Photograph by Luca Vignelli

Vetreria Archimede Seguso 1946–

Vetreria Archimede Seguso was founded in 1946 by Archimede Seguso, partner and glassmaster at Seguso Vetri d’Arte until 1942. Seguso was not only the tireless creator of almost all the collections produced by Vetreria Archimede Seguso, he executed his own works and experimented with new techniques and materials. He participated in the Biennali di Venezia and the Triennali di Milano from 1950 on, presenting, among other things, his own personal interpretations of the ancient technique of filigrana. His interpretaions, vessels often enriched with applications of gold leaf, he called Merletti. The company is now run by his son Gino Seguso, with the assistance of his grandson Antonio Seguso.

Photograph by Luca Vignelli
Archimede Seguso, Vetreria Archimede Seguso, 1951
Archimede Seguso
Zig zag, 1951
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Photograph by Luca Vignelli

Archimede Seguso   Zig zagVetreria Archimede Seguso, 1951

Vase in clear transparent glass with inclusions of sections of lattimo and red glass canes laid out in a zig zag pattern. The surface is lightly decorated with the application of a gold leaf.

A similar work is part of
the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
6 7/8 in. high (17.5 cm)

Exhibitions:
2001, Milan, Murano: Vetri dalla Collezione Olnick Spanu, Spazio Oberdan.

Bibliography and comparative texts:
U. Franzoi, 1991, n. 36;
Olnick Spanu, 2001, n. 156.

Photograph by Luca Vignelli
Archimede Seguso, Vetreria Archimede Seguso, 1954
Archimede Seguso
Merletto puntiforme, 1954
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Photograph by Luca Vignelli

Archimede Seguso   Merletto puntiformeVetreria Archimede Seguso, 1954

Globular vase made of transparent glass and decorated with threads of merletto lattimo with the addition of controlled puntini, spots of amethyst glass. Applied amethyst lip wrap.

9 7/16 in. high (24 cm)

Exhibitions:
2000, New York, Venetian Glass, Museum of Arts & Design;
2001, Milan, Murano: Vetri dalla Collezione Olnick Spanu, Spazio Oberdan.

Bibliography and comparative texts:
U. Franzoi, 1991, nn. 22, 86;
R. Barovier Mentasti, 1995, n. 39;
F. Deboni, 1996, n. 130;
H. Ricke, E. Schmitt, 1996, n. 180;
I merletti…, 1999, p. 11;
Olnick Spanu, 2000, n. 115;
Olnick Spanu, 2001, n. 155.

Photograph by Luca Vignelli
Archimede Seguso, Vetreria Archimede Seguso, 1954
Archimede Seguso
Composizione Lattimo, 1954
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Photograph by Luca Vignelli

Archimede Seguso   Composizione LattimoVetreria Archimede Seguso, 1954

Vase in cristallo glass with the
lower part crafted with canes of mezza filigrana.

13 in. high (33 cm)
Exhibitions:
1954, Venice, 27th Biennale Internazionale d’Arte;
2000, New York, Venetian Glass, Museum of Arts & Design;
2001, Milan, Murano: Vetri dalla Collezione Olnick Spanu, Spazio Oberdan.

Bibliography and comparative texts:
G. Mariacher, 1967, p. 135;
R. Barovier Mentasti, 1982, n. 311;
Mille anni…, 1982, n. 625;
M. Heiremans, 1989, n. 109;
U. Franzoi, 1991, nn. 26, 87-90;
M. Heiremans, 1993, nn. 122, 123;
M. Barovier, R. Barovier Mentasti,
A. Dorigato, 1995, n. 119;
Venezia e la Biennale…, 1995, n. 484;
F. Deboni, 1996, n. 129;
M. Heiremans, 1996, n. 147;
H. Ricke, E. Schmitt, 1996, nn. 185, 186;
Olnick Spanu, 2000, n. 113;
Olnick Spanu, 2001, n. 153.