Transparent glass with applied blue and light blue pasta vitrea, sligthly iridescent
Italy, 1942
Design: Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) – Italian architect and industrial designer, 1942
Manufacturer: Venini & C. – Venetian glass manufactory, est. 1925
Base inscribed ‘venini murano’ (etched stamp)
Round form, cylinder neck with straight mouth on round base
Literature: cf. Marino Barovier, Carlo Scarpa, Milano 1997
Height: 24 cm
Very good condition
Clear glass with spirally circulating brushstroke-like pasta vitrea ‘a pennellate’ in blue and light blue, partially blending, mixed or marbled, faintly iridescent
Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 8,000 Euro

Condition:

The glass vase is in good condition with traces of use. Brown colored traces on the base of the vase. The vase is 24 cm tall.



Venini (est. 1925)

Founded in 1925 by Paolo Venini, the company is one of the most famous glass manufactories today. After studying law Venini initially founded Vetri Vasan Muranesi Cappellin Venini & C. in 1921, in cooperation with Giacomo Cappellin. After disagreements, he reorganized the company and created Venini & C. Embracing Modernism, Paolo Venini moved away from the traditional vases in the Novencento style, towards a translucent design with bold stripes, elegant shapes and vibrant colors. In addition to Venini’s own designs, the glass manufactory worked in close cooperation with creative minds like Carlo Scarpa, Tyra Lundgren, Napoleon Martinuzzi, Gio Ponti, Fulvio Bianconi or Tapio Wirkkala.



Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978)

Carlo Scarpa left behind a unique and complex body of work in the fields of architecture and design. Born in Venice, Scarpa initially studied architecture at the local Accademia di Belle Arti. His intensive involvement with the medium glass began during the late 1920s when he worked for the Venini glass manufactory. Under Scarpa's influence, the reorientation of Veninin towards modernity took place. In 1932, he was hired as the artistic consultant by Paolo Venini. Until 1947, he worked closely with Venini and created more than two dozen designs for the company. The results of Venini’s and Scarpa's cooperation was presented during the 1930s and 1940s at important exhibitions such as the Milan Triennale and the Venice Biennale. Through Scarpa’s pioneering innovations in the fields of technique, style and colors, he modernized the tradition of glassblowing. (tm)

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