Large Murano Glass Vase or Ice Bucket by Marcello Furlan for Lip Murano

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Rare 1990s vase by Lip. Cobalt blue layered with clear glass with two solid green rods on the side. Similar … more Rare 1990s vase by Lip. Cobalt blue layered with clear glass with two solid green rods on the side. Similar to the small Tina Aufiero Alboino vase made in the same decade by Venini. with 4 rods instead of two. Giant size, big enough to be an ice bucket. Signed Marcello Furlan 96. Lip was a company created in the 80s by the young designer Marcello Furlan and Maestro Giuliano Tosi. Together they created several pieces that were in the vein of the Memphis Group. I got to know them well and they were like the odd couple from Murano. Giuliano, a great Murano master who speaks in Venetian dialect and Marcello, a young and promising designer. They were an emblem of 80s style and a very promising design company, but unfortunately the company did not change and did not adapt to the new styles of the following decades. Now Lip's creations are glass pieces sought after by collectors for their rarity and uniqueness. less