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Fulvio Bianconi Lighting

Italian, 1915-1996

For a range of work that includes everything from illustrating thousands of books and other publications to his role as a visionary glassmaker, Fulvio Bianconi is remembered as one of the most innovative cross-disciplinarian artists of the postwar era.

Born in Ponte di Brenta in 1915, Bianconi showed a prodigious talent for drawing at an early age and, as a teenager, earned money as a portraitist. He also worked as an apprentice decorator in his youth at the Murano glass furnaces, where he first discovered the art of glassmaking.

In 1933, he moved to Milan to pursue a career as a graphic artist, and it was there he met Dino Villani, a painter who had ties to some of Milan’s most prestigious publishing houses and advertising firms. However, at the onset of World War II, Bianconi paused his graphic design ambitions and joined the army. In 1944, he narrowly escaped the infamous Via Rasella Nazi raids in German-occupied Rome.

Following the war, Bianconi went to work designing perfume bottles for the Milan perfume house Giviemme at Venini glassworks, where he worked with glass masters Ermete and Arturo Biassuto. Bianconi became one of Venini’s most influential glass designers — and was appointed artistic director following Carlo Scarpa — known for his bold use of color, modern style and unique, playful designs.

Among Bianconi's most iconic works in glass are the series of glass figures from the Commedia dell’Arte, his remarkably fluid bowls, and the patchwork “Pezzato” technique — his colorful vases created with this technique feature patterns that resemble those of a patchwork quilt. Works made in this fashion caused a sensation at the 25th Venice Biennale in 1950.

Venini co-founder Paolo Venini’s best designs are thought to be his two-color Clessidre hourglasses, produced from 1957 onward, and the Fazzoletto (“handkerchief”) vase, designed with Bianconi in 1949. 

Bianconi worked with several other glass studios, including Cenedese in 1954 and Vistosi in 1963, creating decorative vessels, bowls, hourglasses and sculptures. He was also a graphic designer with the Italian publishing house Garzanti for nearly 30 years. Bianconi’s portfolio of graphic design included work for FIAT, Pathé and Pirelli, among others.

Bianconi’s glassworks are held in museum collections worldwide, including London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, the Museum of Modern Art and the Corning Museum of Glass in New York. The artist died in 1996.

On 1stDibs, discover a range of vintage Fulvio Bianconi decorative objects, glassware and lighting.

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Creator: Fulvio Bianconi
Fulvio Bianconi from Venini Murano Blue Green glass, Italië 1950 Floor lamp
By Gianni Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Mouth-blown glass floor lamp with alternating blue and green stacked glass pieces by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Murano Italy, circa 1960. This color combination is extremely rare....
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fulvio Bianconi Lighting

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Mid-Century Blue and Green Murano Glass Floor lamp by Fulvio Bianconi, 1950s
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Blue and Green Murano Glass Floor lamp by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini - Italy 1950s Lamp : 163x 27cm Lampshade : 45H x 50w cm
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fulvio Bianconi Lighting

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Murano Glass

Fulvio Bianconi Venini Italian Midcentury Wall Sconces in Pink Murano Glass
By Paolo Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous and rare pair of wall sconces handcrafted from Murano Glass Master Fulvio Bianconi for Venini during the 1950s. Both wall lights are made of pink and white swirled Murano ar...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fulvio Bianconi Lighting

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Brass

MCM "Fazzoletto" Chandelier in "Zanfirico" Glass by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
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Beautiful Mid-Century Modern pendant light or lantern designed by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini in white Murano glass. The shade of the chandelier is called "Fazzoletto" that translate...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fulvio Bianconi Lighting

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Murano Glass

1940's Venini " Fasce Ritorte" Lantern by Fulvio Bianconi in Murano Glass
By Venini, Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Merida, Yucatan
Designer: FULVIO BIANCONI (1915-1996) Fasce Ritorte Ceiling Light / lantern manufactured by Venini in multicoloured Murano blown glass and steel armature lacquered in black (paint i...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Fulvio Bianconi Lighting

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Floor Lamp by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Italy, 1950s
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Brussels, BE
Floor lamp by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, Italy, 1950s.
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Fulvio Bianconi lighting for sale on 1stDibs.

Fulvio Bianconi lighting are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Fulvio Bianconi lighting, although white editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original lighting by Fulvio Bianconi were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the mid-20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider lighting by Renato Forti, Osvaldo Borsani, and Lumen Center. Prices for Fulvio Bianconi lighting can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $2,990 and can go as high as $16,366, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $12,982.

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