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Material: Murano Glass
Collectible Murano Glass Sculpture "Membrane" by Toni Zuccheri for VeArt
By Toni Zuccheri, VeArt
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage Murano glass vase / sculpture, created by celebrated Italian designer Toni Zuccheri for glassmaker VeArt as part of the "Membrane" collection, which included lamps, vases and...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
New Old Stock Large 3.1kg Murano Glass Vase Antonio da Ros Cenedese 1970, no.1
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass vase element
Design:
Antonio da Ros
Producer:
Cenedese Vetri (marked underneath the Vase)
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1960s-1970s
This original glass vase was hand produced in the 1960s-1970s in Murano, Italy. It was designed by Star Designer Antonio da Ros for Cenedese Vetri. This element is also marked underneath the stand with "Cenedese". This element has a fantastic form made of clear heavy glass...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Seguso Vase Murano Glass 1950 Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Seguso vase Murano glass 1950 Italy.
Category
1950s Italian Other Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Wonderful Mid Century Italian Murano White Opal Milk Large Art Glass Floor Vase
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful Mid Century Italian Murano White / Opal / Milk Large Art Glass Floor Vase
Category
20th Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Large Luigi Mandruzzato Vase, Murano Sommerso, Blue, Yellow & Clear Faceted
Located in Andernach, DE
By Luigi Mandruzzato – who was Alessandro Mandruzzato's grandfather, who then later took over the family business. So Luigi was the original artist in the family indeed!
Rare and ab...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
21st Century Karim Rashid Queen Vase Murano Glass Honey and Oriental Red
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid Queen vase Murano glass various Amber base blue top
Queen designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Alessadro Mendini Style Venetian Violet Murano Glass Vase, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Large blown Murano glass vase in Venetian purple, the rounded shape is given by the glass using a blown technique, Italy 1970. In the style of Alessandro Mendini.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of Large Golden Murano Glass Vases With Roses Decor by Costantini
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This spectacular pair of vases has got a very unusual golden color that goes from deep beige to light gold according to surrounding colors and light. This special effect is due to go...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier Toso Murano Glass Spira Aurata Vase, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Murano Art Glass 'Spira Aurata Striato Vase' by Ercole Barovier, Barovier e Toso, Italy, 1966.
Spira Aurata series oval-section drop vase in blown green-blue glass with polychrome g...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
James Carpenter, 'Venini Zanfirico' vase, 1982
Located in Zurich, CH
James Carpenter (*1949), 'Venini Zanfirico' vase, 1982
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
15cm x 19.5cm x 19.5 cm
signed 'venini italia 82'
exce...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Large Soffiato Vase by Vittorio Zecchin for MVM Cappellin, Murano 1925
Located in London, GB
Very large Soffiato vase model 5013. Soffiato glass was created with the technique of thinly blown, transparent, one colored glass translated closely to ...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Green Cased Alga Glass Vase with Gold Leaf by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini
By Tomaso Buzzi, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, Murano, 1930s.
Between 1932 and 1933 the Milanese architect Tomaso Buzzi, a spirited protagonist of the Milan “neoclassicist” movement, a friend and associate of Gio Ponti, and a partner of Il Labirinto, established a fruitful collaboration with the Venini glassware company, which would continue, albeit episodically, in later years. The architect’s creative contribution was evident both in the glass forms and in their innovative manufacturing technique. When Buzzi arrived at the Venini company in Murano, in 1932, he brought with him a remarkable cultural baggage and a thorough knowledge of ancient art, particularly the Etruscan period...
Category
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Italian Oversize Murano Green Vase 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Introduce a touch of vintage elegance with our Oversize Murano Green Vase from the 1980s. Handmade in Italy, this unique piece captivates with its distinct color and shape, showcasin...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Alessandro Mendini Murano Glass Petalo Large Vase Amber
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Alessandro Mendini, Petalo large vase 3 petals, Murano glass.
Petal is a rounded vase that, thanks to some fine metal wires, when blown creates lobed shapes that resembl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Karim Rashid Kountess Centerpiece Container Murano Glass Honey
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid centerpiece container Murano glass various colors.
Designed by Karim Rashid, Kountess is a stately, sculptural jar with a lid. Just like its twin model, Ko...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Federico Peri Trapezio Small Vase Murano Glass Honey
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Trapezio small vase, Murano glass, by Federico Peri, 21st century.
