Name
Venini S.P.A.
What We Do
VENINI: a story, an artistic excellence, a typically Italian passion.
Founded in 1921 by Paolo Venini, a Milanese lawyer, and Giacomo Cappellin, a Venetian antiques dealer, Venini S.p.A., then Cappellin, Venini & C., would become a benchmark in the world of artistic glass, laying the foundations of that stylistic identity that still distinguishes it today.
Over the years, Venini has entered into significant joint projects with artists such as Napoleone Martinuzzi, Carlo Scarpa, and Vittorio Zecchin, and, after the war, with Gio Ponti and Mimmo Rotella, not to mention the contributions of contemporary designers and architects the likes of Peter Marino, Tadao Ando, Gae Aulenti, Massimiliano Fuksas, Ettore Sottsass, Alessandro Mendini, Gaetano Pesce, Emmanuel Babled, Francesco Lucchese, Monica Guggisberg, Philip Baldwin, and Ron Arad.
The forms and style of the original artistic production are thus continuously refreshed.
With its iconic projects and new creations, the glassworks presents its works in two collections:
Art Glass brings together a series of extraordinary sculptural vases and objects for interior decoration; Art Light features chandeliers and important lighting installations for large public or private spaces.
Creations bearing the Venini signature have become part of the permanent collections of museums of such calibre as the Metropolitan Museum and MoMA in New York, the Fondation Cartier in Paris, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Venini’s own museum contains 45,000 drawings, 10,000 vintage photos and 4,000 works of art, making it the most precious historical archive of modern and contemporary glass art in the world. Since 2016, the Damiani family, owners of the homonymous international luxury jewellery brand, has been the company’s majority shareholder, promoting the development of one of Italy's most authentically excellent brands.
Founded in 1921 by Paolo Venini, a Milanese lawyer, and Giacomo Cappellin, a Venetian antiques dealer, Venini S.p.A., then Cappellin, Venini & C., would become a benchmark in the world of artistic glass, laying the foundations of that stylistic identity that still distinguishes it today.
Over the years, Venini has entered into significant joint projects with artists such as Napoleone Martinuzzi, Carlo Scarpa, and Vittorio Zecchin, and, after the war, with Gio Ponti and Mimmo Rotella, not to mention the contributions of contemporary designers and architects the likes of Peter Marino, Tadao Ando, Gae Aulenti, Massimiliano Fuksas, Ettore Sottsass, Alessandro Mendini, Gaetano Pesce, Emmanuel Babled, Francesco Lucchese, Monica Guggisberg, Philip Baldwin, and Ron Arad.
The forms and style of the original artistic production are thus continuously refreshed.
With its iconic projects and new creations, the glassworks presents its works in two collections:
Art Glass brings together a series of extraordinary sculptural vases and objects for interior decoration; Art Light features chandeliers and important lighting installations for large public or private spaces.
Creations bearing the Venini signature have become part of the permanent collections of museums of such calibre as the Metropolitan Museum and MoMA in New York, the Fondation Cartier in Paris, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
Venini’s own museum contains 45,000 drawings, 10,000 vintage photos and 4,000 works of art, making it the most precious historical archive of modern and contemporary glass art in the world. Since 2016, the Damiani family, owners of the homonymous international luxury jewellery brand, has been the company’s majority shareholder, promoting the development of one of Italy's most authentically excellent brands.
Founded
01/01/1921
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