Vase Opulus, Brigitta Carlsson and Ove Thorssen for Venini 1972

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Vase Opulus, Brigitta Karlsson and Ove Thorssen for Venini 1972

A vase of the opulus series designed by Brigitta Karlsson … more Vase Opulus, Brigitta Karlsson and Ove Thorssen for Venini 1972

A vase of the opulus series designed by Brigitta Karlsson and Ove Thorssen for Venini 1972. Ribbed blue glass fused in incalmo technic. Venini, Murano ca. 1970s. The incised signature venini italia is on the base.

Measures:
Height: 7.87" (20 cm)
Diameter: 7.24" (18.4 cm)

In 1921 Paolo Venini and Giacomo Cappellin founded a company that would become world famous. Under the artistic directions of Vittorio Zecchin the Vetri Soffiati Cappellin Venini & C. become the whiz kid of the golden 1920s. Over the decades, countless world-renowned artists like Napoleone Martinuzzi, Carlo Scarpa, Tomaso Buzzi, Fulvio Bianconi, Tuni Zuccheri, Thomas Stearns, Toots Zynski or Ettore Sottsass have enthusiastically worked for Venini, designing something very special with each of their new techniques and designs. The creations of Venini were honored with several awards. Till today Venini is one of the leading art glass manufacturies on Murano.

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