Edward Hald
Born in 1883, died in 1980. One of the most representative glass engraver, capable of giving expressionist shapes to the material. He attended the Art Studio in Copenhagen and later the Art League in Stockholm in 1908 - 1909 as a pupil of Matisse. He carried on works as a...
Miroslav Hrstka
Born in 1933, died in 1983. Pupil of Libensky at the Prague school of Decorative Arts, he became a designer at the Borske Sklo glasswork and worked in Murano for Venini & Co. In 1968 he participated in the XXXIV Venice Biennale.
Oscar Kokoschka
Born in Pöchlarn in 1886 and died in Villeneuve in 1980. He spent his formative years at the Vienna School Decorative Arts in the "Secession" climate, in close contact with Gustav Klimt, then he joined the expressionist current. In 1922 he participated in the Venice Biennale and in 1953 in...
Friedrich Hundertwasser
Born in Vienna in 1928, after academic studies, his paintings became abstract with a refined decorative taste, reminiscent of the "Jugendstil".He was acquainted with Klee and the Surrealism's themes.During the 60s he worked for Fucina degli Angeli.
Gino Krayer
Born in Venice in 1906.Painter, he has been exhibited in several Biennales and at the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa.Together with other partners, he established in 1950 the Centro Studi Pittori Arte del Vetro, that, in 1954 turned into Fucina degli Angeli. The items designed by him are made by the...
Cesare Laurenti
Painter known exspecially as a ceramic's decorator. His large tiled panel "La storia dell'arte" is justly famous: it was exhibited at the 1901 Venice Biennale and was subsequently purchased by the Museum of Modern Art (New York). Together with Umberto Bellotto he patented a method in 1920 to obtain "...
Le Corbusier (Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris)
Born in La Chaux - De - Fonds in 1887, he died in Roquebrune Cap Martin in 1965. Architect, painter, sculptor and writer, he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. He designed furniture for interiors. He participated in 1953 in the first exhibition organised by Fucina degli Angeli. In...
Jan Le Witt
Born in 1907, he died in 1991. Painter with strong modern tendencies, he was born in Czestochowa (Poland), where he spent his childhood. After completing his schooling, he travelled for three years in Europe and in the Middle East. He was a graphic artist as well as an illustrator. During...
Fernand Léger
Born in Argentan (France) in 1881, died in Gif-sur-Yvette (Seine - et - Oise, France) in 1955. Studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts and at the Academie Julian in Paris. He started from "Post-impressionism" to come close to "Fauvism" and reached "cubism". In 1925 he presented large compositions at...
Hans Lerche Stoltenberg
Son of the Norwegian painter Vincent, he was born in Duesseldorf in 1867 and died in Rome in 1920. He worked for two years in small ceramics workshop and came to Italy in 1886. He lived in Rome beginning in 1900 and worked for F.lli Toso's from 1912 to 1914....
Gino Levi-Montalcini
Born in 1907, he died in 1975. Architect and urban designer, he worked with Giuiseppe Pagano on same halls for the 1928 International Exhibition in Turin. In 1928 - 1929 he designed the Gualino office building and, still in the same year, he designed the Sambuco shop for the S.A.I.A.R....
Riccardo Licata
Born in Turin, Italy in 1929, Riccardo Licata lived with his family for a short period to Paris; they then moved to Rome where he remained until 1945. Since 1946 he has lived between Venice and Paris. After his studies at an arts high school and at the Venice Academy...
Vico Magistretti
Born in Milan in 1920. Architecture and interior designer; he worked for Alias, Cassina, Knoll International and Artemide. From 1960 until its closure he worked for the Vistosi glasswork as a designer.
Stanislav Libensky
Born in 1921, he died in 2002. From 1937 to 1939 he attended the specialised School of Glassmaking at Novy Bor, where he later became instructor and then director, position held until 1963. From 1954 to 1963 he was Director of the School of Glassmaking in Zelezny Brod, where he...
Tyra Lundgren
Born in Stockholm in 1897, she died there in 1979. She studied decorative arts in her city from 1914 to 1922. She worked for Arabia's in Sweden from 1924 to 1927 andfor the Sevres manufactures from 1934 to 1939. In 1941 she cooperated with Gustavsberg's and Kosta's and sent designs...