Trapezio is a vase from the Essentials collection designed by Federico Peri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass ‘Battuto” Amethyst Vase
Located in Austin, TX
Amethyst color vase, from the Island of Murano, in the Manner of Carlo Scarpa.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Huge Flavio Poli Blue Yellow Pink Vase 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful and heavy Murano glass vase in bright blue, yellow, pink and clear glass made by Seguso Vetri D’Arte and attributed to Flavio Poli, Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
2 Italian Venetian Murano Glass Bud Vase
Located in Queens, NY
2 Italian Venetian Murano (circa 1920) bud vase with stylized handle and applied colored glass trim (PRICED EACH)
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
A large vase Seguso Viro, Murano, designed by Giampaolo Seguso, 1993
Located in Zurich, CH
A large vase Seguso Viro, Murano, designed by Giampaolo Seguso, 1993, copy no. 89 of 99.
Dimensions
H 30.4 cm.
Medium
Oviform vessel of thick clear glass with blue, green, 'a merle...
Category
1990s Italian Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Two Murano Block Vases with Red Core and Diffused Amber
By Flavio Poli
Located in Verviers, BE
Two similar block vases after the design by Flavio Poli for Mandruzzato, each with a diffused amber color around the red core.
This iconic Murano design takes a Minimalist approach ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Empoli 'Florence, Italy' Large Optical Glass on Foot
By Empoli
Located in Verviers, BE
Made by the Italian craftsmen of Empoli, Florence
The carefully crafted Optical details
The large, usable vase provides a solid form suitable for a few tall flowers...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Karim Rashid King Vase Murano Glass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid king vase Murano glass various colors.
King designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in combination wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Salviati Vintage Italian Smoked Amber Gold Battuto Murano Art Glass Ovoid Vase
By Salviati
Located in New York, NY
1980 Elegant Venetian vase of organic ovoid shape, in a chic smoked amber gold Murano glass, blown by Salviati, with a high quality decoration in a precious handcrafted wavy Battuto on the entire surface that results in a unique decor...
Category
1980s Italian Organic Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Marcello Fantoni Hand Blown Blue Vase
Located in Munich, DE
Marcello Fantoni and Gian Paolo blown glass and fused metal vase, having an organic form executed in blueglass with cold painted metal accents.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Aluminum
21st Century Federico Peri Cilindro Small Satin Vase Murano Glass Deep Blue
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
Cilindro Small Satin-Shaded finish Vase, Murano glass, by Federico Peri, 21st century.
Cilindro is a vase from the Essentials collection designed by Federico Peri for Purho in sprin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Late 20th Century Pair of Transparent Murano Art Glass with Applications Vases
By Costantini
Located in Firenze, Tuscany
Late 20th century pair of stunning transparent Murano art glass vases with transparent Murano glass applications to be put on the entrance or in any collector's showcase.
Hand signed...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Picklish
Located in Teşvikiye, TR
• Each design is shaped at 1200 degrees using the mouth-blowing technique by master artisans from their respective fields, with carefully selected paints, and meticulously cleaned by...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Blue Murano Glass Vase Ascribable to Fratelli Toso with Murrines, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
This is a blue Murano glass vase with a multitude of different murrines with blue, white and red shades.
It is a vintage item, therefore it might show slight tr...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass, Murrine
Murano Vase by Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Vintage Murano geometric shaped deep red and blue "Sommerso" faceted glass vase designed by Mandruzzato, Italy.Original label.Perfect condition.
Mandruzzato was founded in 1934 on th...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso 1950 Murano "frammentato" multicolor vase.
By Dino Martens
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible and rare Dino Martens for Aureliano Toso Murano glass multicolor vase circa 1950.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
White Scavo Glass Amphora Vase Seguso c. 1980s Italy attributed to Karl Springer
Located in Glasgow, GB
A striking white amphora-form vase by Seguso Vetri d’Arte, produced in Italy during the 1980s and attributed to their bespoke collaborations for Karl Springer.
Handblown in Murano, ...
Category
1980s Italian Greco Roman Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso, 'Merletto' vase, 1950
Located in Zurich, CH
Archimede Seguso (1909-1999), 'Merletto' vase, 1950
produced by Vetreria Archimede Seguso, Murano, Italy
ca. 26 cm (height)
provenance: son of Archimede Seguso
signed with old label ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Monumental Art Glass Vase by Luca Vidal, Murano
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Monumental art glass vase by Luca Vidal, murano.
A large art glass vase handmade by glass master Gianluca Vidal early 2000s. Free formed clear glass bo...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Gorgeous Vase Handcrafted in Murano Glass. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous vase handcrafted in Murano Glass. Made in Italy. The item is in excellent condition.
