tronchi” chandelier by Venini and manufactured in Italy, circa 1970s. This chandelier has a capt...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Peter Marino Cilindro Large Pendant in Crystal and Black Murano Glass
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cilindro Murano glass large pendant in crystal with black bands by Peter Marino for Venini. Bold shades of black blend together with the hues of crystal or tea of the cylindrical sha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Venini Triedri Chandelier Murano Glass / Chrome 1960 Italy
By Venini
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning , Large Venini Triedri Chandelier Murano Glass / Chrome 1960 Italy,,A substantial square form Venini chandelier comprised of two siz...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
Venini Small Argea Table Lamp Straw Yellow with White Shade
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp handblown glass, with submerged gold leaves.
Metal: Gold plated
Year of manufacture: 2000
Color: Crystal with gold leaves, shade straw yellow glass
Light source: 1 x...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Abat Jour Table Lamp in Violet, Amethyst, and Wisteria with White Shade
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Table lamp made with elliptical elements realized in handmade-blown glass with the technique “balloton”.
Year of manufacture: 2004
Fabric shade: White
Metal: Chromium plated
Li...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Venini Sultani Large Table Light in Grey by Leonardo Ranucci
By Venini, Leonardo Ranucci
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Sultani table lamp, designed by Leonardo Ranucci and manufactured by Venini, features an hand-made blown glass body with fabric shade. Indoor use only.
Dimensions: W 24.5 cm x D 4...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
21st Century Doge Shape 1 Short Chandeliers in Crystal by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
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
21st Century Diamantei Extra Large Chandeliers in Amber Yellow/Grass Green
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 Tolboi, Belboi, Stilboi Floor Lamp in Milk-White / Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Tall, slender and elegant, it’s Tolboi. Light passes through Milk White glass, spreading its soft yet strong glow, and revealing the tones of Red and Tea that enliven the core of its...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Murano Glass and Varnished Metal Pendant by Toni Zuccheri for Venini, Italy
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1975 - 1979.
Made in varnished and chrome-plated metal and Murano glass.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of use, but it can be considered...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
Triedri Crystal Gold-Plated Flush Mount by Venini, Italy
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
This exceptional flush mount was manufactured by Venini in Italy. The lamp has clear Murano Triedri crystals of varying lengths that create a great light effect. The crystals are sus...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Venini Battery Lamp in Milk-White, Rechargeable, Dimmerable, Touch
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
Venini 1940s Ceiling Lamp, Murano Corteccia Glass and Brass, Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant and timeless, Murano glass ceiling lamps are varied and diverse but each carries with it the aura of the wisdom of the lagoon's master glassmakers. This ceiling light from th...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Lampadario Venini in Ottone e vetro di Murano Azzurro 1950s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Lampadario in Ottone e Vetro di Murano 1950 Italia , Bolla in Vetro di Murano di colore Celeste Venini produzione.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$1,234 Sale Price
30% Off
Round Italian Venini 1970s Polyhedron Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Round Italian Venini glass chandelier from the 1970s with 169 polyhedron glass pieces.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Elegant suspended Murano blown glass chandelier Poliedri of VENINI Official
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The “Poliedri” were first proposed as components making up the large Venini chandelier, designed by Ignazio Gardella, Paolo Venini and Massimo Vignelli, presented at the 1958 Brussels...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini 'Tolboi' floor lamp 1990s
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant floor lamp model 'Tolboi' made by Venini in transparent and blue/green Murano glass, brass base and details. It bears the production mark 'venini98'. In excellent overall con...
Category
1990s Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Murano Blown Glass Chandelier Design by Gio Ponti for Venini Official
By Gio Ponti, Venini
Located in murano, IT
The models in the 99.81 collection were designed by Gio Ponti, who in 1946
applied to the contemporary style the refined colours introduced in the
Venini palette by the great desig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of red glass pendants by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A pair of hand-blown red no. 011.11 glass pendants designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and executed by Murano glass specialist Venini. One of...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
White and Blue Glass Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Hand blown white and blue glass pendant no. 011.11 designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and executed by Murano glass specialist Venini.
One...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
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 handblown "Tronchi "and shiny gold "trilobi "
The original metal structure with chain and canopy .
Thr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass
Large Venini Triedri Glass Flush Mount Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A substantial hexagon form Venini chandelier comprised of two sized of glass prisms, suspended from a metal frame. Six standard light sockets within the cage of glass prisms give a s...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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
$190,980 / item
Murano Blown Glass Contemporary Pendant Light Design by Peter Marino for Venini
By Peter Marino, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Cilindro 893.65
Peter Marino’s work is notoriously provocative. The Rotondo, Cilindro, and Parallelo lamps are no exception: using the “Fasce” technique, the artist hot-works colour...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Argea Large Table Lamp in Milk-White 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
Venini waterfall chandelier 1950 In Muranno Reticello Glass and Brass
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Elegant Waterfall Lamapadari Venini Reticello 1950 in Murano Glass and Brass
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$2,668 Sale Price
30% Off
21st Century Firenze Flush Light in Crystal/Sapphire by Ettore Sottsass
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in murano, IT
Regardless of their size, small or large, the luminous sculptures by Ettore Sottsass bring to mind the idea and image of the Florentine lily. Revealed ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
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 8 inches each. Three available.
