CHRONOLOGY 
The following OverView is based on the sources given 
in the bibliography (p. 48) and in the documentation 
(p. 147 et seq.). 
1895 
First Biennale of Venice (with artistic glass from Mu- 
rano). 
1900 
Paris World Fair: Murano glass is considered conser- 
vative. - Death of Antonio Salviati (born 1816), birth 
of Flavio Poli. 
1921 
Paolo Venini (1895-1959) and Giacomo Cappellin 
(born 1887) found the “Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappel- 
lin-Venini & C.”, with Andrea Rioda as technical direc- 
tor and Vittorio Zecchin (1878-1947) as artistic direc- 
tor; copies of glassware in old paintings ("Veronese” 
und “Holbein" models). 
1923 
Monza Biennale. - Vases by the painter Guido Cad- 
orin. - Founding of the SALIR Company (with Guido 
Baisamo Stella). 
1924 
14th International Art Exhibition, Venice: exhibits by 
Giacomo Cappellin - Paolo Venini (execution of the 
glassware by Nane Seguso, Diego Barovier, Nino Pa- 
vanello and Attilio Moratto). - Ermanno Toso Starts 
working with Fratelli Toso. 
1925 
Paris Fair: only a few firms from Murano exhibit. - 
Venini and Cappellin split up to form "Vetri Soffiati 
Venini & C ", Murano (artistic director: Napoleone 
Martinuzzi) and “Maestri Vetrai Muranesi Cappel 
lin & C." (artistic director: Zecchin). - Venini & C. 
produce millefiori (''Murrine") and “latticino" glass. 
1927 
"Primavera"-glass developed by Ercole Barovier (died 
1974) for Barovier & Toso. - Guido Baisamo Stella 
and the native Czech Franz Pelzel work for the SALIR 
Company (Studio Ars Labor Industrie Riunite) from 
1927 to 1930, primarily engraved glass. 
1928 
Founding of the magazine “Domus" (publisher: Gio 
Ponti). 
1929 
Founding of Vetreria d’Arte Ferro Lazzarini. 
1930 
Zecchin leaves Cappellin, and is succeeded by Carlo 
Scarpa. - Monza Triennale: Animal figures by Guido 
Baisamo Stella for Ferro Toso. 
1931 
Dissolution of the firm of Cappellin & C. - Dino Mar 
tens works for Salviati. - Dissolution of IVAM (Indus 
trie Vetri Artistici Murano) of Libero Vitali (with Flavio 
Poli). 
1932 
Napoleone Martinuzzi leaves Venini and founds "Zec 
chin Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaici" with Fran 
cesco Zecchin. In their employment: Alfredo Barbini. 
- Founding of AVEM (Arte Vetraria Muranese) by An 
tonio and Egidio Ferro and Emilio Nason (according 
to Mariacher AVEM was founded by Ferro and Giulio 
Rodi). - Vittorio Zecchin designs goblets for AVEM. - 
Salviati opens a glassworks in Murano and displays 
glasses by Dino Martens at the Biennale. - Founding 
of the Seguso Vetri d'Arte (artistic director: Flavio 
Poli). 
1933 
The following firms take part in the Milan Triennale: 
Luigi Fontana & C. / Milano (including designs by Pie 
tro Chiesa), Martinuzzi & Zecchin / Venice, Soc. Vet- 
rerie T. Taddei & C. / Empoli, Soc. An. Venini / Mu 
rano (including designs by Tomaso Buzzi), Fabbrica 
Vetri Artistici C. Maschio / Murano, Fratelli Toso / Ve 
nice, Salir Ferro Toso / Murano, Salviati & C. / Venice. 
- “Vetro corroso" (etched glass) by Venini first dis- 
played at the Milan Triennale. - “Laguna" (mat pink) 
and "Alga” series to designs by Tommaso Buzzi with 
Venini. - Founding of "Barovier Seguso & Ferro”. 
1934 
“Vetro sommerso” (Venini). - Tyra Lundgren (Swed- 
ish ceramic artist) works for Venini tili 1940. - “Vetro 
corroso-bugnato" by Flavio Poli with Seguso Vetri 
d’Arte. 
19th Venice Biennale: firms taking part include 
AVEM / Murano, Vetreria Barovier / Murano, Cavalieri 
Alice, Cristallerie Nazionali / Napoli, Fontana Arte / 
Milano (artistic director: Gio Ponti and P. Chiesa der 
S. A. Luigi Fontana & C. / Milano), De Matteis / Fire 
nze, Maria Garbin / Venice, Ulderico Moretti & C. / 
Murano, Pino Ponti / Milano, Succ. Andrea Rioda / 
Murano, SAIAR - Ferro Toso & C. / Murano, SALIR / 
Murano, Salviati & C. / Venice, Fratelli Toso / Murano, 
Venini / Murano, Zecchin & Martinuzzi / Murano (ar 
tistic director: Napoleone Martinuzzi), Barovier, Se 
guso & Ferro / Murano (glass to designs of Vittorio 
Zecchin). 
1935 
Barovier & C. founds the firm of Ferro Toso Barovier 
(later Barovier & Toso) with Ferro Toso. 
1936 
Milchglas series and cased glass from Venini. - Mo- 
saic glass from Mario De Luigi (pseudonym Guido 
Bin) with Salviati. - Founding of VAMSA (Vetreria Ar- 
tistica Muranese Soc. An.). Designers included Er- 
menegildo Ripa, Luigi Croce. Partner and first mas 
ter: Alfredo Barbini. 
1936-1938 
"Vetro gemmato" from Barovier & Toso. 
1937 
“Vetro bullicante” from Seguso Vetri d’Arte. 
1938 
Designs by Zecchin for glasss with leaf designs on 
the stem (execution Fratelli Toso). - Biennale: etched 
glassware from Seguso. - Founding of the glass 
works of Aureliano Toso. 
1940 
"Rugiada’-glass from Barovier & Toso. - Designs by 
Carlo Scarpa for Venini, in particular “Murrine". 
1945 
Edwin Burger (native Austrian) works freelance in Mi 
lan, producing mainly engraved and cut glass. - Ar- 
chimede Seguso leaves "Seguso Vetri d’Arte" and 
founds his own firm. - Guglielmo Vistosi founds "Vet 
reria Vistosi" (designers: Gae Aulenti, Angelo Mangia- 
rotti, Ettore Sotsass, Vico Magistretti, Eleonora Pe- 
duzzi Riva). 
1946 
"Handkerchief" glass (“Fazzoletti”) of Venini & C. in 
"latticino" or cased glass. 
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