Italian 1970s Toni Zuccheri for Venini Sconces "Patchwork" Murano Glass





















Ceiling or wall lighting system made up of 8 Murano glass elements, "Patchwork" model, designed by Toni Zuccari for Venini. The structure is in white painted metal on which the transparent, amber and pale yellow corrugated glasses are fixed. Each piece can be interconnected and arranged to form a larger wall structure, as illustrated by Franco Deboni in "Vetro Venini", catalog 1921-2007, Allemandi editions, Turin 2007. Pages 250, 254, 293. As you can see in the photo, 7 sconces have been mounted. Wear consistent with age and use. Original wiring and sockets. Dimensions 30 cm x 30 cm x 14 cm. Since 1921, VENINI has transformed precious silica sand into molten glass, which is then blown and crafted by hand, reflecting the perfect balance between traditional techniques and contemporary art and design. Precious “Made in Murano” creations that stem from centuries of skill and knowledge. TONI ZUCCHERI was born in San Vito al Tagliamento (Pordenone) but Venetian by adoption, Toni Zuccheri (1936-2008) trained at the school of his father Luigi, an animalist painter, and graduated in Architecture in Venice in 1968. Still a student, at the end of 1961 he comes to Venini – to replace his father – to design a glass bestiary that Ludovico de Santillana wanted to create by implementing an idea by Paolo Venini. Thus begins in an almost fortuitous way a collaboration destined to continue over time, albeit in a discontinuous manner. At Venini Zuccheri he devoted himself passionately to research and experimentation on the glass material, acquiring over time considerable familiarity with both hot and cold working techniques.
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