1948
"Damasco” and “Corinto" series from Barovier. - Giu-
lio Radi (1895-1952) Works for AVEM (metallised glass
at the Biennale 1948 and 1950). - Commedia
dell'Arte, design Fulvio Bianconi for Venini 1948-1950.
- Dino Martens: glass for Aureliano Toso.
24th Venice Biennale: Firms taking part include Fran
cesco Andolfato / Venice; AVEM / Murano (artistic di-
rector: Giulio Radi), Cenedese & C. / Murano (de
signs by Alfredo Barbini), Barovier & Toso / Murano,
Anzolo Fuga e Fratelli / Murano, Aldo Fuga / Murano,
Romeo Ongaro / Venice, SALIR / Murano, Seguso
Vetri d’Arte / Murano, Societä Veneziana Conterie e
Cristallerie / Venice (peari work to designs by Maria
Damerini), Aureliano Toso / Murano (vases to designs
by Dino Martens), Fratelli Toso / Murano, Venini / Mu
rano (“Le maschere italiane” to designs by Fulvio Bi
anconi).
1950
Alfredo Barbini, previously empioyed by Gino Cene
dese, founds the firm of “Alfredo Barbini Vetri Ar-
tistici", employing his son Flavio. - Founding of the
“Centro Studio Pittori neli’arte del Vetro” with the
participation of world famous artists like Picasso, Ko
koschka, Chagall, Alexander Calder, Le Corbusier. -
Giorgio Ferro designs vases with "winged handles”. -
Biennale: muiti-coloured cased glass by Flavio Poli.
1951
“Vetro pezzato" (patchwork glass) by Venini at the
Milan Triennale.
1952
“Vetri a nastro iilla” by Archimede Seguso. - “Vetri as-
trali" by Flavio Poli for Seguso. - “Vaso a reazione
nucleare” by V. Vianello für F. Toso.
1954
“Valva" by Flavio Poli at the Triennale. - “Vasi milleoc-
chi” and “Vasi atomici" (designs by Vinicio Vianello for
SALIR). - “Vetri aborigeni”, design by Ercole Barovier
(Barovier & Toso).
27th Venice Biennale: Firms taking part include Fran
cesco Andolfato / Venice (vases to designs by
F. Quaia and Giulio Padoan), Arte Vetraria Muranese
(AVEM), Murano (designs by Giorgio Ferro), Alfredo
Barbini / Murano, Barovier & Toso / Murano (figure to
a design by Angelo Barovier), Gino Cenedese / Mu
rano, Dalla Venezia Martinuzzi / Murano, Domus - Ve
tri d’Arte / Murano (to a design by Anzolo Fuga),
Ferro & Lazzarini / Murano (object to design by Prof.
E. Rizzetto), Industrie Vetrarie Riunite / Murano (de
sign Scarpa Croce), Riccardo Licata / Venice, SALIR /
Murano (“Mille occhi" and “Murano" to designs by
Vinicio Vianello, “Vasi astrali” to a design by Fran
cesco Pelzei), Archimede Seguso / Murano, Seguso
Vetri d’Arte / Murano (design Flavio Poli), Alberto
Toso & C. / Murano (designs by Vinicio Vianello),
Aureliano Toso / Murano (designs by Dino Martens),
Fratelli Toso / Murano, Venini / Murano, Arturo Za-
niol / Murano (to designs by Renzo Zaniol of SALIR),
Tono Zancanaro/ Padua.
1955
Galliano Ferro ieaves AVEM and founds “Galliano
Ferro"; artistic director: his son Giorgio Ferro (“Stoc-
carda" series). - Exhibition at Basle museum of arts
and crafts: glass from Murano to designs by Picasso,
Leger, Kokoschka, Calder, Bracque, Le Corbusier,
Lobo, Bodmer.
1957-1958
Large touring exhibition of glass from Murano in Ger-
many (Hanover, Baden-Baden, Pforzheim, Karlsruhe,
Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Hamburg) and Austria (Vienna,
Graz, Linz).
1958
Founding of the firm of “Carlo Moretti S. N.C.".
1959
Death of Paolo Venini; Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
takes over the management of the Company. - Anto
nio Da Ros works for Cenedese.
1960
30th Biennale in Venice: Firms exhibiting include Arte
Vetraria Muranese / Murano (“Vaso Astrale.” of Anzolo
Fuga); Alfredo Barbini / Murano; Caterina Biondi /
Venice, Gino Cenedese / Murano, Galliano Ferro/
Murano, I. V. R. Mazzega / Murano, Nason & Moretti /
Murano, Franco Purisiol / Venice, Salviati & C. / Ve
nice (designs by the architect Chirivi), SALIR f Mu
rano (with some designs by F. Pelzei), Archimede Se
guso / Murano, Seguso Vetri d’arte / Murano (de
signs by Flavio Poli), Seguso - Dalla Venezia / Mu
rano (designs by Ezio Rizzetto), Aureliano Toso / Mu
rano (design by Dino Martens), Fratelli Toso, Gug-
lielmo Vistosi / Murano, Venini S. A. / Murano, Laura
Zanon / Venice.
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