Design: Venini

Murano, Italy, 2nd half of 20th century

An Opalino vase by Venini, one of Murano’s most celebrated glassmakers. Introduced in the mid-20th century, the Opalino technique combines layers of translucent and opaque glass to create its distinctive soft, luminous appearance and remarkable depth of colour. Elegant in its simplicity, the vase embodies the refined approach to form and colour that made Venini an icon of modern Italian design.

A charming pair of silver boxes in the shape of apples, handmade in a traditional silver workshop in Bangkok. With their softly rounded forms, removable lids and delicate stems, they recall the playful fruit-shaped decorative objects created by European luxury houses throughout the 20th century, such as Christofle.

Both decorative and practical, they make elegant trinket boxes while also working beautifully as sculptural objects on a coffee table, console or shelf.

Europe, contemporary work