Estimate by Auctionata Expert: 3.000 Euro. The technique of the so called vetro incamiciato is used especially for lamp shades to get glare-free light. It is made by dipping white opaque glass into colored glass. Trained at the universities of Milano and Venice as an architect, Massimo Vignelli made is with his own design firm to New York to reach international recognition. In the US he was a visiting lecturer at Harvard University Graduate School of Design.
His works comprise mainly architectural, graphic and industrial design. He was part of the founding of Unimark International in 1965. Some of his works are located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Montreal and Neue Sammlung in Munich. Massimo Vignelli Pendant Light for Venini.No chips, cracks or breaks. Massimo Vignelli (Italian pronunciation: [massimo villi]; January 10, 1931 May 27, 2014) was an Italian designer who worked in a number of areas ranging from package design through houseware design and furniture design to public signage and showroom design. He was the co-founder of Vignelli Associates, with his wife, Lella. His ethos was, "If you can design one thing, you can design everything, " and this was reflected in the broad range of his work. Vignelli worked firmly within the Modernist tradition, and focused on simplicity through the use of basic geometric forms in all his work.
Murano, Venini, Barovier & Toso, Archimede Seguso, Cenedese, Salviati, Pino Signoretto, Napoleone Martinuzzi, AVEM, Italian, Venetian, art glass, midcentury modern. This piece is from a large collection of Art Nouveau and Mid Century Modern era treasures.
Watch my posts for more to come soon. The item "Mid Century Modern Massimo Vignelli Hand Blown Glass Sigaro Pendant Lamp" is in sale since Monday, September 23, 2019. This item is in the category "Antiques\Periods & Styles\Mid-Century Modernism". The seller is "the3rais2013" and is located in Boca Raton, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.