Mid-Century Modern Furniture
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Creator: Venini
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Red Cactus Succulent Sculpture, Signed, 1929
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini red Cactus Succulent sculpture, Signed, 1929.
Exceedingly rare example of a signed Venini succulent by Matinuzzi. Museum-worthy masterwork by Martinuzzi during his groundbreaking tenure as artistic director of Venini. Large-scale. Original brass frame.
This stunning pulegoso glass and gold leaf “pianta grassa” is in very good antique condition with no apparent signs of repair. Acid etched Venini signature is at bottom. Lovely contrasting white glass rim on pot. Playful use of co lot with the green pot...
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Fazzoletto 'Handkerchief Vase' Fulvio Bianconi
By Venini
Located in Sharon, CT
A beautiful Venini Fazzalleto vase of green and white Zanfirico. A Fulvio Bianconi Design. Acid signed on the bottom with the 'three line signature'. Venini Murano Italia
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Big Italian Mid-Century Modern Crystal Floor Lamp / Side Table
By Venini
Located in Weesp, NL
Artù, the stunning Mid-Century Modern crystal floor lamp/side table designed by the legendary Ettore Fantasia for Sothis Italy. This exquisite piece combines both form and function, ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Chrome, Metal
Robert Mapplethorpe's Venini Bianconi Fazzoletto Opaque White & Oyster-Green
By Venini
Located in Sharon, CT
An early large Venini Fazzoletto Vase. By Venini to the Fulvio Bianconi design, circa 1950. Signed clearly with the three line signature. Retains stickers from Christies. This is lot 130 from 1989 Robert Mapplethorpe Collection Christies Auction.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Carlo Scarpa Poliedri Chandelier 1969 Murano Glass Light 110cm Mid Century Italy
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Munster, NRW
Called "Poliedri" in Italian and known as "Polyhedral" in English,
this design was created by Carlos Scarpa (1906-1978) for Venini when he was their art...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Tommaso Buzzi for Venini "Incamiciato" Murano Glass Vase, Italy, 1989
By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi
Located in Naples, IT
"Incamiciato" Italian Art glass vase by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini.
Clear, white and green. With original label.
Signed: Venini Italia '89.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Glass Sconses, Italy 1970s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Almelo, NL
Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Glass Sconses, Italy 1970s
Excellent and square Venini white Murano glass applique by Toni Zuccheri made and designed in Italy 1970s. These wall sc...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Venini Murano Orange Cased Glass Pendant 1950's
By Venini
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
Classic Venini Murano dark orange and white, cased glass pendant chandelier. Very elegant UFO-"disco volante" shape. Height can be adjusted to desired length.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Mid-Century Modern Triedri Chandelier by Venini, 1960
By Venini
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Add a touch of classic Italian craftsmanship to your home with this stunning Venini chandelier from the 1960s. The octagonal shape and chrome structure perfectly complement the four...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Murano Glass Chandelier Designed by Venini, Murano, 1940s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Murano glass chandelier designed by Venini, Murano, 1940s.
It is made from Murano art glass and is composed of 3 glass cones set on a brass base.
The glass is made using the techni...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal, Brass
Venini Sommersi Oro Vase, Italy, 1990
Located in New York, NY
Laura Diaz de Santillana (b. 1955) for Venini rare Sommersi Oro vase from "Laura" series, Italy, 1980. This elegant hand-blown Murano glass vase is an exquisite celadon green color w...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini, 1960s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Mid-Century Modern XL Venini chandelier. The light consists 162 original Murano glass crystals on a metal base consisting of 3 tiers. A true jewel for your home.
Details
Creator:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Chrome, Metallic Thread
1960s by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini Murano Glass Paperweight
Located in Brescia, IT
Venini Murano Cannette glass paperweight, designed by Ludovico De Santillana.
Clear bubble over a heavy base decorated with applied filigrana cane segments.
Perfect condition.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Petite Murano Glass Flush Mount Light Design Venini for Kalmar, Austria, 1970s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Murano glass Flush mount light designed by Venini for Kalmar, 1960s
Brass plate gathers 18 structured glasses, beautifully refracting the light very heavy quality.
High ...
Category
1970s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Venini, Table Mirror, Murano Glass, Brass, Mirror Glass, Italy, 1940s
By Venini
Located in High Point, NC
A murano glass and brass table mirror designed and produced by Venini, Italy, 1940s.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Venini Art Glass Vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Large Venini Art Glass vase with Inciso Decoration Paolo Venini, Murano 1956
A large vintage art glass vase in notte (night) blue pesante glass ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Toni Zuccheri for Venini Murano Glass Wall Lamp Sconce, Italy 1960s
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Naples, IT
Murano glass wall or ceiling lamp designed by Toni Zuccheri, made of hand-blown Murano glass with amber tones. Produced by Venini in the 1960s
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Paolo Venini Pair of Opalino Vases for Venini in Light Grey, Italy 1950s
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Milan, IT
Monumental Paolo Venini vase model 3556 for Venini in light grey Opalino glass.
