Vase 'A Fasce' by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Venice Murano 1950s

A vintage vase 'A Fasce Orizzontali' (with horizontal stripes) by Fulvio Bianconi from 1950, manufactured by Venini, Murano. The green glass body is decorated with horizontal stripes of opaque red glass. Signed with the acid etching 'venini murano ITALIA'. A rare authentic example of Bianconi's iconic design. Fulvio Bianconi (1915 - 1996) was one of the most important revivers of Murano glass design in the 20th century. He started his career as an enamel painter for Cappelin at the age of 15 - an experience that shaped him throughout his life. In the 1930s he began a lifelong collaboration with the Milanese publishing houses Mondadori, Bompiani and Garzanti as a graphic designer and illustrator. Back in Murano in 1946, Fulvio Bianconi studied the art of glassmaking. Here he met Paolo Venini. The collaboration of Bianconi and Paolo Venini marked a turning point in the history of Venini and Murano art glass. Several iconic works such as the Figure della Commedia dell’Arte, the Tiepolo, the Fazzoletto, the Sirene and the Pezzati were developed by Fulvio Bianconi. He always worked as a freelance artist and, besides his 40-year collaboration with Venini, he designed for other glass companies such as Gino Cenedese, Mazzega, Vetreria Vistosi, Galliano Ferro, Robert Niederer (Switzerland), Segusi Vetri d'Arte and Toso Vetri d'Arte.