Vase
1954 · Glass
h. 13 1/2" (34.3 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Flavio Poli
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Mixed Media
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2
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4
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20th Century Design from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1958–1959
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Good Design
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1953
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Flavio Poli was an Italian glass artist and designer whose work defined the aesthetic of postwar Venetian glassmaking. Working primarily in blown and molded glass, he developed a distinctive formal vocabulary of sinuous, organic forms often rendered in rich jewel tones and subtle surface treatments. His designs for Seguso Vetri d'Arte established him as a leading figure in twentieth-century decorative glass, bridging craft tradition with modernist sensibility. Poli's vessels and sculptural objects remain significant examples of Italian design's influence on postwar international taste.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
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Victoria and Albert Museum
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