Alessandro Pianon, Pulcini bird sculptures. Mid-20th-century, Italian, Murano glass.Alessandro
Alessandro Pianon, Pulcini bird sculptures. Mid-20th-century, Italian, Murano glass.Alessandro Pianon (1931-1984) was born in Venice. After his studies at the Architecture School, he joined Vetreria Vistosi in 1956. He was supposed to create a new logo for the family-owned enterprise. One thing led to another, showing that Pianon had a great talent for designing glass. He designed numerous vases, bottles and lamps for Vistosi, including an outstanding series of birds ( « Pulcini »), in 1962.In the same year, he opened his own studio and started collaborating with many companies, including Lumenform for example. -- source link