Vase 24.5 cm, "Deco"

About the Article

The vases from the Dèco series by VENINI are characterised by rhythm. The rings repeat in a certain sequence, sometimes they become more, sometimes less. This creates an effect like rings on water that move and create waves and reflections. It is a kind of dance that is reflected in the shape of the vases.

The Dèco vase enters the stage of Art Deco, a movement that aroused interest throughout Europe in the 1930s for an opulent, ornamental style expressed in new forms, materials and hues.

About the Technique

The Soffiato technique gets its name from the fact that craftsmen blow air into a long metal rod connected to the glass to stretch and shape it - a tradition in glassmaking that goes back thousands of years. The experience and skill of the master glassmakers, combined with this ancient process, transform simple glass into true artistic masterpieces, unique in their kind.

About the Designers

Napoleone Martinuzzi, a sculptor, designer and glassmaking entrepreneur, graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. From 1917 he created various works for D'Annunzio, who was a great admirer of his. From 1922 to 1931, Martinuzzi directed the glass museum in Murano. He then founded the company "Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Venini & C." with Paolo Venini and Francesco Zecchin and acted as artistic director. In the early years, he continued the artistic concepts of his predecessor Vittorio Zecchin and created fascinating pieces of blown glass. Later, he developed his own style from his experience as a sculptor. In 1932, he left VENINI and founded the "Zecchin-Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaici" with Francesco Zecchin. There he produced refined opaque and pulegose glass with a remarkable sculptural effect.