Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini "Anemone" Table Lamp, Italy, 1970s
About the Item
- Creator:Venini (Manufacturer),Ludovico Diaz de Santillana (Designer)
- Dimensions:Height: 15.75 in (40 cm)Diameter: 15.75 in (40 cm)
- Power Source:Plug-in
- Lampshade:Included
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
- Materials and Techniques:
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:1970
- Condition:
- Seller Location:Naples, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU3221331467422
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: Naples, Italy
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 14 days of delivery.
- Venini Murano Glass and Brass Table Lamp, Italy 1970sBy VeniniLocated in Naples, ITMurano glass craquele' effect ball lamp on brass base, Venini.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Gae Aulenti for Artemide "Pilenio" Table Lamp, Italy, 1970sBy Gae Aulenti, ArtemideLocated in Naples, ITVery rare table lamp Mod. 'Pileino' designed by Gae Aulenti for Artemide in the 1970s in Italy. Adjustable aluminium shade in the shape of a helmet and rotating round white plastic b...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Angelo Mangiarotti for Artemide "Lesbo" Table Lamp, Italy, 1970sBy Angelo Mangiarotti, ArtemideLocated in Naples, ITLesbo table lamp, one of the most iconic table lamps. Designed by Angelo Mangiarotti in 1967 it remains an icon of style and refinement, with body and diffuser in blown-smoked Murano...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsGlass
- Joe Colombo for Stilnovo "Topo" Table Lamp, Italy 1970sBy Joe Colombo, StilnovoLocated in Naples, ITThe "Topo" table lamp, originally designed by Joe Colombo in 1970, has long been recognized as an iconic and timeless design. The shape of the reflector mirrors that of a standard bu...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal, Aluminum
- Sergio Asti for Artemide "Daruma" Medium Table Lamp, Italy, 1970sBy Sergio Asti, Fontana ArteLocated in Naples, ITMedium table lamp Mod. "Daruma" designed by Sergio Asti in 1969 for the Fontana Arte Company, made from a hand-blown opaline glass spherical vase surmounted by a small cap also made ...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsOpaline Glass
- Carlo Nason for Mazzega LT353 Table Lamp, Italy 1970sBy Carlo Nason, MazzegaLocated in Naples, ITRare large egg-shaped Murano glass vase/table lamp with white filigree band, .Italian designer Carlo Nason for the Mazzega manufactoryCategory
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsGlass
- Anemone Glass Table Lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, 1970sBy Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, VeniniLocated in Rotterdam, NLAnemone hand-blown glass table lamp designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Murano glass specialist Venini in the 1970s. The elegant model that seems to have been inspired by se...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Table Lamp Three Lights Design Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, 1970By Venini, Ludovico Diaz de SantillanaLocated in taranto, ITSplendid rare original table lamp from the 70s, based on a design attributed to Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini murano jacket worked in transparent Pulegoso with blue inclusio...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Sphere Table Lamp by L. Diaz De Santillana for Venini, Tessuti Series, 1970sBy Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, VeniniLocated in MIlano, ITItalian Mid-Century Modern sphere table lamp byLudovico Diaz De Santillana for Venini Tessuti series, 1970s Table lamp with white painted meta...Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal
- Large Venini Table Lamp 'Model 832' by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, 1960s, ItalyBy Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, VeniniLocated in Munich, DEExtremely rare, large and elegant Mid-Century Modern Murano Glass table lamp. Designed by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, 1960s, Murano, Italy. Executed in Murano glass shad...Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Very Rare Murano Glass Table Lamp for Venini 1960sBy Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, VeniniLocated in Tilburg, NLLudovico Diaz de Santillana Venini Table Lamp, Italy, 1960s. This rare table lamp shows the exquisite finesse of the work of Ludovico Diaz de Santillana (1931-1989). Its large sha...Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsBrass
- Diaz de Santillana Ludovico Table Lamp, 1970sBy Alessandro Diaz de SantillanaLocated in Palermo, SicilyDiaz de Santillana Ludovico table lamp, 1970s.Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
MaterialsMetal