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Fulvio Bianconi is an Italian graphic designer and illustrator. He collaborated with Venini, creating pieces that became true icons of Murano art glass.
Ercole Barovier is an Italian glass artist and designer.
In 1936 he founded Ferro Toso Barovier together with his brothers Dezio and Artemio Toso, which became Barovier — Toso & Co. in 1939 and Barovier & Toso in 1942.
He was also artistic director of the glassworks until 1972.
Emile Gallé was a French artist and designer who worked in glass, and is considered to be one of the major innovators in the French Art Nouveau movement. He was noted for his designs of Art Nouveau glass art and Art Nouveau furniture, and was a founder of the École de Nancy or Nancy School, a movement of design in the city of Nancy, France.
Toni Zuccheri was an Italian animalist, designer and architect. He is known for his collaboration with Venini in the 1960s. During this time, he created colourful series of pets, fish and birds for the brand, as well as organic vases made of polychrome glass combined with ironic style and dynamic shapes. A leading designer for other renowned manufacturers, from Barovier & Toso to Seguso Viro, Zuccheri has written an important chapter in the history of Murano glass, and his work can be found in the collections of prestigious museums worldwide: the Murano Glass Museum, MoMA and Guggenheim in New York, the Occaido Museum in Sapporo and the Metropolitan Tien Art Museum in Tokyo.
Toni Zuccheri was an Italian animalist, designer and architect. He is known for his collaboration with Venini in the 1960s. During this time, he created colourful series of pets, fish and birds for the brand, as well as organic vases made of polychrome glass combined with ironic style and dynamic shapes. A leading designer for other renowned manufacturers, from Barovier & Toso to Seguso Viro, Zuccheri has written an important chapter in the history of Murano glass, and his work can be found in the collections of prestigious museums worldwide: the Murano Glass Museum, MoMA and Guggenheim in New York, the Occaido Museum in Sapporo and the Metropolitan Tien Art Museum in Tokyo.
Paolo Venini emerged as one of the leading figures in the production of Murano glass and an important contributor to twentieth century Italian design. He is known for having founded the eponymous Venini & C. glassworks.
Tyra Carolina Lundgren was a Swedish painter, ceramist, glass and textile designer, and writer. One of the most versatile artists and modernists of the 20th century, Lundgren was the first woman to design glass for Paolo Venini, and emerged as a pioneer of the Swedish Grace style. In 1950, she was awarded the Swedish royal medal Litteris et Artibus in recognition of her artistic career.
Giovanni (Gio) Ponti was an Italian architect, industrial designer, furniture designer, artist, teacher, writer and publisher.
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Jean Elysée Puiforcat was a French silversmith, sculptor and designer. Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia calls Puiforcat the «most important French Art Deco silversmith».
