Demonstrative of a unique marriage between artistry and technical excellence, Vistosi lighting fixtures were born from a rich Italian glassmaking tradition. The prolific glass manufacturer came to prominence after World War II for its modernist lighting designs, and today Vistosi is known for opulent chandeliers, lamps and sconces.
The history of Vistosi reaches as far back as 1640, when the Gazzabin family of Murano opened a furnace for producing Murano glass art. "Vistoso," which was originally a nickname, became part of the family's surname and eventually the name “Vistosi” was used to refer to the family’s glass creations.
Vistosi would be recognized by the glassmakers’ guild in Murano during the late 18th century — with Gio-Batta Vistosi becoming head of the guild — but Napoleon dissolved the Venetian state and closed the region’s glass factories by 1807. The modern iteration of the Vistosi company was founded in Murano in 1945 by Guglielmo Vistosi, a Gazzabin family heir.
During the 1950s, Vistosi's grandchildren, Gino and Luciano Vistosi, began specializing in lighting. In the 1960s and ‘70s, the company worked with renowned Italian furniture designers like Adalberto Dal Lago, Ettore Sottsass and Gae Aulenti. One of Vistosi's most famous collaborations was with Italian architect and designer Angelo Mangiarotti. In 1967, Mangiarotti designed a modular crystal-hook lighting system called Giogali that has enjoyed popularity and acclaim to this day.
In 1989, Vistosi was taken over by businessman Giancarlo Moretti, who had an extensive background in the lighting industry. Moretti's son, Matteo Moretti, reinvigorated the business with a series of new design collaborations in 1993. Some of the most notable partnerships included Chiaramonte and Marin, Mauro Olivieri and Michele De Lucchi.
Vistosi has participated in every Euroluce showcase since the lighting exhibition began in 1976. In 2005, the company won the ADI Design Index award for Mangiarotti's Giogali system. In 2007, Vistosi won the Eurispes award and participated in a Compasso d'Oro competition.
Today, Vistosi is still a leader in the lighting industry, shifting to LED and creating new types of lead-free crystal glass for its stunning range of lighting fixtures.
Find a collection of vintage Vistosi lighting and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
Set of five “Pulcini” glass birds by Alessandro Pianon, Vetreria Vistosi Murano
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Uccle, BE
Set of five “Pulcini” glass birds by Alessandro Pianon. Rare set of five blown glass birds resting on their hammered copper legs. These are th...
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Pulcino by Alessandro Pianon, Vetreria Vistosi Murano
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Uccle, BE
Sculpture of a bird in blown glass, composed of an orange glass sphere with a textured surface evocative of the bird’s plumage. The eyes are rendered with two hot-applied murrines. D...
Blown Glass
Alessandro Pianon Pulcini Bird Sculpture Vistosi Murano Mid Century Modern Italy
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Iconic, rare mid century modern masterpeice Alessandro Pianon Pulcini bird sculpture designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano c...
Copper
$13,600Sale Price / item|20% Off
Mid Century Modern Art Glass Pulcino Bird by, Alessandro Pianon for VIstosi
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Englewood, NJ
An iconic and rare Italian Mid-Century Modern art glass "Pulcino" bird designed by, Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi. The pulcino is on raised copper feet and decorated with ap...
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Alessandro Pianon Bird (pulcino) for Vistosi
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Brussels, BE
Great Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano art glass bird. Iconic design. Fine and good condition, free of any chips, cracks, or repairs "Pulcini" Bird (c.1963)
Art Glass
Alessandro Pianon ‘Pulcino’ for Vistosi, 1962
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Sittard, LI
This Pulcino bird was designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in 1962. Hand-blown in bright orange-red Murano glass and set on hammered copper legs, it ...
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Murano Glass Hand Sculpture Signed Vistosi, Italy
By Vistosi
Located in Rome, IT
Big elegant sculpture in Murano glass in the shape of a human hand by the Italian artist Vistosi. His signature is engraved on the bottom of the sculpture as shown in pictures.
