Paolo Venini and his furnace
By: edited by Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego
Contributors: Venini, Paolo, 1895-1959; Barovier, Marino, editor; Sonego, Carla, editor; Stanze del vetro (Organization)
Edition: First edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 531
ISBN-13: 9788857233543
Subjects: Venini S.p.A.; Glass artists; Glass art; Exhibitions; Glassware
Work titles: Paolo Venini e la sua fornace
Notes: Catalog for the exhibition held September 11, 2016-January 8, 2017 on the Island of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice.

"Exhibition organized by Le Stanze del vetro... a joint initiative of Fondazione Giorgio Cini and Pentagram Stiftung"--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 528-531).
Table of contents: title: Introduction / Marino Barovier; title: Paolo Venini and 'his' work in glass / Marino Barovier; title: Paolo Venini between architects and exhibitions / Carla Sonego; title: Paolo Venini in the Rio dei Vetrai / Rosa Barovier Mentasti; title: Paolo Venini sets his sights on the United States: 1951-1959 / Howard J. Lockwood; title: Tyra Lundgren and Paolo Venini: a successful design collaboration / Marika Bogren; title: The ceramic inventions of Gio Ponti, at the thin edge of irony among hands, bottles and crinoline / Valerio Terraroli; title: The works / Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego; title: Guide for the reader; title: Paolo Venini : diamante; zanfirici, zanfirico reticello; opalini; pesanti; "a dame" murrine; mezzaluna murrine; a puntini murrine; transparent murrine; mosaico zanfirico; mosaico multicolore; diafani; incisi; bottles; compotes; obelisks; sandglasses; stained glass; title: Tyra Lundgren : birds and fish; leaves; snakes; vases; title: Gio Ponti : table service and APEM; bottles; lighting; title: Piero Fornasetti : table service; title: Eugène Berman : le rovine table centrepiece; title: Ken Scott : fish; title: Riccardo Licata : murrine; title: Charles Lin Tissot : submerged zanfirico; zanfirici; title: Massimo Vignelli : table service; glass and silver Venini/Christofle; lighting; title: Tobia Scarpa : battuti; occhi; cinesi; murrine; table service; title: Grete Korsmo : jewellery; title: Venini exhibitions 1932-1960.