Venini, Soliflore Large

VENINI.
Soliflore Large vase, ca. 1950.
Murano glass.
Acid signed on the base "Venini Murano".
Measurements: 47 x 9 x 9 cm.

The fluid and balanced silhouette of this soliflore vase responds to the savoir faire of the Italian glass firm Venini. The reticulated decoration based on blue and red lines completely covers the slender surface.

Paolo Venini was an important designer in the production of Murano glass, as well as a notable contributor to the design of the twentieth century. Together with Giaccomo Capellin, owner of an antique store in Milan, Venini opened a glass factory on the islands of Murano, the historic center of glass production in the Venice lagoon, under the name Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin Venini & Co. Venini himself was involved in the design of several of the firm's best-known products, including the famous "fazzoletto" (handkerchief) series he created with designer Fulvio Bianconi. After Venini's death in 1959, the company was continued by other members of the family, only to be sold in 1985.