Sharing from my shop account -- I listed this gorgeous Italian art glass bowl last night and I’m slightly tempted to keep it. ♥️
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'Moon Fish' sculpture
glass
1954
design by Flavio Poli (1900-1984)
for Seguso Vetri in Murano

#glass #artglass #glasssculpture #moonfish #flaviopoli #design #segusovetri #murano #italianglass #muranoglass #handmade #art #sculpture #mcm #vintage1950s #glassart #italiandesign

The Roman Murrine series of 1936 defined a crucial development in Scarpa’s analysis of structure and of decoration. Conceived together with Paolo Venini, whose collection of ancient Roman vessels provided reference for inspiration, the series was revealed in 1936 at both Venice Biennale and Milan Triennale. Scarpa’s enthusiasm for ancient Roman forms is well-documented, and the earlier works produced first at M.V.M. Cappellin and those later at Venini assessed Classical forms and carefully-manipulated surfaces that referenced the Antique. This series evolved from analysis of Roman mosaic patterns, and of ancient fused-murrine glass vessels. The Roman Murrine technique required the fusing together of cubic elements of glass murrine, and was thus Scarpa’s first analysis of glass vessels that were assembled, or built, rather than objects that were simply blown. The archaic personality of these vessels was further enhanced by light surface polishing that emphasized – rather than eliminated – the artisanal personality of construction. As such, the Roman Murrine series introduced a new dialogue to Scarpa’s creativity, and inaugurated the analysis of murrine structures that would reach apotheosis with the Murrine Opache, Laccati Neri e Rossi, and Murrine Transparenti vessels exhibited at the XXII Venice Biennale, 1940.

A 'Murrine Romane' vase
glass
1936
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978)
in collaboration with
Paolo Venini (1895-1959)
Venini, Murano, Italy

#glass #glassart #handmade #oneofakind #vase #murrineromane #carloscarpa #paolovenini #murano #muranoglass #italianglass #artglass #circa1936 #

Vase
hand blown glass
1950s
Barovier & Toso, Murano
Italy

#artglass #muranoglass #barovierandtoso #murano #italy #italianglass #modernism #studioglass #glassart #art #oneofakind #vintage1950s

Retro Italian everyday glassware bought from original owner when they moved into age care.

Just a trifle!

#technology #retro
#italianglass

"Saragossa"
hand blown glass
1954
Dino Martens design
Aureliano Toso
Murano, Italy

#murano #muranoglass #handblown #glass #artglass #italianglass #sculpture #art #glasssculpture #dinomartens #aurelianotoso

Murrine vase
hand blown glass
1963
Antonio da Ros designer
for Cenedese, Murano

#glass #art #glassart #artglass #studioglass #handmade #oneofakind #vase #murrine #antoniodaros #cenedese #murano #muranoglass #venice #italy #italianglass #modernism #mcm #moderndesign #italiandesign

Emerald Empoli genie bottle magic ✨
Pressed floral body, hobnail stopper, and that iconic Italian glow. 22.5" tall and stamped “Made in Italy.”
💸 $95 — DM to Hold
The 8th House • @t8habq • ABQ

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Modern vase
hand blown glass
circa 1960s
design Gio Ponti
Morandiana series
Vetreria Venini
Murano, Italy

#handmade #handblown #glass #artglass #glassart #muranoglass #venini #vetreria #murano #italy #italianglass #modernglass #modernism #giopontidesign #morandianaseries #veniniglass #moderndesign

Modern vase
hand blown glass
circa 1950s
Anzolo Fuga, A.V.E.M.
Murano, Italy

#glass #glassart #glassvase #modernglass #mcm #moderndesign #handmade #handblown #muranoglass #venetianglass #italianglass #avem #anzolofuga #modernism #italianmodernism #italiandesign #artglass #studioglass #oneofakind

Venini Vase
Dama series
hand-blown glass murrine
circa 1950
Paolo Venini

#glass #art #glassart #handmade #unique #oneofakind #italianglass #muranoglass #venini #murano #italia #damaseries #paolovenini #circa1950

