Blown Glass Vase by Alfredo Barbini, 1970s

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Blown glass vase, designed by alfredo barbini. Murano, 1970s

origin murano

period 1970s

designer alfredo barbini (murano, 1912–2007) born in … Read more Blown glass vase, designed by alfredo barbini. Murano, 1970s

origin murano

period 1970s

designer alfredo barbini (murano, 1912–2007) born in murano into families of glassblowers and pearl makers active for generations, he began working in a glassworks at age thirteen, in 1925, at s.a.i.a.r. Ferro toso, and by 1929 he was already a master glassblower at the cristalleria di venezia e murano; after a brief stint in milan in 1932, he returned to the island, working for zecchin & martinuzzi and seguso vetri d’arte, and from 1936 to 1944 he was a partner and master glassblower at s.a.v.a.m. After the war, he collaborated as a master glassblower and designer with archimede seguso and napoleone martinuzzi, later going into business with vetreria vistosi and gino cenedese, before founding his own glassworks in 1950—with financial support from salviati & c.—which was reorganized in 1983 as alfredo barbini srl. His work, which combines the technical expertise of a glassblower with an avowedly sculptural sensibility, was exhibited at the venice biennale from 1950 to 1961; he received the osella d’oro from the association of venetian industrialists and the title of commendatore, and in 1989 the settimare association named him venetian of the year.

materials blown glass

dimensions
ø 16 cm
height: 29 cm

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