A vibrant example from the ‘Pezzato’ series, designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini & C. in Murano, Italy. Conceived around 1951, the series exemplifies Bianconi’s modernist approach to colour and form in post-war Italian glass design.
To achieve the distinctive patchwork effect, strips of coloured glass are cooled, cut into pieces, and arranged into a flat mosaic. This is then fused, rolled onto a clear glass gather, and blown into its final form. The technique highlights the painterly surface and striking geometry of the piece.
Bianconi, born in Padua in 1915, trained in Murano and began his long-standing collaboration with Paolo Venini in 1946. His work for Venini remains among the most celebrated in 20th-century Italian glass.
The underside is etched: venini murano ITALIA.
Origin: Italy
Date: Designed c.1951
Period/Style: 20th Century
Designer: Fulvio Bianconi
Manufacturer: Venini & C., Murano
Material: Blown glass
Dimensions: 22cm height × 16.2cm width
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A vibrant example from the ‘Pezzato’ series, designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini & C. in Murano, Italy. Conceived around 1951, the series exemplifies Bianconi’s modernist approach to colour and form in post-war Italian glass design.
To achieve the distinctive patchwork effect, strips of coloured glass are cooled, cut into pieces, and arranged into a flat mosaic. This is then fused, rolled onto a clear glass gather, and blown into its final form. The technique highlights the painterly surface and striking geometry of the piece.
Bianconi, born in Padua in 1915, trained in Murano and began his long-standing collaboration with Paolo Venini in 1946. His work for Venini remains among the most celebrated in 20th-century Italian glass.
The underside is etched: venini murano ITALIA.
Origin: Italy
Date: Designed c.1951
Period/Style: 20th Century
Designer: Fulvio Bianconi
Manufacturer: Venini & C., Murano
Material: Blown glass
Dimensions: 22cm height × 16.2cm width
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