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Furniture For Sale
Creator: Venini
Creator: Arredoluce
Venini Monofiori Amethyst Glass Vase by Laura de Santillana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Monofiori glass vase in amethyst by Laura de Santillana. “Monofiori” blown handmade glass with stoppers in various forms and colors. Item labeled as “03”, as shown in the imag...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Venini Monofiore Apple Green Glass Vase by Laura de Santillana
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Monofiori glass vase in apple green by Laura de Santillana. “Monofiori” blown handmade glass with stoppers in various forms and colors. Item labeled as “05”, as shown in the i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Venini Regina Vase in Gray Glass by Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Regina glass vase in gray by Rodolfo Dordoni. Blown handmade glass vases. Upper part, the crown, is covered by metal leaves. The lower part is gla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Venini Re Vase in Milk-White Glass by Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Re glass vase in milk-white by Rodolfo Dordoni. Blown handmade glass vases. Upper part, the crown, is covered by metal leaves. The lower part is ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Venini Small Clessidra Hourglass in Grey & Red
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Clessidre glass vase in Gray/red. Limited edition in 199 art pieces for each color. Color: Gray/Red Technique: Incalmo Dimensions: Ø 13.5 ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Venini Testosterone Happy Pills Vase in Horizon Blue & Yellow by Fabio Novembre
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Happy pills in testosterone by Fabio Novembre. Numbered Edition handmade-blown glass with the “Incalmo” technique. Color: Testosterone D...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass

Venini Zoe Small Table Lamp in Red by Doriana & Massimiliano Fuksas
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Nanda Vigo, space age desk lamp, Arredoluce, Milano Italy, 1970
Located in Firenze, IT
Space age steel table / desk lamp designed by Nanda Vigo produced by Angelo Lelii ‘s Arredoluce lighting brand, Milan Italy 1970s steel, metal H 31 cm x W 55 cm x D 20 cm Conditi...
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1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal, Steel

Venini 'Where Are My Glasses?' Single Lens Glass Vase in Green by Ron Arad
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim shaped neck and black glass glasses sculpture. Featured in grass green colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Monofiore Balloton Glass Vase in Aquamarine with Red Thread Rim by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with full body and textured surface with hexagonal shaped pattern in aquamarine designed in 1970. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement pie...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Coppetta Carnevale Glass Bowl in Green by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass bowl in green with geometric textured surface. Perfect for indoor home decor as container, vide-poche or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors on ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Fazzoletto Glass Vase in Red by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with pinched rim in red designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1948. Perfect for indoor home decor as container, vide-poche or statement piece for any room...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Venini Fungo Table Lamp in Gray and White by Massimo Vignelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass table lamp with an interesting shape and two-tone coloring. Its sleek design and muted color pallette make it a modern, simple and understated lighting option for any space. Al...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Venini Fungo Pendant Light in Gray and White by Massimo Vignelli
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Glass hanging pendant or suspension light with an interesting shape and two-tone coloring. Its sleek design and muted color pallette make it a modern, simple and understated lighting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Venini Veronese Glass Vase in Apple Green and Crystal by Vittorio Zecchin
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with cylindrical body and crystal decorative base. Featured in apple green colored class with crystal designed in 1921. Perfect for indoor home decor as container o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Venini Deco Glass Vase in Horizon Blue by Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in horizon blue designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi in 1930. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Opalino Glass Vase in Tea and Crystal by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in tea and crystal colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Gemme Oval Glass Vase in Sapphire by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with shaped body and neck in sapphire designed in 2017. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room. Also available in other colors o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Opalino Glass Vase in Horizon Milk White inside by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with slim, oval shaped body and funnel shaped neck. Featured in aquamarine colored glass. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or strong statement piece for a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Fazzoletto Glass Vase in Apple Green by Fulvio Bianconi & Paolo Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase with pinched rim in apple green designed by Fulvio Bianconi and Paolo Venini in 1948. Perfect for indoor home decor as container, vide-poche or statement piece for ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Clessidra Glass Hourglass in Grey and Red by Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass hourglass in grey and red. Perfect for indoor home decor or as a statement piece for any room. Limited edition of 199 pieces. Also availab...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Venini Medium Bolle Glass Vase in White and Green by Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini glass vase in white and green designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1966. Perfect for indoor home decor as container or statement piece for any room...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass

Large Venini Murano Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Large Venini Murano Glass Chandelier $12,500.00 Large Murano glass chandelier by Venini from the 1960s. Its composed of several colorless hand blown ribbed glass sections that come t...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Furniture

Materials

Glass

Set of three pendants by Massimo Vignelli for Venini in Murano Glass
Located in Milan, IT
Set of Three pendants mod. 4041 in light blue etched Murano Glass designed by Massimo Vignelli and produced by Venini since 1954. Perfect condition, original electrical system and or...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

21st Century Pigmenti Large Blown Opal Glass Vase in Grape by Venini
Located in murano, IT
With the Pigmenti collection, Venini aims to send out a sign of renewal through the development of a classic form as the expression of a contemporary interior design accessory. Pigme...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Furniture

Materials

Glass

21st Century Anni Trenta Luce Small Table Lamp in Straw-Yellow 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 Furniture

Angelo Lelii Model 12445 Adjustable Table Lamp for Arredoluce, Italy, circa 1954
Located in Skokie, IL
Angelo Lelii model 12445 adjustable table lamp for Arredoluce, Italy, circa 1954 Additional Information: Materials: Enameled aluminum, marble, nickel-plated brass, frosted glass ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Steel, Aluminum

VENINI Vase "Pirelli" Murano Glass 1990 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Murano Glass Vase
Category

1990s Italian Other Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair XXL Venini Wall Chandeliers with Murano Amber and Ice Glass, Italy 1960
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair XXL Venini Wall Chandeliers with Murano Amber and Ice Glass, Italy 1960 We're selling a pair of gorgeous Venini Wall chandeliers from the 1960s, each featuring hand-blown Murano glass in amber and ice tones. These Italian-made lamps are ideal for any space, from midcentury to Hollywood Regency. Choosing Mid-Century Lighting is a sustainable and eco-friendly option that breathes new life into a quality product with a rich history. The signs of wear add character and tell a story of the previous owner's life. These elegant lights are compatible with US/UK/ASIA standards and LED lighting, featuring three E27 sockets. We've cleaned and wired them for immediate use, and the frames are in excellent condition, with a minor patina on the metal parts. You can easily disassemble the sconces for transport, and each glass piece can be wrapped individually. They measure 38 cm in width, 20 cm in depth, and 80 cm in height. Make a statement in your space with these delicate yet beautiful lights. - Priced for a pair of two wall lights...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Angelo Lelii 12712 ceiling lamps Arredoluce Italy 1958
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Exquisite pair of large models 12712 ceiling or wall lamps designed by Angelo Lelii and manufactured by Arredoluce, Italy 1958. These rare and impressive sized lamps are very well ma...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal, Nickel

Midcentury "Calla" Floor Lamp by Angelo Lelli for Arredoluce Monza, Italy, 1952
Located in CABA, AR
Step into the realm of mid-century modern elegance with this exquisite floor lamp by Angelo Lelli, a true testament to Italian design mastery. In impeccable condition, this stunning ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Table Lamp 'Ministeriale' by Gregotti, Meneghetti, Stoppino 1960, Arredoluce
Located in Berlin, DE
Table lamp model 'Ministeriale' by Lodovico Meneghetti, Giotto Stoppino and Vittorio Gregotti in 1960 for Arredoluce, Monza, Italy. Labeled under the foot.
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Pair of Venini Tronchi Sconces or Wall Lights by Toni Zuccheri, 1970s
Located in Palermo, PA
Indulge in the timeless elegance of this remarkable pair of Venini Tronchi wall lights, expertly crafted by the talented Toni Zuccheri during the 1970s. These captivating sconces fea...
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Carlo Scarpa Poliedri Chandeliers for Venini, Murano, Italy, 1960s
Located in Almelo, NL
MiCarlo Scarpa Poliedri Chandeliers for Venini, Murano, Italy, 1960s. We have two exquisite mid-century Venini Murano glass chandeliers for sale, designed by Carlo Scarpa in Italy...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Metal

