Italian glassmaker Carlo Moretti elevated glassmaking to an avant-garde art form. He is known for his decorative vases, striking centerpieces and elegant table lamps. The bright, rich colors and sophisticated silhouettes of mid-century modernism that characterize his works brought high prestige to the Moretti name.
Moretti was born in 1934 on Murano, a series of islands in the Venetian lagoon, a place famous for its glassmaking. Six years later, in 1940, his brother Giovanni Moretti was born. The older Moretti brother initially studied to become a lawyer, but he fell in love with the glassmaking tradition of his birthplace.
In 1958, the two brothers opened the Carlo Moretti glassmaking company together in Murano. Carlo headed the company's creative side, but he was also a savvy entrepreneur. The Carlo Moretti company became known for its innovative techniques, creativity in design and refined style.
Over the next 50 years, Moretti earned a name for himself as one of the Venetian glass masters. He was the recipient of the 1966 Internationalen Handwerksmesse Gold Medal, the 1966 Internationales Kunsthandwerk Award, the 1976 Macef Award and the 1984 Arango International Design Competition. His work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Musée Ariana and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
When Moretti died in 2008, Giovanni took over the company. Giovanni sold the Carlo Moretti company in 2013 and passed away in 2014. The company continues to introduce new glassware collections in the characteristic style of its founder. It also operates a showroom called L’ISOLA in Venice.
On 1stDibs, find vintage Carlo Moretti decorative objects, serveware, lighting and more.
Large Troncocono Vase with Grey and White Base by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
This vase sums up the essential qualities of stability, beauty, color, price and distinction of the Carlo Moretti brand. Made for the first time on the basis of transparent-colored s...
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Small Troncocono Vase in Grey and White by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
This vase sums up the essential qualities of stability, beauty, color, price and distinction of the Carlo Moretti brand. Vase in Murano crystal, blown by mouth and hand-finished wi...
Crystal
Large Troncocono Vase in Grey and White by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
This vase sums up the essential qualities of stability, beauty, color, price and distinction of the Carlo Moretti brand. Vase in Murano crystal, blown by mouth and hand-finished wit...
Crystal
Small Troncosfera Vase in Grey by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
By putting three layers of glass on one another in three distinct moments colored opaque glass, clear crystal and colored crystal one achieves the amazing effect of a material that plays with the light and changes thickness, consistency and chromatic effect. Two-colored objects...
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Small Troncosfera Vase in White, Grey and Black by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Troncosfera is the result of the combination of two geometrical forms that have always been present in the Carlo Moretti collections: an expression of the greatest stability that uni...
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Large Arco Vase in Grey and White by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
The Arco is a variation of the Ovale. Proposed in opaque or transparent colors, it is suitable for modern, essential furnishings. Vase in Murano crystal blown by mouth and hand-fin...
Crystal
Small Sfera Vase in Grey and Ivory by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
The sphere is an archetype that has always been an object of desire. Offered in a variety of colors from the Moretti family’s secret book or in different transparencies, it is an eve...
Murano Glass
Large Ellisse Vase in White, Grey and Black by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Created as the evolution of the Ogiva vase, Ellisse is an object that, thanks to its complex working while hot, achieves the perfect balance between its chromatic components, arousin...
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Small Sfera Vase in White, Grey and Black by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
The sphere is an archetype that has always been an object of desire. Offered in a variety of colors from the Moretti family’s secret book or in different transparencies, it is an eve...
Murano Glass
Small Ellisse Vase in Ivory, Grey and Black Streaks by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
Created as the evolution of the Ogiva vase, Ellisse is an object that, thanks to its complex working while hot, achieves the perfect balance between its chromatic components, arousin...
Murano Glass
Small Eclissi Vase in White, Grey, and Black by Carlo Moretti
By Carlo Moretti
Located in New York, NY
The alternating interplay between transparent and opaque colors and Murano crystal give this fattened sphere the identity of Carlo Moretti. The version in the colors milk white/grey/...
Murano Glass
21st Century Idria Small Glass Vase in Grey/Milk-White by Venini
By Venini
Located in murano, IT
The Ancient Greek water vessel sheds its skin, as terracotta gives way to glass, thanks to VENINI. Its design speaks of bygone days and rhythms, bringing them back to life: timeless ...
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