Murano Glass
Peter Shire x Vistosi Murano Postmodern Bone Sculpture with Cobalt Blue Base
By Vistosi, Peter Shire
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Exceptional upright murano art glass sculpture by Peter Shire in collaboration with Vistosi Murano. Signed at bottom. Most likely one of kind. Upright bone floats above a cobalt blue...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
Vintage Murano Art Glass Black Bird Mid-Century Modern, 1960's
By Barovier
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful mid-century modern Murano glass black bird in wonderful vintage condition. Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bird in the Manner of Barovier. Beautiful Murano hand blown black Italian art glass bird dove figurine...
Blown Glass
$1,450
H 12 in W 9 in D 9 in
Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Art Glass Fish Sculpture by Licio Zanetti
By Licio Zanetti
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An abstract Murano glass sculpture of a fish by Licio Zanetti for Zanetti Vetreria Artistica. The clear glass fish is twisted as if jumping through the air and mounted on a stylized ...
Art Glass
$500Sale Price / set|23% Off
H 4 in W 14.5 in D 11 in
Pair of Sommerso Art Glass Birds/Pheasants by Murano Glass Studios
By Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Nice pair of art glass birds / pheasants by Murano glass studios, circa 1970s in a orange / clear Sommerso style glass with gold speckles. The larger bird measures 14.5" high x 11" d...
Art Glass, Sommerso
$587
H 13 in W 13.39 in D 3.55 in
1970s Barovier Style Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Bird Italian Sculpture
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A murano glass sculpture of a bird hand-crafted in Italy in the Seventies, colors, the gold inside the glass and style are in the manner of Barovier. This Murano Glass Bird is an ex...
Murano Glass
$1,292
H 25.2 in W 17.72 in D 7.09 in
Spiritello Sculpture Prototype by Alessandro Guerriero for Alchimia, Italy
By Gruppo Alchimia, Alessandro Guerriero
Located in Milan, Italy
"Spiritello" plexiglass sculpture designed by Alessandro Guerriero for Alchimia, circa 1990. Signed Alchimia, A. Guerriero. Biography In 1976 Alessandro and Adriana Guerriero establ...
Plexiglass
Alessandro Pianon Pulcini Glass Bird
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An Orange Pulcini Bird Designed by Alessandro Pianon and manufactured by Vistosi c. 1963o Smooth surface with copper legs. Minor carbon black spot, whi...
Art Glass
Pair of Murano Glass Barbini Birds of Paradise
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Winter Park, FL
A pair of Mid-Century Murano handblown glass Birds-of-Paradise, by Alfredo Barbini. Beautiful pale pink color with gold inclusions throughout and controlled bubbles on the body and t...
Art Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Bird Sculpture
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Striking Italian hand blown bird or cockatoo sculpture or object of art featuring pink with gold flecks, clear and black glass composed in a stylized modern form. Signed M. Rossetti ...
Blown Glass
$420
H 8.86 in W 5.91 in D 3.15 in
Striped Murano Glass Bird Sculpture, Mid Century Murano Glass Art, IT ca. 1970
By Fratelli Toso
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Lovely Murano glass bird sculpture from the 1970s in Italy, attributed to Fratelli Toso. Handcrafted by the highly skilled Italian glass artists on the little island of Murano nearby...
Murano Glass
Sommerso Art Glass Bird Sculpture by Murano Glass
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in San Diego, CA
Stylish sommerso art glass bird sculpture by Murano Glass, circa 1970s. The piece has a wonderful brown and gold fleck color and is in very good condition with no chips or cracks. Me...
Art Glass
Murano Glass Birds by Alfredo Barbini / VAMSA
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Milan, IT
Set of three Murano glass birds. Two of them designed by Alfredo Barbini for VAMSA. Original sticker on the young sparrow.
Murano Glass
Alessandro Pianon Pulcino' bird Execution Vetreria Vistosi 1962
By Alessandro Pianon
Located in Vigevano, PV
Spherical shape. H: 23cm. Execution: Vetreria Vistosi. Glass, colorless and orange with fused crushed glass, applied murrine as eyes; feet made of bent copper wire. Literature: Cf. M...