Chandelier Murano 12 Lights 1940, Color Ambra Red Profiles, Round Shape, Glass
Located in Milano, IT
Exceptional 1940 chandelier. Murano Venini. Amber red borders.
Category

1940s Italian Other Vintage Furniture

Materials

Glass

A large 1960s Italian Venini Murano glass shaded brass arc lamp
Located in London, GB
A large 1960s Italian Venini Murano glass shaded brass arc lamp, with barley twist brass stem mounted on a black lacquer base. Re wired with antique gold cord flex, switch and PAT te...
Category

1960s Italian Vintage Furniture

Materials

Brass

Vintage Venini Murano Light Blue White & Clear Wine Cooler Ice Bucket Italy 1970
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Venini Murano martini ice cube container in light blue, white & transparent wine cooler, ice bucket made in Italy 1970. No Makers Logo, Venini ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

VENINI Table Clock /Scrivania Brass Murano Glass 1950 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Venini Desk or Table Clock
Category

1950s Italian Other Vintage Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Iconic Venini Esprit Chandelier, 1970
Located in Rome, IT
This striking esprit chandelier was produced by Venini during the 1970s. Explosion of flowers, made with amber and clear precious Murano glasses. C...
Category

1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Glass

Arredoluce Floor Lamp
Located in Dronten, NL
Elegant Italian floor lamp in brass with 3 swiveling opaline glass shades and a Carrara marble base. Marked with label, made in Italy Arredoluce Monza. Can be rewired upon request. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Carrara Marble, Brass

Cylinder Shaped Amber Murano Glass Pendant by Venini, 1980s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A cylinder shaped amber coloured pendant designed and produced by glass specialist Venini. This model is designed in the 1950s, but this is a more recent production. The lamp i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal

Venini Centerpiece Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Centerpiece VENINI.
Category

1940s Other Vintage Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Pair of Murano Glass Sconces by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of Murano Glass Sconces by Toni Zuccheri For Venini. This beautiful pair of Italian mid-century sconces have been newly wired with new sockets for the U.S. market.
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Midcentury Murano Glass Chandelier, Venini "Tronchi" by Toni Zuccheri
Located in Traversetolo, IT
Toni Zuccheri's design for Venini's chandelier in the late 1960s is truly remarkable. The combination of Murano glass, brass, and chromed steel creates a stunning visual effect that ...
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage Italian Chandelier with Clear & Gold Trilobo Glasses by Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian chandelier with clear and gold Trilobo glasses suspended from white metal ceiling plate. Made by Venini, Italy, c. 1960's. Dimensions: 61"H x 10"D
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1960s Italian Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal

Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce Chandelier, Large
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Angelo Lelii for Arredoluce chandelier. Model Tortiglioni Rare, large and very impressive. 5 big shades, 13 inches in height each. Warm brass patina Takes 5 medium base bulbs. Compli...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Brass

Fulvio Bianconi model 1329 “Pezzato” vase for Venini, Italy, 1950s
Located in Skokie, IL
Fulvio Bianconi model 1329 “Pezzato” vase for Venini, Italy, 1950s Additional Information: Materials: Polychrome patchwork glass Dimensions: 9 1/4" H x 6 1/2" Dia. Condition: Excell...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Glass