Hand blown glass vase of yellow and amber and colourless crisrallo murrine with a yellow nucleus. Surface with iridised finish. 'Facciate di venezia' (facade of venice), a free-blown, applied and iridized glass sculptural vase. Thomas Stearns, for Venini, 1962, model 2111 acid stamp: Venini murano ITALIA

Hand blown glass vase
1962
Thomas Stearns designer
Venini, Murano

#thomasstearns #venini #murano #glass #italianglass #muranoglass #glassart #artglass #venice #venetianglass #modernism #moderndesign #handmade #handblown #oneofakind #sculpturalglass #veninimurano #italia #facciatedivenezia #art

a 'Pulcino' blown glass 'bird' sculpture with murrine glass applied 'eyes', and with copper legs circa 1960

Vistosi has re-issued many of their vintage designs, so buyer be aware!

Glass 'bird' sculpture
Alessandro Pianon designer
Vistosi
Murano, Italy
circa 1960

#glass #artglass #glassart #murano #italy #italianglass #muranoglass #vistosi #vetri #venice #venetianglass #handmade #art #alessandropianon #design #moderndesign #italiandesign

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 collaboration between Costantini and Pablo Picasso, a partnership that began in 1954. Inspired by Picasso, Costantini revolutionized glass production by creating pieces with thick, compact walls and bold geometric forms, challenging the traditional fragility of glass. Costantini skillfully translated Picasso's ideas, forms, and sketches into remarkable glass sculptures. The Burlesco vase is notably heavy, with pronounced lines and a matte finish.

Burlesco vase
designed Pablo Picasso
produced Egido Constantini
Fucina degli Angeli
Murano, Italy
c. 1960

#burlesco #vase #pablopicasso #egidoconstantini #fucinadegliangeli #murano #italy #muranoglass #italianglass #artglass #glassart #art #handblown #glasssculpture #sculpture #vintage #glass

Vase in thick clear cristallo glass decorated with a daisy motif murrine of lattimo and amethyst glass. The vase is part of a very limited series commissioned by a client in Paris in the 1950s.

Fulvio Bianconi
Marghuerite vase
Venini Italy, 1951
glass with internal decoration
Acid stamped venini murano ITALIA
measures 13" high by 5.75" diameter

#venini #fulviobianconi #marghuerite #vase #murano #italy #muranoglass #italianglass #artglass #glassart #art #handmade #limitedseries #circa1951

Pennellate vase
1942
Venini
Murano, Italy
Carlo Scarpa design

#venini #pennellate #glass #artglass #muranoglass #italianglass #modernglass #mcm #handmade #art #carloscarpa #vase

VASE, model 'Morosina', designed 1974 for Vistosi, limited edition of 250. Ettore Sottsass, 'Morosina' vase, 1974, Made by Vetreria Vistosi, Murano. Overlaid glass, colorless and white, attached ribbons made of black glass. Marked: E. SOTTSASS 202/250 Vistosi Barovier / Bischofberger / Carboni, Sottsass Glass works, Stuttgart 1998, p. 16. Number 202 from a limited edition of 250 White and black glass. Signed, inscribed and numbered below: E. SOTTSASS 201/250 VISTOSI.Ø 14 cm; H 39 cm.

'Morosina' sculptural vase
white and black glass
Ettore Sottsass
Vistosi
1974

#ettoresottsass #vistosi #dated1974 #numbered #italy #handmade #italianglass #postmodern #postmodernglass #memphismilano #handmade #sculpture #vase

Italian glass designer Fulvio Bianconi was born in 1915 in Padua. He began his career as an apprentice in the Murano glass furnaces under the direction of Michael Pinto and worked with a variety of Milan’s publishers—including Mondadori, Bompiani, and Garzanti—as an illustrator and graphic designer. Bianconi met Paolo Venini in 1946, an encounter that led to his extensive collaboration over several years with Venini’s Murano-based glass house, a pioneer of 20th-century glass production. With Venini, Bianconi created strikingly colored, simply shaped, often organically inspired objets d’art, vases, as well as lighting, such as the alluringly biomorphic Fazzoletto series (1948) and the multicolored Pezzati vases (1950), which call to mind abstract paintings. Bianoconi’s midcentury work is included in numerous prestigious collections, including Indianapolis Museum of Art; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; the Museum of New Zealand, Wellington; the Stedilijk Museum, Amsterdam; the Victoria & Albert Museum, London; and, in New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art; the Museum of Modern Art; Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum; and Corning Museum of Glass. Bianconi passed away in 1996.