Murano Glass
Set of five Pulcini glass birds by Alessandro Pianon
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Uccle, BE
Rare set of five blown glass birds resting on their hammered copper legs. These are the models designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in Murano, in 1962. The first bird (far lef...
Blown Glass
Pulcino par Alessandro Pianon
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Uccle, BE
Sculpture of a bird in blown glass with murrine decoration, resting on hammered copper legs. Designed in 1962 by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi, Murano (Italy). This green glass bird...
Blown Glass
Italian Murano Glass Sculpture by Ginny Ruffner for Vistosi
By Vistosi
Located in Milan, Italy
Murano glass sculpture designed by Ginny Ruffner and produced by Vistosi, 1989s. Signed. Biography Seattle-based artist Ginny Ruffner trained at the University of Georgia, graduating with honors and an MFA in drawing and painting. Ruffner has had more than eighty-five solo exhibitions and several hundred group shows, and her flameworked and mixed-media sculptures and installations can be found in numerous national and international collections. Seattle public art installations include a 30-foot-tall kinetic water feature downtown and a permanent installation in the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture...
Murano Glass
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H 5.52 in Dm 5.52 in
Rare Decorative Sphere Sculpture by Luciano Vistosi, 1991 – Piece No. 1 of 11
By Luciano Vistosi, Vistosi
Located in Brescia, Brescia
This rare and highly decorative sphere sculpture, crafted by the esteemed artist Luciano Vistosi in 1991, is a unique and captivating work of art. Numbered as piece No. 1 of a limite...
Murano Glass
Alessandro Pianon ' Pulcini ' Murano Bird Sculpture
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Middlesex, NJ
Alessandro Pianon ' Pulcini ' Murano Bird Sculpture
Murano Glass
Pulcino Glass Bird by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano Italy 1960s
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Troy, MI
A rare Pulcino bird designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Visosti Murano Italy circa 1962 Hand-blown glass in deep orange with inset glass murrine e...
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Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi, Pulcino, 1962
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in CA, CA
Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi, Pulcino, 1962 A Beautiful wedge shaped "Pulcini" bird glass sculpture in blue with dark blue decorative spira...
Blown Glass
Alessandro Pianon Rare Hand Blown Glass Bird for Vistosi Murano 1963
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Rare hand blown glass bird, Pulcini Series, green with red and blue murrhines with copper feet by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi, Murano Italy, ca...
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Lemon Yellow L51 'Cipola' Pendant Lamp by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi, Italy
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Buffalo, NY
This very beautiful pendant lamp, model 'Cipola' or 'Onion', was designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in Italy. The yellow "onion" shape is made of hand blown Murano glass. The ...
Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
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H 7 in W 7 in D 7 in
Midcentury Set of Five Pulcini 'Pulcino' Glass Birds, Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Englewood, NJ
An iconic and complete set of five rare Italian Mid-Century Modern art glass "Pulcino" birds designed by, Alessandro Pianon for Vetreria Vistosi, circa 1962. The birds each are diffe...
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H 9.85 in W 3.94 in D 5.91 in
Sculpture of a Bird in Blown Glass with Murrine Arrangement by Alessandro Pianon
By Vistosi, Alessandro Pianon
Located in Uccle, BE
Glass bird resting on its hammered copper legs, designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi in Murano, in 1962. Its dark gray glass body, which can sometimes turn to a beautiful blue,...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
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H 11.23 in W 3.55 in D 5.52 in
Pulcino Glass Bird, Alessandro Pianon, Vetreria Vistosi Murano, 'Italy'
By Alessandro Pianon, Vistosi
Located in Uccle, BE
Glass bird standing on copper feet, designed by Alessandro Pianon for Vistosi Murano in 1962. Its body is made of green glass, embellished by blue and red murrines. Its eyes are ma...
Blown Glass