Cirillo Maschio
An entrepreneur born in Murano, partner with Angelo Nason in the Nason & Maschio firm, in 1932 he established the C. Maschio company together with the painter Giuseppe Chiacig as an art director. His glasswares earned some success during the 30s. After the war Cirillo Maschio progressively left the item's...
Amerigo Marchesin
He was an architect. At the XXXIV Biennale of Venice in 1968, F.lli Toso exhibited the large "Gala" fountain designed by him. In 2001 he participated as an architect at the Brazilian Pavillion at the IL Biennale
Francesco Martinuzzi
Known as Checo. Master glassblower of Fucina degli Angeli. He has made the famous "Centauro" by Pablo Picasso at the Vetreria Dalla Venezia e Martinuzzi. In the 20s he joined Industrie Vetrai Artistici Muranese, together with Otello Nason, Libero Vitali, Flavio Poli, Giovita Vitali, Aldo "Polo" Bon.
Napoleone Martinuzzi
Born in Murano in 1892, he died in Venice in 1977. In 1910 he studied sculpture subject in Rome together with Angelo Zanelli. He got back to Murano, and in 1925 he joined the Venini & C. as partner and art director.His creativity gave him a position in the front...
Attilio Moratto
Master glassmaker, in 1924 he exhibited for the company Cappellin Venini & C. at the 14th Venice Biennale. In 1927 he exhibited for MVM Cappellin & Co. at the II International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Monza.
Roberto Sebastian Matta Echaurren
Born in Santiago (Chile) in 1911. After architectural studies, he moved to Europe in 1933 to work in Le Corbusier's workshop in Paris. In 1938 he first joined the Surrealism movement and subsequently the Informal one. During the war he went to New York and had a strong influence on...
Luciano Minguzzi
Born in Bologna in 1911. Born in Bologna, son of a sculptor. Studied under his father and at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna. Visited Paris in 1934 on a travelling scholarship. First one-man exhibition at the 1942 Venice Biennale. His early work chiefly influenced by Bolognese and Florentine...
Henry Spencer Moore
Born on the 30th of July 1898 in the small coalmining - town of Castleford (Yorkshire - Uk), he died in Much Hadham (Hertfordshire, Uk) in 1986. He studied at the school of Art in Leeds and at the Royal College in London. In 1937 he became a member of...
Carlo Moretti
Alberto Moretti
Master glassblower for F.lli Toso's, in 1963 he presented his work at the XIV Venice Biennale, based upon designs made by Renato and Giusto Toso, at the exhibition of Murano Glass. At the Venice Biennale in 1978 he exhibited "Ideologia come Techne". #muranoglass #morettiartworks
Norberto Moretti
Born in Venice in 1961, he attended the "liceo artistico" in Venice; in 1979 did apprenticeship at Alfredo Barbini glassworks, then in 1982 specialised his apprenticeship as decoration at G. Sent Glass Studio, in 1987 specialised his apprenticeship in fusing at HF Glass Studio, and completed his preparation by doing...
Aldo Nason
Born in Murano in 1920. Son of Emilio, he has been one of the founding partners of A.V.E.M. In the late 50s he set up on his own and produced glassware with techniques perfected by Giulio Radi, the "Yokoama" series.
Koloman Moser
Known as Kolo, he was born in Vienna in 1868, where he died in 1918. Son of an official at the Theresianum in Vienna. He studied at the Academy in Vienna with Griepenkerl and Rumpler. He knew J.M. Olbrich and J. Hoffmann (both members of the Siebener Club) and was...
Luigi Onesto
Luigi Onesto was born in Murano into a glass-making family. At the age of 15 he begins to learn the secrets of glass as an apprentice at Gambaro & Poggi, one of the oldest and most famous glass factories on the island. In 1978 he established his own glass art...
Ermanno Nason
Born in Murano on July 21, 1928, he was son of the master glassblower Otello Nason (1894-1966).He had his apprenticeship as a glassmaker first in his father's factory, then with his uncle Emilio Nason (1891-1959).A partner and master glassblower at A.V.E.M .Wartime restricts both factories' products to simple utilitarian glass...
