Venini - Deco h18 grey vase

It’s the 30s and the art of Deco gives birth all over Europe the interest for the opulent ornamental style, made of new shapes, materials and shades . The vase Deco completes its great entrance into the scene. "Rhythm: this is the word that defines the shape of the vases of the series Deco of VENINI. The rings repeat, one after the other. They increase, decrease, then increase again. They seem to move like circles in the water with waves and reflections. A movement that is a dance."

Napoleone Martinuzzi

A sculptor, designer, and entrepreneur in the glassmaking industry, Napoleone Martinuzzi was trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice.
Gabriele D’Annunzio’s favourite, he started creating several works for the latter in 1917.
From 1922 to 1931, he directed the Glassmaking Museum in Murano. Then, he began working for the company Succ. Andrea Rioda and founded “Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Venini & C.” with Paolo Venini and Francesco Zecchin, where he became the artistic director.
After an initial period in which he continued working with the artistic concepts of his predecessor Vittorio Zecchin, creating beautiful pieces in hand-blown glass, he started elaborating his own style which derives from his experience as a sculptor.
In 1932, he left VENINI and founded “Zecchin-Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaici” with Francesco Zecchin. Here, he created pieces in refined, matt and pulegoso glass with a remarkable plastic effect.

Venini

For more than a century, the best master glassmakers and artists have met at the Fornace, founded by Paolo Venini, giving life to a story of excellence and innovation that begins in Italy but later spread all over the world.
The excellence of this brand is the result of the special combination of the exclusive techniques of the Murano tradition. The latter are guarded by the wisdom of the most skilled glassmakers masters, the experimental creativity of artists from all over the world. This is because in the Fornace nothing is left to chance.
Moreover, the high quality is the reflection of the constant search for perfection and the passion for innovation that characterize each stage of realization, in a perfect balance between manual craftsmanship and daring creativity, far from the fads.

Finally, choosing VENINI means making your own a work of art of inestimable value, for culture, beauty and workmanship.