FontanaArte Cartoccio Vase
Cartoccio Vase
CARTOCCIO VASE
Designed by Pietro Chiesa
Vase made of natural satin glass. Made from hot folding of a sheet of glass.
DESIGNER
PIETRO CHIESA
A descendant of an eminent Ticino-based family of artists, he opened his own glass making shop in 1921 after working as an apprentice at the Giannotti glassworks.
In the early 1920s, he took part in the Venice Biennale, the Monza Biennale, the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and exhibitions in Cologne and Barcelona.
His work combines extreme modernity with outstanding technical ability.His creations include the glass windows of the Trieste Stock Exchange, the windows of the Motorship Victoria as well as those of the transatlantic liner Conte di Savoia.
In 1932, Pietro Chiesa was asked by Gio Ponti to share in the artistic direction of the newborn FontanaArte, a role that would enable him to give full expression to his creative flair by designing over a thousand different objects (furniture, tables, lamps, glass windows, objets d’art etc).
Some of these pieces took their place in the history of design and are still produced by FontanaArte today, such as the Fontana curved table (1932), the Cartoccio vase (1932) and the Luminator floor lamp (1933).
INFORMATION
BRAND
FontanaArte
PRODUCT TYPE
Vase
COLLECTION
Cartoccio
PRODUCTION
Made in Italy
SHEET
Extraordinary vases designed by Pietro Chiesa in 1932, whose manual production makes each one unique.
DIMENSION
Height :30cm (11.8")
COLOR
Trasparent
MANUFACTURING
Handmade
DESIGNER
Pietro Chiesa
YEAR OF PRODUCTION
1932
MATERIAL
Glass
USE
Interior
SKU
F2920VA100TR20
