Sottsass: Glass Works

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Sottsass, Ettore

Barovier, Marino

Carboni, Milco

Bischofberger, Bruno

Crafts & Hobbies

Antique Collectors’ Club Ltd

This magnificent and unprecedented three- volume set showcases one of the world's most important collections of 20th-century Venetian glass--1,000 masterpieces marvelously photographed and cataloged by a renowned expert in the field. Celebrated for its exceptional craftsmanship, artistic mastery, and iconic design, Venetian glass has a rich, historical legacy. The techniques developed by Venetian glassmakers have influenced glassmaking worldwide. Presented in three impressive volumes, this private collection includes works by thirty of the most influential artists, artisans, and studios from 1895-1970. Through Marino Barovier's expertly insightful texts, readers will learn the evolution of the techniques, forms, colors, and tastes in Venetian glass during the Novecento--a century of sociopolitical, historical, and cultural change of egregious magnitude. Each glass object is described in terms of its aesthetic beauty, style and proportions, artistic quality, and rarity. The author describes the technical difficulties of the realization and the perfection of the technique that went into each piece. He also considers the designer's standing; the significance of the manufacturers and glass masters; and their historical importance. Photographed with exceptional clarity and quality, the works are presented in remarkable full- page spreads, grouped by manufacturer, designer and type. The result is an impeccable and invaluable reference work reflecting the latest scholarship, that will appeal to glass experts, collectors, and anyone interested in modern glass art and design.

Vetripedia: Masterpieces of Venetian Glass

Arts & Photography

Graphic Design

Prestel

Carlo Scarpa

Skira

The first catalogue raisonné and the entire index of the over four hundred artistic glass pieces executed by the great architect between 1927 and 1947 for the Murano glassmaking firms of Giacomo Cappellin and Paolo Venini.

Carlo Scarpa: Glass of an Architect

Reference

Italian art glass of the twentieth century represents a high point in the history of the medium. In this century, such legendary Muranese factories as Venini, Seguso and Barovier &amp; Toso, among others, joined forces with major artists, architects, designers and skilled glassworkers to renovate and expand the traditions of excellence that had been the hallmarks of Venetian glass for centuries. From experiments in new forms, colors and techniques in the first decades of the century, through the golden years of Italian preeminence in the field at mid-century, to the influx of talented artists from other countries today, Venetian glasswork of the twentieth century is a testament to creative spirit and artistic innovation. Presented at the American Craft Museum from fall 2000 through winter 2001, Venetian Glass: Twentieth Century Italian Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection is one of the first comprehensive overviews of twentieth-century Italian glass art in the United States, and the first in this country to present a heretofore unknown private collection of Italian glass masterworks. The extraordinary design by Massimo Vignelli coupled with the stunning photographs by Luca Vignelli give life and texture to each piece. Responding to the dearth of publications about twentieth-century Italian glass art available in the US, this accompanying catalogue--featuring over 200 works--is certain to occupy a significant place in the current revival of interest in glasswork as an art form.

Venetian Glass: 20th Century Italian Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection

McFadden, David Revere

Scarpa, Tobia

Tagliapietra, Lino

SCARPA, Carlo

Moore, Benjamin

Bianchin, Cristiano

Barbini, Alfredo

Diaz de Santillana, Laura

Ohira, Yoichi

Sacks, Susan

Stearns, Thomas

Zynsky, Toots

Barovier, Ercole

Bianconi, Fulvio

Vetrerie, Muranese

Frantz, Suzanne K.

Decorative Arts & Design

Charta

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