Fazzoletto Zanfirico Vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Venice Murano, 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Fazzoletto Zanfirico Vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Venice Murano 1950s A rare Fazzoletto (handkerchief) vase in transparent glass with whit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Pezzato Arlechino Bottle Shaped Vase by Fulvio Bianconi, Model 4319, Venini
Located in Brussels, BE
About the Pezzato arlecchino bottle shaped vase by Fulvio Bianconi Mouth-blown vase, the model designed in 1950. This color variant is often called “Arlecchino” by collectors. It i...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Gio Ponti for Arredoluce, Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Applique, 1957
Located in Milan, IT
Gio Ponti, Italian Mid-Century Modern Brass Applique, 1957 A rare and beautiful example of Gio Ponti's lightworks, this rectangular applique geometrically splits and analogically dims the sources, hiding the bulbs behind five separated elements, each one with a different shape and height. Giovanni “Gio” Ponti, (Milan, November 18, 1891 - Milan, September 16, 1979), is one of the Italian masters of architecture. He was also a designer and essayist and one of the most important of the twentieth century. Other than the great architectural works which carry his unmistakable signature, he created a vast amount of work in the furniture sector. This is demonstrated in his three Milanese houses which were fully furnished in the "Ponti" style. The houses in via Randaccio, 1925, Casa Laporte in via Brin, 1926 and the last in via Dezza, in 1957 is an "expression" of his home design ideas. Gio Ponti was an Italian promoter of industrial design and introduced the idea of interior furnishing ranges produced as being a "sophisticated," economic, "democratic" and modern. Arredoluce was a small-scale lighting manufacturer founded by Angelo Lelli in postwar Italy, a hotbed of inventive industrial design. The company produced lamps and fixtures by several significant Italian designers, including brothers Pier Giacomo and Achille Castiglioni, whose Tubino desk lamp, released by Arredoluce in 1949, typified their ability to reduce designs to their most essential while maintaining sculptural appeal; made to accommodate a small fluorescent tube recently arrived on the Italian market, the lamp itself is only slightly larger than its bulb. Arredoluce would also produce lighting by Ettore Sottsass, though the company’s best-known designs, variations on a floor lamp with a slender column, pivoting arms that allowed for maximum flexibility of use, and enameled metal conical shades, is attributed to Lelli. Ponti's designs for Arredoluce often featured clean lines, geometric shapes, and a combination of traditional and modern elements. His lighting fixtures were known for their functional yet aesthetically pleasing designs. Some of his notable works for Arredoluce include the "Luminator" floor lamp, the "Bilia" table lamp, and the "Mod 607...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Brass