Dimension:
diameter 6,29 x 9.05 H inches
diameter cm 16 x cm 23 H
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Small Ellisse Vase in Blue and White by Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Created as the evolution of the Ogiva vase, Ellisse is an object that, thanks to its complex working while hot, achieves the perfect balance between its chromatic components, arousin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Crystal
1950 Italian Pair of Organic Crystal, Yellow & Red Murano Art Glass Flower Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of organic Murano glass vases of clean rectangular modern shape, attributed to Seguso, the linear design enhanced by the triple Sommerso technique: the crystal clear blown gla...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass
Blue Murano Glass Soliflore, Italy, 1960
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful vase called soliflore in blue Murano glass, designed and produced by hand in Italy in the 1960s. Object of decoration and collection. Beautiful design object that will...
Category
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Print Animal Centerpiece in Purple, White and Grey Opaline Glass, Italy 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Centerpiece in Blown Purple White and Grey Art Glass, Italy 1960s
Rare find.
The exterior part of this centerpiece vase is made in white and grey opaline glass with the appeara...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Glass, Opaline Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
"Démodé" Murano Glass Vase by Sergio Asti for Venini, Italy, 1960s
By Venini, Sergio Asti
Located in Milan, IT
"Démodé" vase by Sergio Asti for Venini.
Mould blown in a squared shape with a circular flared lip.
Caramel, white and clear marbled glass.
Hand signed on the base.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Barovier & Toso Murano vase Mugnoni (1938 circa)
Located in Zurich, CH
Ercole Barovier (1889-1972). A large truncated cone-shaped vase from the Mugnoni series in heavy blown glass with submerged bubble applications. Fully iridised surface. Very rare col...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Green Murano glass vase by Salviati, 1970s, Italy.
By Salviati
Located in Milano, IT
Green Murano glass vase by Salviati, 1970s, Italy.
Transparent green Murano glass vase, signed at base.
h22 - Diameter 30 cm
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Very rare vintage italian murano glass vase signed by Romano Donà
By Romano Donà
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This rare vintage Italian Murano glass vase, signed by the renowned artisan Romano Donà, captivates with its striking interplay of colors—a deep, rich black contrasting with a vivid,...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
1950s Venini Vintage Italian Blue & Cream White Pate De Verre Murano Glass Bowl
By Venini
Located in New York, NY
Mid-century organic modern round bowl in thick Murano glass, custom made for the Hotel des Bains in Venice, a pair is available, realized in ivory cream white glass paste, decorated ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Giulio Radi Hand Blown Glass Vase with Gold Foil and Murrhines, ca 1950
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown green glass vase model 80 with gold foil and murrhines, from the Reazione Policrome Series, A perle (or Leopoardo) by Giulio Radi for Arte Vetraria Muranese or A.V.E.M., M...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Foil
The Condor vase produced by Egido Constantini for Fucina degli Angeli in 1954
Located in Zurich, CH
The Burlesco vase, crafted from Murano glass by Egidio Costantini for Fucina degli Angeli in 1960, is a signed piece that pays homage to Olmec themes. This design stems from the col...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Blue Medallion Vases
By Alberto Donà
Located in Austin, TX
Murano glass medallion vases made of blue glass with 23 carat gold leaf flecks in the cobalt blue glass that makes up the medallions. We love this hand-blown and crafted pair. They a...
Category
2010s Italian Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso Murano Sommerso Red, Yellow & Clear Glass Teardrop Tall Vase
Located in Barcelona, ES
A wonderful Sommerso red and yellow hand blown Murano glass teardrop large vase. Designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy, 1950s.
Amazing teardrop shape...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Stunning Postmodern Brown Hand-Molded Scavo Glass Vase, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1980s.
This vase is made in brown scavo hand-molded Murano glass, ascribable to Cenedese or Seguso.
It is a vintage piece, therefore it might show slight traces of us...
Category
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Solarized Cleaving Ruby Red Ghost Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Solarized Cleaving Ghost Vase. Hand Blown Crystal Glass and Ruby transparent color, faded silvering at base. The artist blows these into Metal Sculptures th...
Category
2010s American Brutalist Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Silver
Aldo Nason Vase with Gold Foil and Murrhines, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown glass vase with undulating form from the Yokohama Series, blue glass with murrhines and gold foil, by Aldo Nason for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy, 1960'...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Foil
Fulvio Bianconi Venini con Fiori 1951 Vase 'A fiori', 1951
Located in Zurich, CH
Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
Marghuerite vase
Venini Italy, 1951
glass with internal decoration. Vase in thick clear cristallo glass decorated with a daisy motif murrine of lattimo ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Murano Ribbon Blown Art Glass Vase
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Italian Murano Ribbon Blown Art Glass Vase Attributed to Barovier & Toso.
