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
21st Century Parallelo 893.76 Pendant Light in Black/Crystal by Peter Marino
By Venini, Peter Marino
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
Venini SAS Ceiling Flush mount, italian 1960 Murano glass
By Venini
Located in Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, FR
Murano glass flush mount ceiling edited by the famous Venini Italian and Murano glass producer.
It is a special order (65 pieces) originally set in a hotel in the area of Bologne, I...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Milk Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline 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 ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
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Chrome
21st Century Gio Ponti 99.80 3-Light Wall Sconce in Multicolour
By Venini, Gio Ponti
Located in murano, IT
A work of art. More than that, a myth. Gio Ponti 99.80 owes its undisputed modernity and originality to the boundless creativity of its creator, Gio Ponti. Its uniqueness lies in its...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
Venini Battery Lamp in Amber, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
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Metal
21st Century Doge Shape 2 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
Venini murano glass floor lamp model n° 529 attributed to Carlo Scarpa 1942
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Renens, CH
Model n° 529 floor lamp attributed to Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1942.
A masterpiece of early 1940's Venetian glass craftsmanship.
Base and structure in transparent "Rigato tondo" mur...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
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Brass
Venini Sconce 1940 Murano Glass Metal Crome Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconce 1940 Murano glass metal crome Italy.
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
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Murano Glass
Venini “Filigrana “Chandelier 1950 Murano Glass, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini chandelier.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
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Murano Glass
Venini Murano Chandelier with 54 Discs
By Venini
Located in Antwerp, BE
Venini chandelier with 54 discs.
The chandelier has four sockets for small incandescent lamps with screw base or E14 type LEDs and one E27 . It is possible to install this fixture ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
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Metal
Square Venini Murano Flush Mount Wall lights from the Bambù series, Italy 1950
By Venini
Located in Almelo, NL
Square Venini Murano Flush Mount / Wall light from the Bambù series, made in Italy in the 1950s.
Midcentury Square Venini Murano Flush Mount / Wall light from the Bambù series, mad...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
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Brass
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,
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1980s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
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Murano Glass
No. 4029 Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
Located in New York, NY
Blown glass, brass. Internally decorated blown glass shade. Brass mounts and 1 x E26 socket.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
Elegant Contemporary Suspended Murano Blown Glass Crystal Chandelier by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
963.12 Crystal color glass.
Circular chandelier composed of handcrafted “Trilobi” modules in solid cristallo glass, hung from a chrome-plated structure suspended from steel cables.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Blown Glass, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Ceiling Light 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
Important Venini Table Lamp in Red, Form "Diamante", Murano by Paolo Venini
By Paolo Venini, Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Halle, DE
A beautiful and important early 20th century Murano desk lamp in rare red colored "diamante"-form glas by Venini.
The Diamante serie was invented c...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
rare italian wall lamp by massimo vignelli for venini 1954 Model 4040
By Massimo Vignelli, Venini
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...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
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Metal
Table Lamp 'Boletus' by Mario Ticco for Venini, Italy 1970s
By Mario Ticcò, Venini
Located in Hellouw, NL
We are in love with this Table Lamp 'Boletus' by Mario Ticco for Venini; a striking piece that epitomizes Italian design excellence from the 1970s. This exquisite lamp is not merely ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
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Murano Glass
Venini murano glass pendant 1960s
By Venini
Located in bari, IT
This elegant chandelier features a multi-layered structure with Murano glass elements in Venini's iconic style. The pendants are formed by long trilobed rods of clear glass, shaped a...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
21st Century Doge Shape 1 Short Chandeliers in Grey by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in murano, IT
DOGE 839.10 H.80 TP
Additional Information:
Material: Glass
Color: Grey
Light Source: 1 x max 12W LED E27
Finishes: Gold plated metal
Dimensions: Ø 50 x H 80 cm
Available in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier "Pastorale" 1972 Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Murano Glass
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in Munster, NRW
You have the rare opportunity to acquire an absolutely stunning modern chandelier from the house of Venini, Italy.
The magnificent model "Pastorale" with the catalog number 966 - wi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Chandelier in the Style of Venini
By Venini
Located in Austin, TX
Spectacular vintage Italian Venini Murano glass chandelier made of hand blown opaline and cream glass with 23 carat "polvero d'oro" throughout (gold leaf flecks). Exceptional quality...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
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...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
21st Century Triedri Medium Chandeliers in Amber Yellow/Crystal by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
From 1958 to 1960, the Fornace has witnessed the encounter between geometry and art with Triedri. Structures designed based on clear rules trap light inside thin strips of glass with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Venini Sconces Murano Glass Metal Crome, 1950, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini sconces Murano glass metal crome, 1950, Italy.
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1950s Italian Other Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Balloton Lamp Wall Light 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
1930s Venini Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
This late 1930s Venini chandelier has two rings of curved-glass elements suspended from a brass frame. It appears to glow magically from within because the glass elements are infuse...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Brass
$38,000
21st Century Doge Shape 2 Short Chandeliers in Améthyste 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Pair of Large Venini Style Glass Sconces with Triedi Crystals, 1969
By Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Pair of Venini style glass sconces with triedi crystals, manufactured in circa 1970 (late 1960s and early 1970s) featuring seven crystals clear glass "triete" prism-rods, each en-gir...
