Mid-century ice Murano glass chandelier by Venini, Italy 1980s

The elegant, beautiful Murano glass chandelier made in Italy in the 1980s. Venini & Co. played a leading role in the revival of Italy’s high-end glass industry, pairing innovative modernist designers with the skilled artisans in the centuries-old glass workshops on the Venetian island of Murano. While the company’s founder, Paolo Venini (1895–1959), was himself a highly talented glassware designer, his true genius was to invite forward-thinking Italian and international designers to Murano’s hallowed workshops to create Venini pieces — among them Giò Ponti, Massimo Vignelli, Finnish designer Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearnsof the United States and Fulvio Bianconi. Incredibly beautiful chandelier change color from blue to lilac depending on the light. Very good vintage condition. Consists of 28 parts. Requires standard Edison E27 with a screw lamp and 4 E14. Maximum height with cable 77 cm. The chandelier weighs 13.5 kg.