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
$2,000 / item
Venini large floor lamp ‘Petrolione’, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Parma, IT
Venini large floor lamp model Petrolione in incamiciato opaline Murano glass.
In two colors, one element in white glass and one in amethyst glass.
Central part in bronze, original el...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
'Tessuti' table lamp by Venini Anni 70
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Table lamp, enameled aluminum, blown glass.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Aluminum
Model Chiara Floor Lamp by Cini Boeri for Venini, 1985
By Venini, Cini Boeri
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Illuminate your space with the ethereal elegance of the Model Chiara Floor Lamp by Cini Boeri for Venini, a radiant masterpiece signed "Venini 1985." Crafted from pristine white glas...
Category
1780s Italian Space Age Antique Venini Lighting
Materials
Iron
Large Venini Art Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Montreal, QC
Large and important clear and blue Italian round 30 light modernist Murano art glass chandelier by Venini.
Provenance: Roberto Calvi, through ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
21st Century Doge Shape 2 Long Chandeliers in Grey by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in murano, IT
DOGE 839.02 H.120 TP
Additional information:
Material: glass
Colour: grey
Light source: 1 x max 12W LED E27
Finishes: gold plated metal
Dimensions: Ø 45 x H 120 cm
Available...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Mid-Century Murano Triedri Glass, Gilded Brass Chandelier by Venini, Italy 1970s
By Venini
Located in Lisse, NL
This large and pure Mid-Century Modern, 6-lights fixture is another one of our recent great find, Italian elegance captured in glass and brass, a chandelier that doesn’t shout for at...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass, Metal
1960s Venini Tronchi Pendant by Toni Zuccheri
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Texturized thick clear glass pendant by Toni Zuccheri for Venini .
Contain one E26 socket and 3 E12 candelabra size socket rated at 60 watt each.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
$2,400 Sale Price
20% Off
hanging lamp Massimo Vignelli for Venini
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
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
Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Outstanding three tiered rippled Murano glass chandelier by Venini.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Chrome
21st Century Poliedri Wall Light in Crystal by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
Poliedri 951.27 APPLIQUE CR
Additional Information:
Color: Crystal
Light Source: 2 x max 8W LED E14
Finishes: Chrome metal
Dimensions: W 27 x D 27 x H 39 cm.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Tiara Table Lamp in Murano Glass by Francesco Lucchese for Venini
By Venini, Francesco Lucchese
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Tiara Luce, table lamp designed in 2018 by designer Francesco Lucchese.
It has been completely redesigned using the latest developments in lighting technology while maintaining intac...
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Membrane series lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Torino, IT
Table lamp from the Membrane series by Toni Zuccheri for Venini.
Wonderful lamp with chrome-plated metal base and boccia-shaped murano glass shade, worked with a special technique t...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
$1,601 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Murano glass chandelier Tronchi by Toni Zuccheri for Venini Italy 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Illuminate your space with the timeless elegance of this Murano glass chandelier, a masterpiece crafted in Italy during the 1960s by the renowned designer Toni Zuccheri for Venini & ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Original Murano chandelier Calla Lily by Venini, Italy 1960s
By Venini
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The unique Murano chandelier Calla or Lily by Venini was made in Italy in the 1960s. Beautiful chandelier with glass flowers that seem to fall from a chrome stand. This lamp with its...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
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
$3,097 Sale Price
45% Off
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
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
Venini Murano Glass Brass Pendant by Carlo Scarpa, Italy, 1950s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A Venini hand blown Murano glass "Filigrana" sphere pendant, Italy, 1950s, atributed to designer Carlo Scarpa. Brass mounted in conical shape showing its elegant and clean lines desi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini 1960
By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
Located in Milan, Italy
A beautiful Murano glass chandelier with painted metal structure designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and produced by Venini in circa 1960.
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Spiral Murano Glass Chandelier in the Style of Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Alluring vintage chandelier in a cascading spiral design, made with Murano camera glasses. Designed in the style of Venini and manufactured in Italy, c. 1960's.
*Rewired to fit US li...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Large Table Lamp in Milk-White 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
21st Century Rhythm Extra 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
21st Century Doge Shape 2 Long Chandeliers in Améthyste by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
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
21st Century Esprit Large Chandeliers in Amber Yellow/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
Viewers feel compelled to touch every single petal of its flowers and every single point of its stars, to make sure they’re real. Esprit conveys the power of nature and of light. Esp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini 1940s Ceiling Lamp, Murano Cordonato Glass and Brass, Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant and timeless, Murano glass ceiling lamps are varied and diverse but each carries with it the aura of the wisdom of the lagoon's master glassmakers. This chandelier created by...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Brass
Belboi Table Lamp by Venini, 1986
By Venini
Located in Hamburg, PA
This Mid-Century Modern Italian lighting design, the Belboi table lamp, was created by Venini in 1986. The dome-shaped shade is hand-blown in layered Murano glass—opaque milk white, ...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bi-color Venini Murano Glass Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Elegant and sculptural Murano glass chandelier by Venini, Italy, 1970s. This pendant features a dense arrangement of vertically suspended clear and amber glass tubes that form a cyli...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
21st Century Light Shar Large Chandeliers in Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
They are waves of water travelling in concentric circles made eternal by glass. Still and bright. Their slightly rippled appearance is due to their trilobate shape, triangles with ro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
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.