Carlo Scarpa Green Poliedri Chandelier in Murano Opaline Glass for Venini, 1958
Located in Vicenza, IT
“Poliedri” chandelier designed by Carlo Scarpa and produced by the Italian manufacturer Venini in, 1958. Made of opaline Murano glass. Born in Venice on June 2nd, 1906, Carlo Scarpa began working at a very early age. Only a year after he had first qualified as an architect in 1926, he began working for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin & Co. in a consultative capacity; from 1927, he began to experiment with the Murano glass, and this research not only gave him excellent results here but would also inform his progress for many years to come. Between 1935 and 1937, as he entered his thirties, Carlo Scarpa accepted his first important commission, the renovation of Venice’s Cà Foscari. He adapted the spaces of this stately University building which stands on the banks of the Grand Canal, creating rooms for the Dean’s offices and a new hall for academic ceremonies; Mario Sironi and Mario De Luigi were charged with doing the restoration work on the frescos. After 1945, Carlo Scarpa found himself constantly busy with new commissions, including various furnishings and designs for the renovation of Venice’s Hotel Bauer and designing a tall building in Padua and a residential area in Feltre, which are all worth mention. One of his key works, despite its relatively modest diminished proportions, was the first of many works which were to follow in the nineteen fifties: the [bookshop known as the] Padiglione del Libro, which stands in Venice’s Giardini di Castello and shows clearly Scarpa’s passion for the works of Frank Lloyd Wright. In the years which were to follow, after he had met the American architect, Scarpa repeated similar experiments on other occasions, as can be seen, in particular, in the sketches he drew up in 1953 for villa Zoppas in Conegliano, which show some of his most promising work. However, this work unfortunately never came to fruition. Carlo Scarpa later created three museum layouts to prove pivotal in terms of how twentieth-century museums were to be set up from then on. Between 1955 and 1957, he completed extension work on Treviso’s Gipsoteca Canoviana [the museum that houses Canova’s sculptures] in Possagno, taking a similar experimental approach to the one he used for the Venezuelan Pavilion at [Venice’s] Giardini di Castello which he was building at the same time (1954-56). In Possagno Carlo Scarpa was to create one of his greatest ever works, which inevitably bears comparison with two other museum layouts that he was working on over the same period, those of the Galleria Nazionale di Sicilia, housed in the Palazzo Abatellis in Palermo (1953-55) and at the Castelvecchio in Verona (1957- 1974), all of which were highly acclaimed, adding to his growing fame. Two other buildings, which are beautifully arranged in spatial terms, can be added to this long list of key works that were started and, in some cases, even completed during the nineteen fifties. After winning the Olivetti award for architecture in 1956, Scarpa began work in Venice’s Piazza San Marco on an area destined to house products made by the Industrial manufacturers Ivrea. Over the same period (1959-1963), he also worked on renovation and restoration of the gardens and ground floor of the Fondazione Querini Stampalia in Venice, which many consider being one of his greatest works. While he busied himself working on-site at the Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Carlo Scarpa also began work building a villa in Udine for the Veritti family. To shed some light on the extent to which his work evolved over the years, it may perhaps be useful to compare this work with that of his very last building, villa Ottolenghi Bardolino, which was near to completion at the time of his sudden death in 1978. Upon completion of villa Veritti over the next ten years, without ever letting up on his work on renovation and layouts, Scarpa accepted some highly challenging commissions which were to make the most of his formal skills, working on the Carlo Felice Theatre in Genoa as well as another theatre in Vicenza. Towards the end of this decade, in 1969, Rina Brion commissioned Carlo Scarpa to build the Brion Mausoleum in San Vito d’Altivole (Treviso), a piece he continued to work on right up until the moment of his death. Nevertheless, even though he was totally absorbed by work on this mausoleum, there are plenty of other episodes which can offer some insight into the final years of his career. As work on the San Vito d’Altivole Mausoleum began to lessen from 1973, Carlo Scarpa began work building the new headquarters for the Banca Popolare di Verona. He drew up plans that were surprisingly different from the work he was carrying out at the same time on the villa Ottolenghi. However, the plans Carlo Scarpa drew up, at different times, for a monument in Brescia’s Piazza della Loggia commemorating victims of the terrorist attack on May 28th, 1974, make a sharp contrast to the work he carried out in Verona, almost as if there is a certain hesitation after so many mannered excesses. The same Pietas that informs his designs for the Piazza Della Loggia can also be seen in the presence of the water that flows through the Brion Mausoleum, almost as if to give a concrete manifestation of pity in this twentieth-century work of art. Carlo Scarpa has put together a highly sophisticated collection of structures, occupying the mausoleum’s L-shaped space stretching across both sides of the old San Vito d’Altivole cemetery. A myriad of different forms and an equally large number of different pieces, all of which are separate and yet inextricably linked to form a chain that seems to offer no promise of continuity, rising up out of these are those whose only justification for being there is to bear the warning “si vis vitam, para mortem”, [if you wish to experience life prepare for death] as if to tell a tale that suggests the circle of time, joining together the commemoration of the dead with a celebration of life. At the entrance of the Brion Mausoleum stand the “propylaea” followed by a cloister which ends by a small chapel, with an arcosolium bearing the family sarcophagi, the main pavilion, held in place on broken cast iron supports, stands over a mirror-shaped stretch of water and occupies one end of the family’s burial space. The musical sound of the walkways teamed with the luminosity of these harmoniously blended spaces shows how, in keeping with his strong sense of vision, Carlo Scarpa could make the most of all of his many skills to come up with this truly magnificent space. As well as a great commitment to architectural work, with the many projects which we have already seen punctuating his career, Carlo Scarpa also made many equally important forays into the world of applied arts. Between 1926 and 1931, he worked for the Murano glassmakers Cappellin, later taking what he had learned with him when he went to work for the glassmakers Venini from 1933 until the 1950s. The story of how he came to work on furniture design is different, however, and began with the furniture he designed to replace lost furnishings during his renovation of Cà Foscari. The later mass-produced furniture started differently, given that many pieces were originally one-off designs “made to measure”. Industrial manufacturing using these designs as prototypes came into being thanks to the continuity afforded him by Dino Gavina, who, as well as this, also invited Carlo Scarpa to become president of the company Gavina SpA, later to become SIMON, a company Gavina founded 8 years on, in partnership with Maria Simoncini (whose own name accounts for the choice of company name). Carlo Scarpa and Gavina forged a strong bond in 1968 as they began to put various models of his into production for Simon, such as the “Doge” table, which also formed the basis for the “Sarpi” and “Florian” tables. In the early seventies, other tables that followed included “Valmarana”, “Quatour” and “Orseolo”. While in 1974, they added couch and armchair “Cornaro” to the collection and the “Toledo” bed...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Glass, Murano Glass