One of the most famous post-war Italian graphic designers, Fulvio Bianconi began his career learning the art of decorating glass at the workshops of Murano under the directorship of Michael Pinto, where he returned later in life to begin his fruitful product design career and establish Murano as the place for production of artistic glass around the globe. Before his innovations, glass had been used for utilitarian purposes. Bianconi pushed the limits of glassmaking in the traditional sense and material of glass itself by transforming it in both theory and practice. His works—lamps, vases, and sculptural objects—were developed coming out of his illustrious graphic design positions at some of the most prestigious publishing houses in Italy, who allowed him to create work for the sake of exploration.

Pezzati vase
hand blown glass
Fulvio Bianconi
for Venini, Murano
Italy
circa 1950s

#pezzati #vase #glass #artglass #glassart #handblown #vintage1950s #fulviobianconi #venini #murano #muranoglass #venice #italy #italianglass #modernglass #abstract #design #modernism #art #moderndesign #oneofakind

Mosaico Vase
glass
Ercole Barovier
Murano, Italy
circa 1925

#glass #art #handmade #handblown #artglass #muranoglass #mosaico #ercolebarovier #murano #venice #italy #italianglass #artdeco #earlymodernism #glassart #artdecodesign

Alfredo Barbini, a glass artist born in 1912 on the islands of Murano in the lagoon of Venice, Italy, was one of Murano's leading figures of the twentieth century. His parents were members of families which had I been prominent in the glassmaking industry on Murano for generations as glassblowers and beadmakers. Alfredo Barbini began learning the art of glass at the age of ten at Abate Zanetti, the design school attached to the Murano Glass museum. He then went on to work for Ferro Toso, Cristalleria Murano, Zecchin-Martinuzzi, Seguso Vetri'dArte and Vetri Artistici Muranesi Societa Anonima. In 1946 he became a partner at Cenedese, and then began Barbini Glassworks in 1950. Some financial assistance for setting up the factory was provided by Salviati. In exchange, Barbini supplied Salviati with some of the glassware they produced. This explains why some known Barbini designs can be found with Salviati labels. Barbini has become renowned for his heavy, thick sculptural forms which have won him many awards. In 1952 Alfredo's daugher Oceania Barbini-Moretti joined the glassworks and became the company's sales manager. His son Flavio became a designer for the firm in 1968.

Vase
inciso and sommerso glass
Alfredo Barbini
Murano Venice Italy
circa 1960

#alfredobarbini #muranoglass #glassart #venice #italy #italianglass #mcm #handmade #craft #art #glassblowing #inciso #sommerso #handblown #vintage1950s #venetianglass #modernglass #modernism #moderndesign #flaviobarbini

Born in Venice from a family of artists, he started his career as a painter in the 30s, to join the Spatialism art movement in 1951. Between 1955 and 1968 he worked as art director for Salviati creating a fundamental part of the company's collection. In 1959, he initiated a collaboration with Livio Seguso, one of the greatest glass masters at the time, and together they created glass artifacts of superb artistic quality and execution.

Luciano Gaspari design for Salviati Murano circa 1960.

#lucianogaspari #salviati #salviativenezia #muranoartglass #sommersoglass #sommersovase #1960s #murano #artglass #art #handblown #handmade #italianglass #italy #seguso #sommerso

Lino Tagliapietra is a world-renowned glass artist and maestro from Murano, Italy, born in 1934. He became an apprentice glassblower at age 11 and earned the title of “Maestro” at 21. Tagliapietra is known for his technical skill, creative experimentation, and bold, patterned pieces that embody classical Muranese techniques.

