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Veronese 90° vase (limited edition)
manufacturer:
Venini, Italy
designer:
Vittorio Zecchin
design year:
1921
notes:
To commemorate the 90th anniversary of their company, during their presentation at the Salone del Mobile in Milan, 2011, Venini issued a limited series of the iconic Veronese vase, which has been produced by the legendary Murano glass house since its founding in 1921. The Veronese vase was inspired by a vase appearing in the painting The Annunciation (ca. 1551-1553) by Italian artist Paolo Veronese. The Venini name first came to note in Murano when Paolo Venini, a Milanese lawyer with a distant family tradition of glass working and Giancomo Cappellin, Venitian antiques dealer, founded Cappellin Venini & Co. The foundation of stylistic identity which can still be found in Venini's range of glassware today was established under the artistic guidance of the painter Vittorio Zecchin. The crucial idea was that of breaking away from the traditional formats in order to embrace the artistic avant-garde, while still acquiring a mastery of the glass working techniques through collaboration with the island's greatest glass masters. The 1922 edition of the Venice Biennial and the First International exposition of the Decorative Arts at Monza in 1923 were the first two exhibitions to feature the fruit of the work undertaken by the founders of the Venini firm. Over the next 75 years Venini would attract some of the world's most noted artists, including Carlo Scarpa, Tapio Wirkkala, Lancia, Pulitzer, Gio Ponti, Fulvio Bianconi, Eugene Berman, Lyn Tissot, Ricdardo Licata, Tobia Scarpa, Vico Magistretti, Alessandro Mendini, Ettore Sottsass, Mario Bellini, Marco Zanini, Fernando and Humberto Campana, and Studio Job. Today Venini is one of the most famous glass makers in the world and has produced some of the most iconic and coveted pieces ever produced in glass.
materials:
mouth-blown Murano glass
warning:
Available only by special order; only 1 of each color available to order. Delivery will take place in October-December of 2011
price:
$2,470 |
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