The second smaller vase measures Diameter 13 x H 38 cm.
Both vases carry the Venini label and are Acid etched Venini Murano Italia...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
20th Century Venini Hand Mirror in Twisted Crystal and Brass, 30s
By Venini
Located in Turin, Turin
In 1921 Venini and Cappellin opened a glass factory called Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin Venini & C. on the islands of M...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Large Tronchi Murano Glass Chandelier Design Venini for Kalmar, Austria, 1960s
Located in Aachen, NRW
Stunning Murano glass chandelier designed by Venini for Kalmar, 1960s
Three tiers brass structure gather many structured glasses, beautifully refracting the light very heavy quality...
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
20th Century Venini Floor Lamp Mod. Tolboi in Murano Glass and Metal, 80s
By Venini
Located in Turin, Turin
For more than ninety years, the Venini brand has stood out for its craftsmanship and tradition in the international glassware market. Early on, the first artistic director Vittorio Z...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
1930s Large Blown Gold Murano Glass Plate by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A large gold and transparent blown murano glass large plate designed in Venice by Vittorio Zecchin for Venini in the Thirties. It's in perfect condition. This plate, crafted by the e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Venini Vase 'Fazzoletto Zanfirico Lattimo", Venice Murano 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A large Fazzoletto (handkerchief) vase in transparent glass with white rod decorations called "Zanfirico Lattimo". Manufactured ca. 1950s by Venini, Venice after a design of Fulvio B...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Set of Wall Sconces by Venini, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Bastogne, BE
A pair of wall lamps with conical shades made of Murano glass from Venini.
Italy, 1970s.
Plate-worked clear glass diffuser with white glass granules in the middle and amber...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Chandelier Tronchi by Toni Zuccheri for Venini Italy 1960s
By Venini
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
The incredible beautiful chandelier made of Murano glass Tronchi by Toni Zuccheri for Venini. Made in Italy in the 1960s. Designer Toni Zuccheri for Venini & Co. Venini & Co. played ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Pair of glass Patchwork wall lamps by Toni Zuccheri for Venini
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in UTRECHT, NL
A pair of wall lamps made of very fine Italian craftsmanship. Designed by Toni Zuccheri in the late 60s. The lamp is manufactured by the well-known Venetian glass-works factory Venin...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Venini Eclectic Glass and Iron Applique
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Italian eclectic wall sconce designed by the great master glassmaker Venini, from the 1960s, of fine Italian manufacture.
It has the supporting structure made of durable iron, which...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Green Cased Alga Glass Vase with Gold Leaf by Tomaso Buzzi for Venini
By Venini, Tomaso Buzzi
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 Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Grande Midcentury Chandelier Designed by Venini with Murano Glass Tubes 1950s
By Venini
Located in Almelo, NL
Grande midcentury chandelier designed by Venini with Murano glass, Italy 1950s
This grande chandelier consists of countless glass 'tubes' with textured designs of Murano glass and...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair of Murano Art Glass Vases
By Venini
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Pair of Murano art glass vases in the tradition of great Italian glass manufacturers like Venini.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Venini Triedri Chandelier, Italy 1970s
By Venini
Located in Greding, DE
Venini chandelier with Triedri glass prisms of clear glass in beautiful S-shaped gradient.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Fasce Orizzontali Bottle Model #4399 by Fulvio Bianconi fo Venini
Located in New York, NY
Hand blown, incalmo glass bottle in green and blue. Venini label attached to bottom.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Blown Glass
Anemone Glass Table Lamp by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, 1970s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Anemone 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
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 2 Murano Glass Bowl Shells Ashtray Element by Venini, Italy, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl elements set of 2
Producer:
Venini Glass, Murano
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
These original vintage glass elements ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Venini Chandelier in Coloured Murano Glass, 1950 circa
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
This large blue Murano glass chandelier was manufactured by Venini, in the 50s.
This item will a touch of color and that unmistaken...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Round Venini Vase Murano Glass 1985 Multi-Color Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Venini vase Murano glass 1985 multi-color Italian design.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Spiral Murano Glass Chandelier by Venini
Located in Rijssen, NL
Italian Venini Murano "Triedri" cascade chandelier, manufactured, circa 1970s.
It is decorated with 81 long amber and clear crystal triedro glass tubes on a chrome metal structure.
...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Murano Swirl Glass Sconces Attributed to Venini, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Pair of elegant round wall sconces with hand blown swirl Murano glass set on a metal frame. Manufactured in Murano, Italy 1970s.
