Traditonal Crafts

Paolo Venini (1895 – 1959) Italian Glassware Designer

Murano glassware was historically decorated with opulent rubies and gold and fanciful forms in vibrant colours. He hired freelance designers like Martinuzzi and Fulvio Bianconi regularly. Gio Ponti from 1927, Carlo Scarpa from 1932, Eugene Berman from 1951, Ken Scott from 1951, Franco Albini from 1954, and Massimo Vignelli from 1956 were the designers he commissioned.Read More →

Teruo Yamada (b.1945) Japanese Glassware Designer

Teruo Yamada, a Japanese Glassware Designer born in 1945, was associated with the Japan Traditional Crafts Association and exhibited his work internationally. (Word count: 23)Read More →