Venini Large Glass Dome Pendant Light by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
About the Item
- Creator:Venini (Manufacturer)
- Dimensions:Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Diameter: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1970s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:
Venini
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 in the centuries-old glass workshops on the Venetian island of Murano. While the company’s 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 Giò Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearnsof 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 took over the company as his own in 1925, and under his direction it produced mainly classical Baroque designs. In 1932, he 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 century — Venini has produced one of the truly great bodies of work in modern design.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: New York, NY
- Return PolicyThis item cannot be returned.
- Venini Green Dome Pendant Light by Ludovico Diaz de SantillanaBy VeniniLocated in New York, NYA documented pendant light by designed Ludovico Diaz de Santillana. Santillana was the director and a designer for the famed glass house Venini from 1959-1985. Dome shade is hand blo...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- 1970s Venini Gocce Chandelier designed by Ludovico Diaz de SantillanaBy VeniniLocated in New York, NYA beautiful and rare Venini ceiling mount light designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, the son-in-law of Paolo Venini. This design is know as "G...Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome, Steel
- Large Italian 1950s Case Glass Pendant LightLocated in New York, NYOne of a group of Italian handblown pendant light, circa 1950. Glass shade is layered with a clear satin finished over white in a tear drop shape. Holds one standard light bulb. Meas...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
- Pair 1950s Grey Amber Satin Finish Glass Pendant LightBy VeniniLocated in New York, NYA beautifully Pair of hand blown 1950s glass shade pendant light with satin finish in the style of Venini. Glass shade is grey color and attaches to the central brass rod with socke...Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsBrass
- Italian Large 1970s Chrome & Blown Glass Shade Pendant LightLocated in New York, NYAn incredible Italian sculptural pendant light from the 1970s. The chrome frame has six candelabra sockets housed inside a large 21.5 inch diameter opaque white mushroom top shade. The shade is hand blown with a layer of white glass over clear glass to create the see through opaque shade. Inside are six chrome candelabra sockets that extend up through the top dish on the globe. The pendant hangs on a single chrome rod with with original matching chrome ceiling canopy. The bottom of the glass shade is open to reveal an internal white enamel shade with single standard socket. Pendant measures 21.5 inches in diameter and 37 inches tall including ceiling canopy. Shown in photos is a standard chrome dome light...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsChrome
- 1970s Italian Opaline Glass Pendant Light by SothisLocated in New York, NYA clean and modern design 1970s glass pendant light by lighting house Sothis. Original label on the side of the shade. The opaline glass shade is hand blown with two "dimples" on opp...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
MaterialsGlass
- 1960s by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini Murano Glass PaperweightBy Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, VeniniLocated in Brescia, ITVenini Murano Cannette glass paperweight, designed by Ludovico De Santillana. Clear bubble over a heavy base decorated with applied filigrana cane segments. Perfect condition.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
MaterialsMurano Glass
- Venini Egg by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Pierre Cardin, Vintage 1960By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, VeniniLocated in Saint-Ouen, FRVenini egg by ludovico diaz de santillana for pierre cardin - vintage 1960 on its plexiglass base.Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Glass
MaterialsArt Glass
- Ludovico De Santillana for VeniniBy Ludovico Diaz de SantillanaLocated in West Palm Beach, FLClear and deep amethyst Fasce design Egg on an Associated brass base. The Egg is 10" tall, 13" on base.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Glass
MaterialsArt Glass
- Laura Diaz de Santillana "Munchen" 2-Piece Blown Glass Vessel for Venini MuranoBy Venini, Laura Diaz de SantillanaLocated in Miami, FLMassive 1984 Venini blown and sculpted glass vessel by Laura Diaz de Santillana (b.1955) daughter of Anna Venini and Ludovico Diaz de Santillana. Laura joined Venini in 1976 and shar...Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Vases
MaterialsCrystal
- 1960’s Murrine Venini Ball by Lodovico Diaz De SantillanaBy Ludovico Diaz de SantillanaLocated in Palm Springs, CAWonderful Murrine ball by the noted Venini artist Ludovico Diaz de Santillana. It dates from the 1960’s and is signed on the bottom Venini Italia. Lovely ...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Abstract Sculptures
MaterialsArt Glass
- Venini Battuti Glass Vase in Blue by Tobia Scarpa & Ludovico Diaz de SantillanaBy Ludovico Diaz de Santillana and Tobia Scarpa, VeniniLocated in Brooklyn, NYVenini Battuti glass series by Tobia Scarpa and Ludovico Diaz de Santillana. Indoor use only. Dimensions: Ø 35 cm, H 45 cm.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Vases
MaterialsGlass