Otello Nason
Master glassblower active in the 20s and 30s, he specialized in figures of massello glass. He first worked at Libero Vitali's Firm I.V.A.M., then at Zecchin - Martinuzzi's directed by the sculptor Napoleone Martinuzzi.
Marco Novati
Born in Venice in 1895 where he died in 1975. He exhibited his paintings in national level shows. His venetian interiors are very famous, as well as his lan dscape of the Veneto countryside. During the 50s he worked as a designer for Fucina Degli Angeli.
Giuseppe Pagano Pogat
Born in Parenzo (Trieste) in 1896, he died at Mauthausen in 1945. He was an architect, urban designer, and even writer. In 1928 he became appointed director of the International Exhibition in Turin (Italy), where he designed some of the halls in cooperation with Levi-Montalcini and Petrona. He also was...
Sven Palmqvist
Swedish artist, he was born in 1906; in 1936 he worked for Orrefors Glasbruk, creating glasswares like the "Kraka" and "Ravenna". One of his most famous works is the glass wall "Luce e ombra" in Geneva, consisting of two hundred blocks of "Ravenna"; in 1967 he exhibited in Montreal (Canada)...
Andrea Pagnes
Venetian artist and writer Andrea Pagnes (born 1962 in Venice) holds degrees in Philosophy and Modern Literature, and certificates of higher studies in Museology. Art Critic and Creative writing. He has been working as a writer, painter, glass sculptor, independent curator, and translated among others "Jurassic Park" into Italian. He...
Malvino Pavanello
Known as Nino. Master glassblower, in 1924 at the XIV Venice Biennale he exhibited works made for Cappellin Venini & Co., and in 1927 at the III International Exhibition of Decorative Arts in Monza for MVM Cappellin & Co. as well.
Eleonore Peduzzi Riva
Born in Milan in 1939. As artist and designer, she carried on her activity at Vistosi's during the 70's. In 1972 she exhibited at the XXXVI Venice Biennale.
Giovanni Patrini
Born in Fombio (Lodi), he died in Milan in 1933. After his studies in medicine, he worked as an interior designer and became one of the most famous practitioniers of this art at international level. He has designed a fortunate series of "scavo" glassware for the Seguso Vetri d'Arte firm...
Alessandro Pianon
Born in Venice in 1931 where he died in 1984. He studied architecture at Venice University. In 1956 he worked at Vistosi's, designing its logo. In 1962 he opened a design studio.
Peter Pelzel
Son of Franz, born in Murano in 1937, he studied architecture at I.U.A.V. in Venice, and graduated in 1964. He moved to S.A.L.I.R. in 1958 and worked with his father: in 1962 he worked as designer at Vistosi's, then from 1968 to 1973 he cooperated with La Murrina, and after...
Pablo Picasso
Born in Malaga in 1881, he died in Mougins in 1973. Painter, graphic artist, sculpture and ceramic artist, he started his artistic career in 1902 in Barcelona (Spain). He went to Paris in 1904 where he met Max Jacob, who would became his patron. From 1948 to 1970 he worked...
Mario Pinzoni
Born in Venice in 1927, where he died in 1933. He studied at the Artistic High School and at the Higher Institute of Architecture. In 1954 he joined the Seguso Vetri d'Arte firm, and subsequently worked with Flavio Poli, taking over him as art director from 1963 to 1971.
Giovanni Ponti
Known as Giò. Born in Milan in 1891, there he died in 1979. After his graduation ion architecture in 1921, he became interested in the experience "Viennese Secession". He worked for Richard Ginori's from 1923 to 1930. He established the magazine "Domus" in 1928 and the magazine named "Stile" in...
Lorenzo Radi
Born in 1803, he died in 1874. Toward the mid-19th century he succeded in producing a multicoloured glass paste with a gold leaf that was used in the restoration of the St. Mark Basilica. In 1846 he rediscovered the type of glass in imitation of agate and calcedonio. For a...
Giulio Radi
Born in Murano in 1985, there he died in 1952. He followed his family's tradition in glassmaking, and in 1918 started working at Andrea Rioda's. In 1921 he became a partner and the art director at Succ. Andrea Rioda's. In 1932 he established the A.V.E.M. glassworks, started working as designer...
