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1900 Sondrio, Italy - 1981 Rapallo, Italy. Known for: Glass art vases, bird and animal images, architecture design.
After the sudden departure of Napoleone Martinuzzi from Venini in 1932, the architect Tomaso Buzzi, a longtime friend and associate of Paolo Venini, stepped in on short notice to fill the position of... Read full biography
After the sudden departure of Napoleone Martinuzzi from Venini in 1932, the architect Tomaso Buzzi, a longtime friend and associate of Paolo Venini, stepped in on short notice to fill the position of artistic director. Also hired on a freelance basis was the young architect Carlo Scarpa whose... Read full biography
After the sudden departure of Napoleone Martinuzzi from Venini in 1932, the architect Tomaso Buzzi, a longtime friend and associate of Paolo Venini, stepped in on short notice to fill the position of artistic director. Also hired on a freelance basis was the young architect Carlo Scarpa whose services as a designer were now available after the recent collapse of MVM Cappellin. Buzzi was immediately presented with a daunting task—to design an entirely new line of glass to be presented by Venini... Read full biography
After the sudden departure of Napoleone Martinuzzi from Venini in 1932, the architect Tomaso Buzzi, a longtime friend and associate of Paolo Venini, stepped in on short notice to fill the position of artistic director. Also hired on a freelance basis was the young architect Carlo Scarpa whose services as a designer were now available after the recent collapse of MVM Cappellin. Buzzi was immediately presented with a daunting task—to design an entirely new line of glass to be presented by Venini at the Triennali of Milano in 1933. Buzzi responded with a highly inventive and beautifully cohesive body of work, a vast array of bowls and vases inspired by Surrealism and ancient Etruscan Askoi vessels. These pieces were executed in precious... Read full biography
After the sudden departure of Napoleone Martinuzzi from Venini in 1932, the architect Tomaso Buzzi, a longtime friend and associate of Paolo Venini, stepped in on short notice to fill the position of artistic director. Also hired on a freelance basis was the young architect Carlo Scarpa whose services as a designer were now available after the recent collapse of MVM Cappellin. Buzzi was immediately presented with a daunting task—to design an entirely new line of glass to be presented by Venini at the Triennali of Milano in 1933. Buzzi responded with a highly inventive and beautifully cohesive body of work, a vast array of bowls and vases inspired by Surrealism and ancient Etruscan Askoi vessels. These pieces were executed in precious experimental materials and many included industrial and zoomorphic shapes and imagery. Only a few of these hig... Read full biography
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After the sudden departure of Napoleone Martinuzzi from Venini in 1932, the architect Tomaso Buzzi, a longtime friend and associate of Paolo Venini, stepped in on short notice to fill the position of artistic director. Also hired on a freelance basis was the young architect Carlo Scarpa whose services as a designer were now available after the recent collapse of MVM Cappellin.
Buzzi was immediately presented with a daunting task—to design an entirely new line of glass to be presented by Venini at the Triennali of Milano in 1933. Buzzi responded with a highly inventive and beautifully cohesive body of work, a vast array of bowls and vases inspired by Surrealism and ancient Etruscan Askoi vessels.
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