Footed "battuto" bowl, ca. 1959/60

ExecutionVenini & C., founded 1921

DesignTobia Scarpa , Venezia *1935

DesignLudovico Diaz de Santillana, Roma 1931–1989 Arezzo

Light blue tinged glass, blown, all surfaces cut with a pattern similar to wood-carving or silversmithing (battuto), cut base

(H x Ø)15,2 x 17,2 cm

Place of originMurano

Status

not on display

About the workThe “Battuti” series, the “hammered ones”, is one of Tobia Scarpa’s first designs for Venini. They are characterised by the matt, uneven surface of the glass, which is reminiscent of the traces of hammering on silverware. The matt finish looks like a skin on the flawless, translucent glass and emphasises the shape. Scarpa followed in the footsteps of his father Carlo and also became an architect and designer. He worked for Venini from around 1959 and collaborated with Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, who took over the artistic direction of the glassworks in 1960.

AccessionGift of Helmut Hentrich, 1966

Inventory numberP 1966-266

Contact

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