Andrea Rioda
Born in Murano in 1854, where he died in 1921. He was the director at C.V.M.'s and in 1910 together with Stefano Zanetti he established his own furnace. He died when he was about to become a partner of the company Cappellin Venini & C.
Loredano Rosin
Artist’s memories I am a member of the last generation of Murano glass masters who were trained in the ancient artisan tradition. For better or worse, we were not free to choose a profession. Constrained as we were by geography, by the mentality of the times and, above all, by...
Richard Marquis
Born in 1945, he graduated from Berkeley University and in 1969 he was awarded a scolarship. He then moved to Murano and worked there at first at Salviati & Co. , where he executed items decorated with murrine. He used traditional techniques such as murrine , zanfirico and reticello ....
Dino Rosin
Dino Rosin was born in Venice on May 30, 1948.His family moved to the island of Murano when he was two months old.At the age of twelve, Dino Rosin left school and began working as an apprentice at the Barovier and Toso glassworks, where he remained until he joined his...
Ermenegildo Ripa
Born in Castel San Giovanni (Piacenza) in 1900 and died in Monza in 1973. Painter, designer and journalist, he attended the Brera Academy and graduated in 1922. He opened a workshop in Milan where he met other artists. He taught in Monza at the Higher Institute of Artistic Industries. Then...
Estevan Rossetto
As master glassblower he worked at the C. Maschio firm, then, in the late 30s, at Barovier & Toso's. He executed very good sculptures and participated in a lot of international shows. He also exhibited in public during some demonstration stages. During the 40s he ceased activities, and then worked...
Antonio Salviati
Born in Vicenza in 1816, he died in Venice in 1890. In 1859, together with Enrico Podio and Lorenzo Radi he opened a glassware and mosaic boutique called Salviati dott. Antonio fu Bartolomeo. In 1866 he established the firm called Vetreria Salviati & Co. ; in 1898 that firm got...
Umberto Santi
A master glassblower who was working for Andrea Rioda. When Rioda died, He continued his activity at the furnace, together with Giulio Radi, turning the name into Succ. Andrea Rioda
Giuseppe Santomaso
Born in Vicenza in 1907, he died there in 1990. In 1939 he exhibited at the second "Corrente" show. In 1946 he was among the promoters of Fronte Nuovo delle Arti and, in 1952 he joined Gruppo degli Otto. At the 1951 Milan Triennale the Archimede Seguso firm exhibited one...
Teff Sarazin
Born in Basel (Switzerland) in 1931, he studied architecture at the Polytechnic of Zurich from 1951 to 1955; he joined his father's firm in 1957 and, during the 60s, together with his wife Betha he cooperated with Salviati & Co . In 1966 he worked as a designer for Carlo...
Carlo Scarpa
Born in Venice in 1906, died in Sendai (Japan) in 1978, Carlo Scarpa was an Italian architect influenced in his work by the materials, landscape, and the history of Venetian culture, and Japan. Scarpa was also a glass and furniture designer of note. He studied in Venice at the Academy...
Luigi Croce Scarpa
Born in Venice in 1901, he died there in 1967. He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts under the direction of Ettore Tito. He started exhibiting at the Venice Biennale in 1925. From 1940 to 1942 he worked at V.A.M.S.A.'s, from 1950 to 1956 at A.V.E.M.'s, I.V.R. Mazzega's and...
Tobia Scarpa
Son of Carlo, he was born in Venice in 1935. A well - known contemporary architect, graduated in 1969, he executed several important research studies for the application industrtial glass in the construction field. In 1958 he started working for Venini & Co. Currently he works as an architectural interior...
Raoul Schultz
Born in Lero (Greece) in 1931, he died in Venice in 1971. He was the most cosmopolitan of the painters among the painters of the Venice School, was a forerunner of Arte Povera, as well as Senica paintings, and he worked on visual poetry with the Lettere Anonime series, putting...
George Scott Kenneth
Born in Fort Wayne in 1918, he studied design at Parsons School in New York and painted at the Moses Soyer Art School. In 1951 he worked as a designer for Venini & Co.
