Mid-Century Murano Venini Pendant by Massimo Vignelli

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Signed and dated 2008 by Vignelli, from his original mid-century designs.

Hand blown glass, made in Italy at the famous … more Signed and dated 2008 by Vignelli, from his original mid-century designs.

Hand blown glass, made in Italy at the famous Venini studios on the Venetian island of Murano Italy.

Massimo Vignelli designed pendant lamps for Venini during the '50s and '60s when he lived in Venice. None of the lamps are identical and are all handmade/blown.

Born in Milan, Massimo Vignelli was one of the greatest graphic designers of the 20th century. His most famous and controversial design was his 1972 subway map of New York which replaced geographical accuracy with geometric clarity.

Vignelli worked in a wide variety of areas, including interior design, environmental design, package design, graphic design, furniture design, and product design. His clients at Vignelli Associates included high-profile companies such as IBM, Knoll, Bloomingdale's and American Airlines. His former employee Michael Bierut wrote that "it seemed to me that the whole city of New York was a permanent Vignelli exhibition [around 1981]. To get to the office, I rode in a subway with Vignelli-designed signage, shared the sidewalk with people holding Vignelli-designed Bloomingdale’s shopping bags, walked by St. Peter’s Church with its Vignelli-designed pipe organ visible through the window. At Vignelli Associates, at 23 years old, I felt I was at the center of the universe."

Mint condition
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