Italian 1970s Toni Zuccheri for Venini Sconces "Patchwork" Murano Glass
Located in Firenze, FI
Ceiling or wall lighting system made up of 8 Murano glass elements, "Patchwork" model, designed by Toni Zuccari for Venini. The structure is in white painted metal on which the tran...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Metal

Murano Chandelier Calla Lily by Venini, Italy, 1960s
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 Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Araba Fenice Sculpture by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
Located in New York, NY
Glass and bronze sculpture. Work made with applied feathers in opaque and transparent polychrome glass produced directly by Toni Zuccheri in 2007. The base and skeleton are in lost-w...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Bronze

Rare Arredoluce Floor Lamp M. 145 Design Angelo Lelii, circa 1956 Opaline, Brass
Located in Rovereta, SM
Arredoluce Rare standard lamp model 145 design Angelo Lelii, circa 1956 Opaque glass, brass, painted steel.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

Brass

Venini Clessidra Hourglass in Sapphire Cipria Pink Murano Glass
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Clessidra hourglass in amber murano glass by Paolo Venini and Fulvio Bianconi. Little grains of sand, impalpable and unnoticeable as a whole yet so real, like time ticking away. In 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Furniture

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano Tapio Wirkkala Art Glass bowl "Coreano" green turquoise handblown Venini
Located in EL Waalre, NL
A rare capital “Coreano” Artglass-object, model 504.4 in freeblown applegreen and turquoise glass. Designed in 1966 and handmade by the craftsman of the Venini glassworks on the Isl...
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1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Furniture

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Angelo Lelii Pair of Model 13090 Table Lamps with Murines for Arredoluce, 1968
Located in Skokie, IL
Angelo Lelii pair of model 13090 table lamps with Vistosi Murano murine glass for Arredoluce, Italy, 1968 Rare pair of enameled aluminum lamps mounted with a colorful disc of muri...
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture

Materials

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When it comes to shopping for vintage, new and antique furniture — whether you’re finally moving into that long-coveted loft apartment, ranch-style home, townhouse or furnishing your weekend house on the lake — you should think of your home as a stage for the seating, tables, lighting, storage cabinets and other pieces that best match your personality.

Coziness, comfort and creating a welcoming space are among the important things to consider when buying furniture, whether that means seeking strict cohesion or rooms characterized by a mix-and-match assembly of varying shapes, colors and materials. And for those who now work from home, exercise, eat and relax within the same four walls every day, they’ll also want to think about flexibility and an innovative approach.

Have you built your dream kitchen?

Is your current living-room furniture all that it could be?

Does your toast-worthy bar or vintage bar cart exude equal parts class and cheeriness?

And importantly, is your home officebackyard or otherwise — a happy one, regardless of the design style you happen to gravitate toward?

Although mid-century modern, rustic, minimalist, Art Deco and contemporary looks remain popular, they aren’t the only styles available to design connoisseurs.

Furniture styles are nothing if not fluid, meaning what’s popular one year may not be the next. That’s why it’s crucial to not only pay attention to interior-design trends but also focus on the styles that speak to you. That way, you (and your interior designer, if that is in the plans) can work to create a home that’s entirely your own, complete with impressively modern decor as well as an array of history’s universally renowned iconic designs.

It’s difficult to single out well-recognized designs from what is a crowded pantheon of celebrated and seminal furnishings. Certain outstanding designs have such stellar quality they’ve endured for decades as bona fide cultural treasures, still being manufactured, in many cases, by the same venerable companies that shepherded them into being (think Herman Miller, Knoll and Fritz Hansen). Some works come immediately to mind as contenders for any short list. When you’re discussing the most popular mid-century modern chairs, for example, no tally would be complete without citing designs by Arne Jacobsen, Charlotte Perriand, Charles and Ray Eames and Hans Wegner.

Good furniture, be it authentic vintage furniture or new & custom furniture, allows you to comfortably sit and tell your favorite stories. Great furniture tells a story of its own.

On 1stDibs, find everything from sofas to serveware to credenzas to coffee tables, and every other type of antique, vintage and new furniture you need to create a singular space that you’ll be proud to call home.

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