Saba
glass
2010
Lino Tagliapietra
Murano, Italy

#glass #art #artglass #handblown #murano #italy #muranoglass #linotagliapietra #venetianglass #italianglass #modernglass #handmade

Born 1899, died 1974 at the age of 75. At the age of 26, he becomes the artistic director of his father’s factory, « Vetreria Artistica Barovier et C ». He becomes a partner of the company four years later. In 1936, Ercole became sole owner of the enterprise and decided to merge it with another famous factory: S.A.I.A.R. Ferro Toso. In 1942, « Vetreria Artistica Barovier et C » was renamed « Barovier et Toso ». Ercole remained artistic director during 30 years, until 1972. Throughout his career, he kept inventing new techniques and colour combinations. Barovier’s contribution to the revival of glass art is essential.

Mosaico vases
fused and handblown glass murrine
1924
Ercole Barovier
1899-1974
Murano, Italy

#glass #artglass #studioglass #muranoglass #italianglass #handmade #murano #italy #ercolebarovier #mosaico #vases #circa1924

Yoichi Ohira (1946-2022): Masterpieces in Glass Hailing from Japan, Yoichi Ohira left an indelible mark on 20th-century glass design, seamlessly fusing his distinct style with the innate splendor of Japanese aesthetics and the traditional craftsmanship of Italian glassmaking. His artistic endeavors have significantly enhanced the tapestry of glass design. “I lived in Venice for almost 38 years. Venice is a city built with bricks (opacity) in a watery environment (transparency). The aesthetic sensibility I cultivated in Japan and the one I acquired in Venice blended together to become the language of expression for my creations in glass.”Yoichi Ohira

Ohira emergence onto the global stage was marked by two immensely successful gallery exhibitions, solidifying his status as one of the foremost glass artists.

Yoichi Ohira
(1946-2022)
glass vase

Japanese glass artist who worked on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy, for most of his career.
This vase circa 2001.

#yoichiohira #glass #art #oneofakind #venice #murano #italy #italianglass #studioglass #postmodernglassart #glassart #postmodern #vase

Sculptural ‘Oriente’ vase designed by Dino Martens and made by Aureliano Toso, Italy 1960. In excellent condition. This vas is part of his “Oriente” series, known for its unique pinwheel latticino design. Martens was a famous painter who started creating designs for Aureliano Toso back in 1938. This vase is made of Murano glass with many colours and patterns. Martens was a master at using traditional techniques to achieve original effects. He played with bold shapes and unexpected colours to create truly unique art. Martens was born in Turin, Italy. He started his artistic career as a painter, but was soon attracted to glass art. In 1926 he joined the Venetian glass company Aureliano Toso, where he worked closely with master glassblower Antonio Salviati. During his career, Martens designed glassworks for many Italian companies, including Venini, Seguso Vetri d’Arte and Aureliano Toso. He was known for his ability to create complex and colorful glass pieces, which were often inspired by nature and organic shapes. In the 1950s, Martens began working for the glass company Aureliano Toso, where he created more abstract and modern glass pieces using spun glass and sand etching techniques.

Dino Martens "Oriente" Vase for Aureliano Toso in Murano circa 1952.

#dinomartens #murano #muranoglass #handmade #oriente #aurelianotoso #venetianglass #italianglass #mcm #moderndesign #artglass #art #vase #glass

from Bonhams NY auction October 2021

ERCOLE BAROVIER (1889-1974)
Intarsio Vase circa 1975
for Barovier & Toso
fused glass tesserae
engraved 'Barovier + Toso Murano'
height 9in (23cm); width 7 3/8in (18.7cm)

#barovier #ercolebarovier #glass #artglass #murano #italy #italianglass #muranoglass #studioglass #art #sculpture #handmade

The Barovier family has a history in Murano dating back to 1295, when the first of their family, Jacobello Barovier, began working with glass, just four years after all glassmakers in Venice were ordered to move to Murano due to the risk of fire. In 1877, Antonio Salviati together with technician Antonio Camozzo, glass blower Giovanni Barovier, and four sons of his brother Antonio Barovier: Benvenuto, Giuseppe, and Benedetto (also glass blowers), founded Salviati Dott. Antonio. Salviati was bought out by Camozzo and the Baroviers in 1883, and the company was renamed Vetri Artistici - Fratelli Barovier. In 1886 the name changed again to Artisti Barovier. Benvenuto left in 1919, succeded by his sons Nicolo and Ercole, prompting another name change to Vetreria Artistica Barovier & Co. Nicolo and Ercole managed the company alongside Napoleone Barovier (son of Giuseppe). Luigi Ferro and Antonio Seguso were master glass blowers at the company at this time. Napoleone, Luigi and Antonio left in 1931 to form their own company Barovier Seguso & Ferro two years later (eventually this became Seguso Vetri d'Arte). Nicolo left in 1934, leaving Ercole Barovier as the sole owner. In 1936 the company merged with Ferro Toso. The merged company was first known as Ferro Toso Barovier, Vetrerie Artistiche Riunite S.A., before finally becoming Barovier e Toso, which they are still named today. Chief designer Ercole Barovier created many well known designs, including Crepuscolo, Brillantati, Zebrati, Graffito, Acanto, and of course the popular ribbed, rope like design Cordonato d'Oro. The company still exists today.

