Finnish design arrives in Venice with the exhibition “Glass from Finland in the Bischofberger Collection” presented by Cini Foundation.
The
Cini Foundation of
Venice carries on the project
Le Stanze del Vetro, a research about the
art of glassmaking in the twentieth century. This time the study goes beyond the Venetian glass discovering a new dimension: the lively design and glassmaking art of Scandinavia. The Finnish glass is the protagonist of the new exhibition that will be opened until August 12th 2015.
In exhibition
over 300 glass works from the private collection
Christina and Bruno Bischofberger, one of the biggest design of the
20th century collection. You will have the opportunity to admire masterpieces like jugs, vases, plates, glasses and ornaments created by the foremost 20th century Finnish designers:
Aino and Alvar Aalto,
Arttu Brummer,
Kaj Franck, Göran Hongell,
Gunnel Nyman,
Timo Sarpaneva, Oiva Toikka and
Tapio Wirkkala.
The
exhibition path starts with works that date back to 1932, when Finnish glass started to be known worldwide becoming also protagonist of some important exhibition like the
International Exhibition in Paris in 1937 and the
Triennals of Milan in 1933 and 1936.
The itinerary continues with the masterpieces of the 50s of those are considered to be the visionary genius of Scandinavian design -
Alvar Aalto, Kaj Franck, Gunnel Nyman, Timo Sarpaneva and
Tapio Wirkkala – the the artists of the “golden age" of Finnish glass. In the end, you will admire the colourful and refined glasses of the 60s and 70s, created by designers like
Oliva Toikka. Through an irreverent approach to the glass, these artists lead the Scandinavian design to be more contemporary.
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