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1770s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Venini Lighting
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Chrome
Venini Murano Glass Chrome Plated Brass Chandelier a Light, 1940
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Murano glass chrome-plated brass chandelier a light, 1940.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Balloton Ceiling Lamp Shape 2 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
Pair of Venini 'Trilobo' chandeliers. Italy c1960
By Venini
Located in London, GB
Pair of Venini 'Trilobo' chandeliers.
Clear and pale amber glass
Stamped 'Venini'
The chandeliers can be hung on chains so drop is adjustable.
Height of chandelier without chain...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
Venini Glass Spiral Chandelier
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful cascading handblown amber and clear glass tube chandelier by the Murano firm, Venini. Signed.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal
21st Century Fungo Massimo Table Lamp in Grey/Milk-White by Vignelli
By Venini, Massimo Vignelli
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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
3 Venini Grey Sconces
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
(3) 1960s modern Venini grey sconces from Italy with hand blown Venini glass shades. Single E26 medium based socket per sconce. Original finish, partially ...
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Nickel
$1,800 / item
Venini Original Signed 1960s Crystals Italian Chandelier
By Venini
Located in Roma, IT
Midcentury ORIGINAL modern signed Italian spiral chandelier manufactured by Venini
Marked “VENINI SAS MURANO MADE IN ITALY”
Multiple tiers of Italian Murano crystals cut into triang...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
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Crystal, Metal
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
21st Century Zoe Small Table Lamp in Violet by Doriana E Massimiliano Fuksas
By Venini, Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas
Located in murano, IT
From the ancient tracks of desert rocks to present-day Venice. Zoe – designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas in 2014 – is a paradigm, a place where different times and spaces com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
Italian Venini chandelier Murano glass 30's / 40's oxidized and patinated
By Venini
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Italian hanging lamp from the 1940s, made by Venini. Ceiling cup and fastening bar in mirror glass, bell shade in rose glass (all in Murano glass). Very fine vintage condition, with ...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
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Brass
21st Century Balloton Suspension Lamp in Crystal 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
Materials
Glass
Mid-century Murano glass lamp by Toni Zuccheri Venini, Italy, circa 1970
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Nicolosi, IT
Mid-century Murano glass lamp by Toni Zuccheri Venini, Italy, circa 1970
This extraordinary lamp by Toni Zuccheri for Venini is a refined example of mid-century Italian design, combi...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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...
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1940s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
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Metal, Brass
21st Century, Parallelo 893.80 Pendant Light in Black / Crystal by Peter Marino
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in murano, IT
Parallelo 893.80 H 63, 5 CR / NE.
Additional Information:
Material: glass
Colour: black / crystal.
Light source: 1 x max 8W LED E14 - dimmable.
Finishes: black nickel metal.
...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
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...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Venini Lighting
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Crystal, Brass
21st Century Ettore Sottsass Collection Kiritam Table Lamp in Aquamarine/Milk-Wh
By Venini, Ettore Sottsass
Located in murano, IT
Its name evokes its ancient meaning: "crown", from the Sanskrit term kirīṭam. Its shape recalls those of the most worshipped and depicted Hindu deities. But gold gives way to glass. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
21st Century Argea Ceiling Light 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
Huge Venini Post-Modern handl-blown murano glass table lamp. Italy, 1970s
By Venini
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
Large Italian table lamp made of thick Murano glass, manufactured by Venini in the 70s, Venice. Mushroom-shaped, handcrafted in soft cream-tone glass with swirling details in white a...
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1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Metal, Steel, Chrome
21st Century Zoe Wall Light in Grey by Doriana E Massimiliano Fuksas
By Venini, Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas
Located in murano, IT
From the ancient tracks of desert rocks to present-day Venice. Zoe – designed by Doriana and Massimiliano Fuksas in 2014 – is a paradigm, a place where different times and spaces com...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
21st Century Tolboi, Belboi, Stilboi Wall Light in Milk-White / Red by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
It hangs quietly on the wall, glancing down from above. It’s Stilboi. Light passes through Milk White glass, spreading its soft yet strong glow, and revealing the tones of Red and Te...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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Glass
Venini Toni Zuccheri 1960s rational minimalist Murano glass wall lamp
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Venini Toni Zuccheri 1960s rational minimalist Murano glass wall lamp
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Blown Glass Contemporary Pendant Light Design by Peter Marino for Venini
By Venini, Peter Marino
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
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Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Blown Glass Contemporary Pendant Light Design by Peter Marino for Venini
By Venini, Peter Marino
Located in murano, IT
ROTONDO 893.50
Peter Marino’s work is notoriously provocative. The Rotondo, Cilindro, and Parallelo lamps are no exception: using the “Fasce” technique, the artist hot-works coloure...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Venini Lighting
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Balloton Suspension Lamp 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 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Venini Lighting
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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...
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1950s Italian Vintage Venini Lighting
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Brass
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 ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Venini Lighting
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.