A Barovier & Toso vase circa 1950s from Murano, Italy - acid etched signature at bottom, measures 24 cm tall.

#baroviertoso #murano #muranoglass #vintage1950s #handmade #handblown #glass #artglass #venice #italy #italianglass #venetianglass #vase

The Barovier family has a long and significant history in Murano glassmaking, dating back to the late 13th century. Their legacy spans centuries, with notable figures like Angelo Barovier and Ercole Barovier contributing to the development and innovation of Murano glass. The family's involvement in glassmaking on Murano is rooted in a decree of the Venetian Republic that concentrated all glass furnaces on the island.

Rare "Floreali" vase
hand blown glass
Ercole Barovier
Vetreria Artistica Barovier
1924

#glass #artglass #art #murano #venice #italy #vetreriaartisticabarovier #ercolebarovier #artdeco #artdecoglass #handmade #italianglass #muranoglass #venetianglass #floreali #vase #circa1924

Yoichi Ohira (1946-2022): Masterpieces in Glass Hailing from Japan, Yoichi Ohira left an indelible mark on 20th-century glass design, seamlessly fusing his distinct style with the innate splendor of Japanese aesthetics and the traditional craftsmanship of Italian glassmaking. His artistic endeavors have significantly enhanced the tapestry of glass design. “I lived in Venice for almost 38 years. Venice is a city built with bricks (opacity) in a watery environment (transparency). The aesthetic sensibility I cultivated in Japan and the one I acquired in Venice blended together to become the language of expression for my creations in glass.”Yoichi Ohira

Ohira emergence onto the global stage was marked by two immensely successful gallery exhibitions, solidifying his status as one of the foremost glass artists.

Yoichi Ohira
(1946-2022)
glass vase

Japanese glass artist who worked on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy, for most of his career.
This vase circa 2000.

#yoichiohira #glass #art #oneofakind #venice #murano #italy #italianglass #studioglass #postmodernglassart #glassart #postmodern #vase

Alfredo Barbini, a glass artist born in 1912 on the islands of Murano in the lagoon of Venice, Italy, was one of Murano's leading figures of the twentieth century. His parents were members of families which had been prominent in the glassmaking industry on Murano for generations as glassblowers and beadmakers.

Alfredo Barbini began learning the art of glass at the age of ten at Abate Zanetti, the design school attached to the Murano Glass museum. He then went on to work for Ferro Toso, Cristalleria Murano, Zecchin-Martinuzzi, Seguso Vetri'dArte and Vetri Artistici Muranesi Societa Anonima. In 1946 he became a partner at Cenedese, and then began Barbini Glassworks in 1950. Some financial assistance for setting up the factory was provided by Salviati. In exchange, Barbini supplied Salviati with some of the glassware they produced. This explains why some known Barbini designs can be found with Salviati labels. Barbini has become renowned for his heavy, thick sculptural forms which have won him many awards. In 1952 Alfredo's daugher Oceania Barbini-Moretti joined the glassworks and became the company's sales manager. His son Flavio became a designer for the firm in 1968.

Vase
inciso and sommerso glass
Alfredo Barbini
Murano, Venice, Italy
circa 1960

#alfredobarbini #muranoglass #venice #italy #italianglass #mcm #handmade #craft #art #glassblowing #inciso #sommerso #handblown #vintage1950s #modernglass #modernism #moderndesign #iconic #glassart #flaviobarbini