Archimede Seguso
Born in 1909 in Murano, he died in 1999. He started working in 1933 for the firm Barovier Seguso Ferro and later for Seguso Vetri d'Arte ; he left the latter firm in 1942, to open a furnace bearing his name in 1946. During the 60s he made objects for...
Angelo Seguso
Brother of Archimede, Angelo was born in Murano in 1921. He made the most important objects for the Seguso vetri d'Arte firm from 1950 to 1970. In 1988 he started working for Archimede Seguso's.
Giovanni Seguso (Patàre)
Known as Nane Patàre.He was born in 10 Feb 1853 – 27 Oct 1931.Cousin of the famous Isidoro, celebrated by D'annunzio, he was one of the most famous glassblowers of the 20s, and worked for the follwing firms: Andrea Rioda & Co. , MVM Cappellin & Co. , and later for Venini...
Livio Seguso
Born in Murano in 1930. Sculptor of glass, he started in the glassworks at a very early ageas a pupil of Alfredo Barbini - and assistant to, as well. There he remained until 1959 when he was appointed maestro at Salviati & Co . And became the ideal interpreter of...
Silvano Signoretto
Silvano Signoretto began to train at the age of eight, in the furnace of the unforgettable glass master Alfredo Barbini . Having acquired the foundations of the glassmaking he started working in the renowned glasshouses of Gino Cenedese , F.lli Cattelan, and Renato Mazzega among the others. It is here...
Thomas Stearns
Born in Philadelphia (U.S.A.) in 1936. He graduated at Cranbrook Academy of Art and in 1959 came to Italy. Here, with the cooperation of the maestro Checco Ongaro, he designed for Venini & Co . a collection of prestigious blown glasswares, items that were exhibited at the XXXI Venice Biennale...
Fioravante Seibezzi
Born in Venice in 1906, where he died 1974. Self - taught, he presented his works at the Opera Bevilacqua La Masa collectives exhibitions starting from 1925. After having participated in several Venice Biennali, in 1937 he won the competition for the stained glass windows at the Palazzo del Cinema...
Ettore Sottsass
Born in Innsbruck (Austria) in 1917, he studied in Turin and graduated in architecture. In 1958 he started working for the Olivetti corporation. In 1981 he was one of the founders of the Memphis brand, and with this trademark he designed glassware in the 80s, characterized by highly - successful...
Silvano Simioni
Master glassblowers at Aureliano Toso's during the 50's, he made several items desgned by the painter Dino Martens.
Lino Tagliapietra
Born in Murano in 1934, he bred in the “closed shop” environment of Venetian glass fraternity on Murano, learned the complex language of glass making as a matter of course from an early age. During the 50s he designed objects for the Vinicio Vianello firm. During 1966-67 he worked at...
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Born in New York in 1848, he died there in 1933. Son of the famous jeweler Charles, he studied painting in New York in 1866 and traveled to Paris in 1869, where he was acquainted with Siegfried Bing, whose shop, "L'Art Nouveau", later became the exclusive european outlet for his...
Matteo Thun
Born in Bolzano (Italy) in 1952, he studied sculpture in Salzburg (Austria) at the Akademie Oskar Kokoschka, and in 1975 he was awarded his ph.d. in architecture at the University of Florence in collaboration with Ettore Sottsass he grounded the Sottsass Associati and the Memphis Design Group in 1981. Between...
Didier Tisseyre
Born in Dakar, Senegal, in 1958 After studying at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Toulouse and Aix en Provence, he obtained the National Diploma of Plastic Expression in 1986. Invited by Cirva - Centre international de recherche sur le verre et les artes plastiques from Marseilles at the same...
Charles Tissot Lyn
While working for the firm of Venini & Co. in 1955, he designed glassware with a marked stylization based on a modern use of traditional techniques with essential forms and decorations with a graphic or chromatic value. In 1964 he cooperated with Archimede Seguso's.
Mark Tobey
Born in Centerville (Wisconsin, U.S.A.) in 1890, died in Basel (Switzerland) in 1976.He received little formal training in art aside from a few classes at the Art Institute of Chicago.He worked for a few years in New York as a fashion illustrator, interior decorator and portraitist, experimenting with fantastic designs...