Details
Creator: Murano
Dimensions: Diameter: 29...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Murano Glass Flush Mount by Venini or Mazzega, circa 1960s
Located in Wiesbaden, Hessen
Rare mid-century amber noodle Murano glass flush mount by Venini or Mazzega, Italy, circa 1960s.
The chandelier is made of over 100 Mazzega Murano glass elements and gilt metal fram...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Venini Art Glass Bottle with Fasce Decoration, Murano 1950s
By Venini
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Venini Art Glass bottle with Fasce decoration, Murano 1950s
A large glass bottle in transparent green glass with red stopper and a red "a fascia" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
'Tolboi' Venini lamp from the 80s
By Venini
Located in Milano, IT
Floor lamp model ‘Tolboi’, produced by Venini since 1987.
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Glass Bullicante "Green" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray by Venini Murano, Italy 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Producer: Venini Glass, Murano
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This original glass shell bowl was produce...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
1960s Italy Venini Wall Sconce White Murano Glass and Brass
By Venini, Paolo Venini
Located in Niederdorfelden, Hessen
Elegant large wall mount with Murano glass rods on a brass frame. Each clear Murano glass rod includes white stripes, making the glasses shimmer white. Heavy duty. With this light yo...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Tall Laura de Santillana for Venini Blown Glass Klee Vase 1984
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare Laura de Santillana for Venini blown glass designed in the 1980s, large “Klee” model, signed Venini Italia Laura 84. This beautiful murano piec...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass
Venini Chandelier in Murano Glass, 1960, Italy
By Venini
Located in Milan, IT
This amazing chandelier was produced by Venini in the 60s. Its metallic body mounts exceptionally refined Murano glass diffusers.
Thanks to its prismatic-shaped glasses, this item me...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Metal
Patchwork Murano Wall Sconces by Venini, 3 Available
By Toni Zuccheri, Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare vintage Italian Patchwork wall lights with Murano glass plates mounted on painted metal frames, designed by Toni Zuccheri and made by Venini in Italy, in 1960s
Each piece can b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Bianconi for Venini Fan Vase
Located in New York, NY
Iconic Italian Art Glass Fan vase, by Flavio Bianconi for Venini, circa 1940's. This example is in excellent, original condition, free of damage or rep...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Art Glass
Luxury Table Lamps by Vittorio Balli & Romeo Ballardini for Sirrah, 1970s, Italy
By Venini
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mushroom glass Pair of Luxury Italian Table Lamps by Vittorio Balli & Romeo Ballardini for Sirrah, 1970s, Italy
Lampshade is in very good vintage condi...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Tapio Wirkkala Polipo Venini Plate Murano Sculpture, 1990
By Venini, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare beautiful Tapio Wirkkala “Polipo” plate for Venini, from the serie “Piatti di Tapio” signed and dated Venini TW 90 on the back, made of Murano glass using Incalmo technique. The...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Sconces by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano Glass Sconces by Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. Beautiful Murano glass, allowing for a unique illumination...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Venini, vintage 35 glass flowers sputnik from 70s
By Venini
Located in Catania, CT
Midcentury Italian glass sputnik produced by Venini during the 70s. Good vintage condition with normal trace of age and use. Some lack of chrome on the chromed brass of the central s...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Venini Murano Glass and Brass Flush Mount by Ludovico Diaz de Sant, Italy, 1970s
By Venini
Located in Palermo, PA
Elegant set of 2 wall sphere sconces by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana for Venini, Series -Tessuto-, Italy, 1970s. The Murano glasses are set on a bras...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Italian Red and White Murano Glass Vase by Venini
By Venini
Located in Meda, MB
Vase in blown opal glass, red on the outside and white on the inside, produced by Venini in Murano, Venice (Italy).
Signed under the base 'Venini 2006'.
Category
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
White and Red Glass Pendant by Massimo Vignelli for Venini, 1950s
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Hand blown white and red glass pendant no. 011.11 designed by Massimo Vignelli at the start of his impressive career in design and executed by Mura...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Brass
Modernist Venini Patchwork Hand Blown Panel by Toni Zuccheri from 70s
By Venini, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Catania, CT
Great vintage condition with normal trace of age and use on the metal parts and no cracks or chips on the glasses. Very rare and luxury Italian wall light designed by Toni Zuccheri a...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Flush Mounts by Venini
By Venini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Murano glass flush mounts by Venini. Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1950s. Beautiful Murano glass, allowing for a unique illumination. Rewired for U.S. standards. We r...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Murano Glass
Paolo Venini Murano Signed Blue Inciso Technique Italian Art Glass Flower Vase
By Paolo Venini, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso blue and peachy color Italian art glass flower vase. Designed by Paolo Venini, circa 1955 for Venini e. Co. The vase has an elegant taper...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Furniture
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass
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