Monofiore Balloton Venini | 1970 - Paraiba

It looks soft, but it's glass.

The optical illusion is couched in its name: Balloton, the traditional glassblowing technique that recreates the matelassé look on the surface. A fine lip in a contrasting colour hot-worked around the mouth of the vase shows the glassworks’ signature style.

Venini

A century of Italian glassmaking, reimagined. Founded in Murano in 1921 by Paolo Venini, the house of Venini has long stood at the crossroads of tradition and artistic innovation. Merging centuries-old Venetian glassblowing techniques with the bold spirit of the modern avant-garde, Venini helped usher Murano into the 20th century — and beyond. From its early collaborations with pioneering architects and artists such as Carlo Scarpa and Gio Ponti, to its iconic works like the Fazzoletto vase (1948), Venini has built a reputation for sinuous forms, saturated colour, and extraordinary technical mastery. Its pieces are not merely decorative — they are artworks in molten motion, alive with movement, material memory, and light. Still crafted today in the original Murano furnace, Venini’s collections are an enduring testament to Italian design: at once contemporary, collectible, and profoundly rooted in heritage.