Blue and Red striped ribbon that swirls around the body from top to bottom.
A glass vase with a bulbous sha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Monumental 18 Inch Tall Cenedese Italian Murano Glass Centrepiece Vase
By Cenedese
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Monumental 18 inch tall centre vase by Cenedese Vetri of Murano, Italy. Particularly striking is it's elegant form and bold, petrol blue/turquoise color.
This is one vessel from a h...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Murano Glass Vase attributed to Fratelli Toso
Located in Montreal, QC
Murano glass vase attributed to Fratelli Toso.
Bearing sticker"Murano Glass Made in Italy"
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Nougat Karkadè Bucket Vase by Stories of Italy
Located in Milano, IT
This stunning piece is shaped like a star, showcasing a captivating fusion of deep amber shards of glass melted onto an ivory glass base.The Karkadè Bucket vase is meticulously mouth...
Category
2010s Italian Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
21st Century Karim Rashid King Vase Murano Glass Oriental Red and Ocean Blue
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Karim Rashid king vase Murano glass various colors.
King designed by Karim Rashid is a curvaceous vase that combine regality with visual wit. Proposed in combination wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Ercole Barovier 1889-1972 E. Barovier, Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C, 1925 ca
Located in Zurich, CH
A rare blown glass vase with an iridised surface
Ercole Barovier for Vetreria Artistica Barovier & C, 1925 ca
6-point pontil
Excellent condition
literature: Art of the Barovier: Gl...
Category
1920s Vintage Murano Glass Vases
Materials
Murano Glass
Explore the Collection of Authentic Murano Glass Vases on 1stDibs
Immerse yourself in the world of authentic vintage Murano glass vases, which elevate any dining setting with their dramatic colors. The collection of Murano glass decorative objects on 1stDibs includes bottles, bowls, sculptures and other vessels and furnishings.
Every vintage Murano glass vase is unique. These captivating objects are made of Murano glass, named for the Venetian island of Murano, where glassmaking has been practiced for centuries, using a variety of artisanal processes. The glass is identifiable by its richly layered colors and characteristic gold or silver flecks inside the glass.
Authentic Murano glass often has small imperfections and irregular shapes due to the freeform creation process. This glass introduces truly dazzling hues and provocative forms to your dining table, and mid-century Murano glass is particularly sought after by today’s collectors.
One of the earliest Venetian glass furnaces is believed to have been established as far back as the 8th century. While Murano glass is traditionally known for being blown glass, there are also Murano glass beads and mosaics, and the art of Venetian glassblowing has seen a range of different techniques evolve over the course of its long history. These techniques include calcedonio, millefiori and more, and enameling and gilding are also practiced at the furnaces. The celebrated filigrana technique is as old as Renaissance-era Italy, with origins in the 16th century.
This striking chandelier was created using the rigadin technique, which involves blowing the glass into a special bronze mold with grooves that leave an imprint on its molten surface, resulting in either decorative swirls or a ribbed effect.
There are many Murano glassmakers who have gained renown all over the world.
Ercole Barovier left an indelible mark on the world of Italian modernist glassmaking, for example — his vibrant use of color and exploration of innovative techniques yielded glass vases, chandeliers and other lighting and decorative objects that stand out in any interior many decades later. Barovier’s manufactory was eventually renamed Barovier & Toso, a name under which the company still operates today.
Archimede Seguso, whose company was later renamed Seguso Vetri D’Arte, redefined a 650-year family history of Murano glass-making with brilliance and novel techniques, elevating him to an exemplar for the maestros of his time as well as for future generations of glassmakers.
Founded in 1921 by Milanese lawyer Paolo Venini and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin, Venini & Co. played an important role in pairing forward-thinking modernist designers with skilled glassblowers. In Venini’s early years, the firm was led by visionary art directors Napoleone Martinuzzi and Vittorio Zecchin, and would eventually collaborate with Gio Ponti, Massimo Vignelli and Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala. In 1925, Venini earned the Grand Prix at the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts — the design fair that introduced the Art Deco style to the world.
The story of Salviati glass, which supported the revival of Venice’s flagging Murano glass industry in the 19th century, began with Vicenza-born lawyer and entrepreneur Antonio Salviati whose love of Murano glass art and mosaics inspired him to establish his own mosaic and glass manufacturing firm.
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