Paolo Venini (1895 - 1959) appeared as one of the leaders in the production of Murano glass and an important contributor to the design of the twentieth century.
Venini was born in the city of Cusano near Milan, Italy. After serving in the Italian army during the First World War, he trained as a lawyer and began his practice in Milan. He soon dev...
Paolo Venini (1895 - 1959) appeared as one of the leaders in the production of Murano glass and an important contributor to the design of the twentieth century.
Venini was born in the city of Cusano near Milan, Italy. After serving in the Italian army during the First World War, he trained as a lawyer and began his practice in Milan. He soon developed an acquaintance with Giacomo Cappellin, a native of Venice, who possessed an antiquity of Milan.
In 1921, Venini and Cappellin opened a glass factory on the islands of Murano, the historical center of glass production in the lagoon of Venice, under the name of Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin Venini & C. With Luigi Ceresa and Emilio Hochs as investors , To buy the recently closed Murano glass factory of Andrea Rioda, hire the glass blowers from the former company, and keep Rioda himself to serve as technical director of the company.
However, their plans turned out quickly, when Rioda died before the production began. Several of the major glass blowers have decamped to found a competing company under the name of Successori Andrea Rioda. Nevertheless, the company was successfully launched and flourished with the support of distribution contacts from the founders in Milan. The company has also benefited from a commitment to introduce new concepts of modern design.
After the disputes, Cappellin withdrew from the company in 1925, taking most of the glass masters from the firm and launching a competitor. Venini reorganized with new glass blowers and, first as Soffiati Muranesi Venini & C. and later as Venini & C., obtaining a position as design leader among the Murano firms. Venini himself played a role in designing several of the company's best-known products, including the famous "fazzoletto" (handkerchief) series he created with designer Fulvio Bianconi.
After Venini's death in 1959, the company was first sued by other members of the family and sold in 1985.
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